Barron Wortham is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Wortham in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wortham'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 | |||||
| 1994 | 24–25 | HOU | 1 | — | 22 | 15 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1995 | 25–26 | HOU | 5 | — | 38 | 23 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 26–27 | HOU | 14 | — | 78 | 49 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 1997 | 27–28 | TEN | 16 | — | 97 | 61 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 28–29 | TEN | 13 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 29–30 | TEN | 16 | — | 50 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30–31 | DAL | 16 | — | 60 | 50 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 81 | — | 349 | 238 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
63 career value over replacement — #1792 all-time of 4,695. 10.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #194 (Rd 6) · HOU · 1994 · +39.1 vs expected KV-H
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