Jeff Posey is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Posey in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Posey's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1998 | 23 | SF | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24 | SF | 13 | — | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | SF | 14 | — | 29 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | CAR / JAX | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27 | HOU | 16 | — | 51 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8.0 | 24.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | BUF | 16 | — | 51 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 29 | BUF | 16 | — | 46 | 19 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30 | BUF | 16 | — | 44 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31 | WAS | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 115 | — | 242 | 136 | 106 | 15 | 11 | 21.5 | 47.5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
19 career value over replacement — #3192 all-time of 4,695. 2.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
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A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
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4 seasons × ~4.8 surplus ≈ VORP 19
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