Dean Wells is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Wells in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wells'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 | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1993 | 23 | SEA | 14 | — | 26 | 23 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | SEA | 15 | — | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25 | SEA | 14 | — | 62 | 43 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | SEA | 16 | — | 107 | 82 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | SEA | 16 | — | 92 | 74 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 28 | SEA | 9 | — | 50 | 38 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29 | PHI | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | CAR | 15 | — | 54 | 43 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 31 | CAR | 8 | — | 35 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 108 | — | 449 | 346 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
90 career value over replacement — #1307 all-time of 4,695. 11.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #85 (Rd 4) · SEA · 1993 · +24.5 vs expected KV-H
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A top 20% all-time linebacker who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Worth 90 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 29% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 seasons × ~11.3 surplus ≈ VORP 90
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