Al Wilson ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Wilson in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Wilson a career score of 67, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 22 | DEN | 16 | — | 54 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | DEN | 15 | — | 54 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4.5 | 21.5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | DEN | 16 | — | 74 | 61 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25 | DEN | 16 | — | 112 | 80 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26 | DEN | 16 | — | 77 | 59 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27 | DEN | 16 | — | 90 | 57 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28 | DEN | 15 | — | 66 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29 | DEN | 15 | — | 86 | 63 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 125 | — | 613 | 456 | 157 | 40 | 16 | 21.5 | 77.5 | 5 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
134 career value over replacement — #772 all-time of 4,695. 16.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #31 (Rd 1) · DEN · 1999 · +12.2 vs expected KV-H
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