Bryan Schwartz is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Schwartz in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Schwartz'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 | |||||
| 1995 | 23–24 | JAX | 14 | — | 98 | 73 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24–25 | JAX | 4 | — | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | JAX | 16 | — | 79 | 58 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | JAX | 13 | — | 58 | 44 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | JAX | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 48 | — | 260 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
54 career value over replacement — #1991 all-time of 4,695. 13.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #64 (Rd 2) · JAX · 1995 · +12.9 vs expected KV-H
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A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 54 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 43% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 seasons × ~18 surplus ≈ VORP 54
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79% match