Carlos Emmons is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Emmons in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Emmons'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 | |||||
| 1996 | 22–23 | PIT | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23–24 | PIT | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24–25 | PIT | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25–26 | PIT | 15 | — | 57 | 41 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6.0 | 22.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26–27 | DAL / PHI | 17 | — | 73 | 50 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27–28 | PHI | 15 | — | 75 | 57 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 28–29 | PHI | 13 | — | 51 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | PHI | 15 | — | 80 | 60 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 30–31 | NYG | 15 | — | 81 | 46 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 31–32 | NYG | 9 | — | 39 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 32–33 | NYG | 11 | — | 53 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 145 | — | 509 | 361 | 148 | 22 | 13 | 19.0 | 54.0 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
67 career value over replacement — #1715 all-time of 4,695. 6.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #242 (Rd 7) · PIT · 1996 · +37.2 vs expected KV-H
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