Curtis Lofton ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Lofton in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Lofton a career score of 75, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2008 | 22 | ATL | 16 | — | 72 | 45 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23 | ATL | 16 | — | 100 | 73 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | ATL | 15 | — | 97 | 72 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | ATL | 16 | — | 141 | 81 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26 | NO | 16 | — | 117 | 76 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | NO | 16 | — | 120 | 77 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 934 | 95.8% | 60 | 13.4% |
| 2014 | 28 | NO | 16 | — | 141 | 96 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,044 | 97.4% | 76 | 17.1% |
| 2015 | 29 | OAK | 16 | — | 61 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 576 | 50.3% | 98 | 20.1% |
| Career | — | 127 | — | 849 | 562 | 287 | 43 | 19 | 8.0 | 70.0 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
193 career value over replacement — #416 all-time of 4,695. 24.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #37 (Rd 2) · ATL · 2008 · +24.2 vs expected KV-H
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8 seasons · peak 2.7 in 2011
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.6 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2011 · +0.2 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#26 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 22 | ATL | 16 | — | 72 | 45 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2009 | 23 | ATL | 16 | — | 100 | 73 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 24 | ATL | 15 | — | 97 | 72 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 2011 | 25 | ATL | 16 | — | 141 | 81 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2012 | 26 | NO | 16 | — | 117 | 76 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 27 | NO | 16 | 15* | 120 | 77 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 2014 | 28 | NO | 16 | 16* | 141 | 96 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 29 | OAK | 14 | 8* | 61 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 125 | 849 | 562 | 287 | 43 | 19 | 8.0 | 70.0 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7.8 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 27 | NO | 16 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 934 | 95.8% | 60 | 13.4% |
| 2014 | 28 | NO | 16 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,044 | 97.4% | 76 | 17.1% |
| 2015 | 29 | OAK | 16 | 8* | — | 0.0% | 576 | 50.3% | 98 | 20.1% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 75 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 74.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 75· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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