John Lynch is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 95 in the Knox value model. Lynch led his position in a major category 3 times — the definition of era-defining dominance.
Career Value · VORP
379 career value over replacement — #50 all-time of 4,695. 25.3/season above a replacement-level S.
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Pick #82 (Rd 3) · TAM · 1993 · +57.5 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1993 | 21–22 | TB | 15 | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 22–23 | TB | 16 | — | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 23–24 | TB | 9 | — | 38 | 27 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 24–25 | TB | 16 | — | 100 | 71 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | TB | 16 | — | 109 | 74 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | TB | 15 | — | 85 | 50 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | TB | 16 | — | 117 | 81 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 28–29 | TB | 16 | — | 85 | 56 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2001 | 29–30 | TB | 16 | — | 87 | 62 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2002 | 30–31 | TB | 15 | — | 64 | 41 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 31–32 | TB | 14 | — | 72 | 50 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 32–33 | DEN | 15 | — | 64 | 47 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 10 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 33–34 | DEN | 16 | — | 61 | 44 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 34–35 | DEN | 16 | — | 84 | 59 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2007 | 35–36 | DEN | 13 | — | 59 | 46 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 1,051 | 728 | — | — | — | 13.0 | 13.0 | 68 | 0 | 15 | 8 | — | — | |
15 seasons · peak 12.5 in 2004
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
5.9 career wins over 15 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2004 · +0.9 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | — | 1 | 40 | 0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 77.9 |
Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 21–22 | TB | 15 | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1994 | 22–23 | TB | 16 | — | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 23–24 | TB | 9 | — | 38 | 27 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 24–25 | TB | 16 | — | 100 | 71 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | TB | 16 | — | 109 | 74 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | TB | 15 | — | 85 | 50 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | TB | 16 | — | 117 | 81 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2000 | 28–29 | TB | 16 | — | 85 | 56 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2001 | 29–30 | TB | 16 | — | 87 | 62 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2002 | 30–31 | TB | 15 | — | 64 | 41 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 31–32 | TB | 14 | — | 72 | 50 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2004 | 32–33 | DEN | 15 | — | 64 | 47 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 10 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2005 | 33–34 | DEN | 16 | — | 61 | 44 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2006 | 34–35 | DEN | 16 | — | 84 | 59 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2007 | 35–36 | DEN | 13 | — | 59 | 46 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | 1,051 | 728 | — | — | — | 13.0 | 13.0 | 68 | 0 | 15 | 8 | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 95 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 15 scored seasons.
Blend 81.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 95· confidence 100%
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91% match
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Latest season · 2007 · +0.2 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#3 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)