Tommy Polley is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Polley in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Polley'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 | |||||
| 2001 | 23–24 | STL | 13 | — | 59 | 42 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 24–25 | STL | 12 | — | 52 | 37 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25–26 | STL | 14 | — | 60 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26–27 | STL | 13 | — | 63 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 27–28 | BAL | 15 | — | 84 | 61 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 67 | — | 318 | 238 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 7.5 | 12.5 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
60 career value over replacement — #1843 all-time of 4,649. 12/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #42 (Rd 2) · LA · 2001 · +9.5 vs expected KV-H
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A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 59.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 100%
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