Eric Barton is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Barton in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Barton's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Eric Barton
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 | |||||
| 1999 | 21–22 | OAK | 3 | — | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22–23 | OAK | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23–24 | OAK | 11 | — | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 24–25 | OAK | 16 | — | 102 | 73 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 6.0 | 25.0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25–26 | OAK | 16 | — | 108 | 74 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26–27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 77 | 47 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 27–28 | NYJ | 3 | — | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28–29 | NYJ | 16 | — | 69 | 41 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 29–30 | NYJ | 16 | — | 52 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30–31 | NYJ | 16 | — | 82 | 56 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 31–32 | CLE | 8 | — | 44 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 32–33 | CLE | 16 | — | 46 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 140 | — | 641 | 410 | 231 | 30 | 20 | 20.0 | 70.0 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
124 career value over replacement — #852 all-time of 4,695. 13.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #146 (Rd 5) · LV · 1999 · +34.5 vs expected KV-H
65actual
30.5 expected · Δ+34.5
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