Dwight Lowery is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Lowery in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Lowery's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
116 career value over replacement — #933 all-time of 4,695. 14.5/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #113 (Rd 4) · NYJ · 2008 · +28.3 vs expected KV-H
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| 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 | 22–23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 57 | 47 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23–24 | NYJ | 11 | — | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24–25 | NYJ | 11 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25–26 | JAX | 12 | — | 35 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26–27 | JAX | 9 | — | 30 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27–28 | JAX | 3 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 126 | 67.0% | 1 | 1.0% |
| 2014 | 28–29 | ATL | 16 | — | 77 | 58 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,029 | 94.1% | 8 | 1.5% |
| 2015 | 29–30 | IND | 16 | — | 74 | 54 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,087 | 95.4% | 30 | 6.5% |
| 2016 | 30–31 | SD | 16 | — | 53 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,003 | 93.5% | 41 | 8.4% |
| Career | — | 110 | — | 367 | 287 | 80 | 12 | 9 | 5.0 | 26.0 | 17 | 68 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.
Worth 116 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 21% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 seasons × ~14.5 surplus ≈ VORP 116
Sheldon Brown
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88% match