Albert Fontenot is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Fontenot in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Fontenot's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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 | |||||
| 1993 | 22–23 | CHI | 16 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | — | 34 | 24 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | CHI | 13 | — | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | CHI | 16 | — | 36 | 30 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | IND | 16 | — | 45 | 20 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | IND | 7 | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28–29 | SD | 14 | — | 29 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29–30 | SD | 10 | — | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30–31 | SD | 7 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 115 | — | 207 | 141 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 27.5 | 51.5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
67 career value over replacement — #1713 all-time of 4,695. 7.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #112 (Rd 4) · CHI · 1993 · +24.3 vs expected KV-H
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