Cornelius Bennett ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Bennett in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Bennett a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Cornelius Bennett
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 1987 | 22 | BUF | 8 | — | 7.8 | 55 | 37 | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 23 | BUF | 16 | — | 11.8 | 88 | 71 | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 24 | BUF | 12 | — | 8.0 | 48 | 32 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 25 | BUF | 16 | — | 3.5 | 61 | 50 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 26 | BUF | 16 | — | 8.3 | 102 | 0 | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 27 | BUF | 15 | — | 3.6 | 62 | 52 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 28 | BUF | 16 | — | 6.3 | 90 | 72 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 29 | BUF | 16 | — | 4.8 | 77 | 58 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 30 | BUF | 14 | — | 2.9 | 103 | 80 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 31 | ATL | 13 | — | 4.1 | 59 | 51 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 32 | ATL | 16 | — | 6.6 | 89 | 66 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 33 | ATL | 16 | — | 0.5 | 92 | 69 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 34 | IND | 15 | — | 3.0 | 86 | 54 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | IND | 15 | — | 1.1 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 204 | — | 72.3 | 1,051 | 717 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 71.5 | 93.5 | 7 | 88 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
217 career value over replacement — #329 all-time of 4,695. 15.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #2 (Rd 1) · IND · 1987 · +8.7 vs expected KV-H
72actual
63.3 expected · Δ+8.7
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