Albert Fontenot is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Fontenot in the top half 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.
Albert Fontenot
Top 26% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter
A quality edge rusher with a top 30% among starters β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 67 Β· #1675 Β· Above AverageWorth 67 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 37% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.6 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
7
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+9.6
Avg surplus
peak +13
7 seasons Γ ~9.6 surplus β VORP 67
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1993 | β | CHI | 16 | β | 5 | 3 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | CHI | 16 | β | 34 | 24 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 2 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | CHI | 13 | β | 16 | 10 | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | CHI | 16 | β | 36 | 30 | β | β | β | 4.5 | 4.5 | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | IND | 16 | β | 45 | 20 | β | β | β | 4.5 | 4.5 | β | 1 | 2 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | IND | 7 | β | 14 | 14 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | LAC | 14 | β | 29 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | LAC | 10 | β | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | LAC | 7 | β | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 115 | β | 207 | 141 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 27.5 | 51.5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 23 | CHI | 16 | β | 5 | 3 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β | 5.4 |
| 1994 | 24 | CHI | 16 | β | 34 | 24 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 2 | 0 | β | β | β | 8.5 |
| 1995 | 25 | CHI | 13 | β | 16 | 10 | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 5.2 |
| 1996 | 26 | CHI | 16 | β | 36 | 30 | β | β | β | 4.5 | 4.5 | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | 10.7 |
| 1997 | 27 | IND | 16 | β | 45 | 20 | β | β | β | 4.5 | 4.5 | β | 1 | 2 | β | β | β | 11.7 |
| 1998 | 28 | IND | 7 | β | 14 | 14 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 4.9 |
| 1999 | 29 | LAC | 14 | β | 29 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 |
| 2000 | 30 | LAC | 10 | β | 21 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 31 | LAC | 7 | β | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Career | 115 | 207 | 141 | 17 | 14 | 10 | β | β | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.2 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 60 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
58
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
64
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 60.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 60Β· confidence 97%
What builds the career mark of 58
On-field 40.9
Availability 17.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1993bestavg 562001
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position13
Depth
of 100
Reached 14% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
14% of the all-time Sacks leader14
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Baylor; Navarro), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Curtis ConwayWR6yJeff GrahamWR5yChris GardockiP4yJim HarbaughQB4yVinson SmithLB4yAlonzo SpellmanDE4yErik KramerQB4yBarry MinterLB4yRyan WetnightTE4yKeith JenningsTE4yJunior SeauLB3yRodney HarrisonS3yJohn ParrellaDT3yJamal WilliamsNT3yJim FlaniganDT3yGerald DixonOLB3yDarren BennettP3yFreddie JonesTE3yJeremy LincolnDB3yTerrell FletcherRB3yFred McCraryRB3yJohn ThierryOLB3yOrlando RuffLB3yChris GedneyTE3y
1993 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #112
#98Jeff RobinsonLS#99Lewis BushOLB#102Travis HannahWR#104Horace CopelandWR#105Ronnie BradfordFS#108Kevin HenryDE#110Corwin BrownS#111Russell CopelandWR#114Terrence WarrenWR#115Fred BaxterTE#118Mark BrunellQB#119James WillisLB#120Adrian MurrellRB#121Ron GeorgeLB#122Sean LaChapelleWR#124Herman ArvieOT
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterAlbert inherited the Chicago Bears DL room from Alonzo Spellman (1992β1997), and handed it to Jim Flanigan (1994β2000).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2001final season
Last recorded season with LAC
- 1999team change
Joined LAC (from IND)
- 1997team change
Joined IND (from CHI)
- 1993draft
Drafted by CHI β Round 4, Pick 112
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 287 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 9-season peers. See all β
60
peak 64
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1993
B1994
C+1995
B1996
B1997
D1998
B1999
B2000
D2001
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
80%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3+0.5 | 0.2 |
| 1996 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 4-0.5 | 0.3 |
| 1997 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 4-0.5 | 0.3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0.4 | 6+2 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
67 career value over replacement β #1675 all-time of 4,642. 7.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #112 (Rd 4) Β· CHI Β· 1993 Β· +23.2 vs expected KV-H
60actual
36.8 expected Β· Ξ+23.2
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