Sam Garnes is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Garnes in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Garnes's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Sam Garnes
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 25 | NYG | 15 | — | 69 | 52 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | NYG | 15 | — | 47 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | NYG | 16 | — | 60 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 28 | NYJ | 16 | — | 54 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29 | NYJ | 16 | — | 72 | 40 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 78 | — | 302 | 214 | 88 | 10 | 1 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 8 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
45 career value over replacement — #2203 all-time of 4,649. 9/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #136 (Rd 5) · NYG · 1997 · +27.4 vs expected KV-H
58actual
30.6 expected · Δ+27.4
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