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
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 23–24 | CIN | 14 | — | 29 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24–25 | CIN | 16 | — | 38 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25–26 | CIN | 11 | — | 37 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27–28 | HOU | 7 | — | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28–29 | SD | 16 | — | 53 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29–30 | SD | 11 | — | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 75 | — | 208 | 150 | 58 | 14 | 6 | 23.0 | 43.0 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
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
50actual
39.3 expected · Δ+10.7
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