Dwayne Rudd is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Rudd in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Rudd's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Dwayne Rudd
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | 21–22 | MIN | 16 | — | 46 | 31 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 22–23 | MIN | 15 | — | 93 | 79 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 1999 | 23–24 | MIN | 16 | — | 98 | 71 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24–25 | MIN | 14 | — | 59 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25–26 | CLE | 16 | — | 75 | 48 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26–27 | CLE | 15 | — | 50 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27–28 | TB | 4 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 96 | — | 432 | 316 | 87 | 23 | 3 | 10.5 | 36.5 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
89 career value over replacement — #1330 all-time of 4,695. 12.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #20 (Rd 1) · MIN · 1997 · +6.3 vs expected KV-H
63actual
56.7 expected · Δ+6.3
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