Steve Tovar is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Tovar in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Tovar's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1993 | 23 | CIN | 16 | — | 96 | 82 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | CIN | 16 | — | 124 | 97 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25 | CIN | 14 | — | 98 | 76 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | CIN | 13 | — | 94 | 74 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | CIN | 14 | — | 44 | 37 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 28 | SD | 16 | — | 39 | 33 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29 | CAR | 12 | — | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | SD | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 105 | — | 524 | 420 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7 | 26 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
110 career value over replacement — #984 all-time of 4,649. 13.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #59 (Rd 3) · CIN · 1993 · +19 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 23 | CIN | 16 | — | 96 | 82 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 7.2 |
| 1994 | 24 | CIN | 16 | — | 124 | 97 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 12.8 |
| 1995 | 25 | CIN | 14 | — | 98 | 76 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 8.7 |
| 1996 | 26 | CIN | 13 | — | 94 | 74 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 12.9 |
| 1997 | 27 | CIN | 14 | — | 44 | 37 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 4.5 |
| 1998 | 28 | SD | 16 | — | 39 | 33 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6.6 |
| 1999 | 29 | CAR | 12 | — | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | 30 | SD | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Career | 105 | 524 | 420 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 26 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 57.9 |
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.
Blend 65 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 94%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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