Derrick Barnes is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Barnes in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Barnes's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Derrick Barnes
Top 24% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 52 · #2004 · Above AverageWorth 52 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 44% of all 4,666 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
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4
Career Value · VORP
52 career value over replacement — #2004 all-time of 4,666. 13/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #113 (Rd 4) · DET · 2021 · +21.3 vs expected KV-H
57actual
35.7 expected · Δ+21.3
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