Dan Connor is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Connor in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Connor's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Dan Connor
Top 38% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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% | |||||
| 2009 | 23–24 | CAR | 5 | — | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24–25 | CAR | 7 | — | 40 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25–26 | CAR | 15 | — | 68 | 47 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26–27 | DAL | 11 | — | 47 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27–28 | CAR / NYG | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | — | 75 | — |
| Career | — | 44 | — | 165 | 100 | 65 | 14 | 3 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 23 | 5.0% | 75 | 45.5% | |
Career Value · VORP
22 career value over replacement — #3036 all-time of 4,695. 5.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #74 (Rd 3) · CAR · 2008 · +9.1 vs expected KV-H
49actual
39.9 expected · Δ+9.1
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