Jim Leonhard is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Leonhard in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Leonhard'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 | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2005 | 22–23 | BUF | 3 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 23–24 | BUF | 2 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24–25 | BUF | 10 | — | 45 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25–26 | BAL | 15 | — | 62 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26–27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 64 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2.5 | 14.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 27–28 | NYJ | 11 | — | 50 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28–29 | NYJ | 13 | — | 44 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 29–30 | DEN | 11 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30–31 | BUF | 16 | — | 33 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 613 | 53.4% | 245 | 48.2% |
| 2014 | 31–32 | CLE | 16 | — | 34 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 503 | 43.1% | 206 | 43.9% |
| Career | — | 113 | — | 358 | 269 | 89 | 16 | 13 | 4.5 | 33.5 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
85 career value over replacement — #1390 all-time of 4,695. 10.6/season above a replacement-level S.
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A defensive back with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Worth 85 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 31% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 seasons × ~10.6 surplus ≈ VORP 85
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