Barry Minter is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Minter in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Minter'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 | 23–24 | CHI | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24–25 | CHI | 13 | — | 37 | 27 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25–26 | CHI | 16 | — | 56 | 43 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26–27 | CHI | 16 | — | 65 | 44 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27–28 | CHI | 16 | — | 92 | 65 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 28–29 | CHI | 16 | — | 102 | 79 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29–30 | CHI | 16 | — | 98 | 73 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30–31 | CHI | 4 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 99 | — | 459 | 336 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 11.5 | 24.5 | 5 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
103 career value over replacement — #1104 all-time of 4,695. 14.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #168 (Rd 6) · DAL · 1993 · +42.2 vs expected KV-H
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