Ronnie Lott is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 86 in the Knox value model. Lott's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Ronnie Lott

★ HALL OF FAME10× Pro Bowl6× All-ProTop 1% all-time defensive backsIron Legend

Height6'0"

Weight203 lb

BornMay 8, 1959

Age67

CollegeUSC See College Stats

Rookie yr1981

Draft1981 · Rd 1, Pick 8 · SF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

14thInterceptions·63

Postseason all-time ranks

6thPlayoff Interceptions·9

10x

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Career Value · VORP

226 career value over replacement — #286 all-time of 4,649. 17.4/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #8 (Rd 1) · SF · 1981 · +25.8 vs expected KV-H

86actual

60.2 expected · Δ+25.8

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 226 · #286 · Elite

Worth 226 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 7% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 13 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17.4

Avg surplus

peak +39

13 seasons × ~17.4 surplus ≈ VORP 226

Ronnie Lott

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