Fred Strickland is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Strickland in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Strickland's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Fred Strickland
Top 12% all-time linebackersIron Man
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 | |||||
| 1988 | 22 | LAR | 16 | — | 44 | 35 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 23 | LAR | 12 | — | 51 | 48 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25 | LAR | 14 | — | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26 | LAR | 16 | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27 | MIN | 16 | — | 110 | 84 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28 | GB | 16 | — | 75 | 42 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 29 | GB | 14 | — | 51 | 34 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 30 | DAL | 16 | — | 102 | 78 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 31 | DAL | 15 | — | 94 | 68 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 32 | DAL | 16 | — | 81 | 51 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 33 | WAS | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 154 | — | 656 | 458 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4 | 21 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
147 career value over replacement — #679 all-time of 4,695. 14.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #47 (Rd 2) · LA · 1988 · +16.6 vs expected KV-H
66actual
49.4 expected · Δ+16.6
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