Shelton Quarles is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Quarles in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Quarles's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Shelton Quarles

Top 14% all-time linebackersIron Man

Height6'1"

Weight225 lb

BornSep 11, 1971

Age54

CollegeVanderbilt See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1997	25–26	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	26–27	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	27–28	TB	14	—	31	19	12	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	2	0	—	0	0
2000	28–29	TB	14	—	42	27	15	3	2	2.0	7.0	1	5	0	2	0	0
2001	29–30	TB	15	—	42	26	16	6	2	2.0	10.0	1	2	1	—	1	0
2002	30–31	TB	16	—	98	59	39	3	1	1.0	5.0	2	5	0	—	1	0
2003	31–32	TB	11	—	56	33	23	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2004	32–33	TB	15	—	83	51	32	0	0	4.0	4.0	0	3	0	—	0	0
2005	33–34	TB	16	—	97	67	30	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	2	4	1	0	1
2006	34–35	TB	12	—	83	45	38	0	6	3.5	9.5	0	2	3	—	0	0
Career		—	145	—	532	327	205	13	11	14.5	38.5	4	21	8	5	2	1

Career Value · VORP

112 career value over replacement — #962 all-time of 4,649. 14/season above a replacement-level LB.

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Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1997	25–26	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.1
1998	26–27	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.9
1999	27–28	TB	14	—	31	19	12	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	4.8
2000	28–29	TB	14	—	42	27	15	3	2	2.0	7.0	1	5	0	2	0	0	7.7
2001	29–30	TB	15	—	42	26	16	6	2	2.0	10.0	1	2	1	—	1	0	8.5
2002	30–31	TB	16	—	98	59	39	3	1	1.0	5.0	2	5	0	—	1	0	10.5
2003	31–32	TB	11	—	56	33	23	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.5
2004	32–33	TB	15	—	83	51	32	0	0	4.0	4.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	8.3
2005	33–34	TB	16	—	97	67	30	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	2	4	1	0	1	9
2006	34–35	TB	12	—	83	45	38	0	6	3.5	9.5	0	2	3	—	0	0	8
Career			145		532	327	205	13	11	—	—	4	21	8	5	2	1	73.3

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 43.2

Availability 17.8

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

1999bestavg 61elite 702006