Steve Foley is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Foley in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Foley's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Steve Foley
Top 37% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 14 · #3426 · Role PlayerWorth 14 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 75% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
2 replaced
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Career Value · VORP
14 career value over replacement — #3426 all-time of 4,649. 2.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #75 (Rd 3) · CIN · 1998 · +10.7 vs expected KV-H
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39.3 expected · Δ+10.7
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