John Thierry is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Thierry in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Thierry'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 | |||||
| 1994 | 22–23 | CHI | 16 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1995 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | — | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 1996 | 24–25 | CHI | 16 | — | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | CHI | 9 | — | 15 | 9 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | CHI | 16 | — | 30 | 20 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | CLE | 15 | — | 34 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28–29 | GB | 14 | — | 32 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29–30 | GB | 11 | — | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 30–31 | ATL | 11 | — | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 124 | — | 191 | 142 | 23 | 29 | 20 | 33.5 | 82.5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
125 career value over replacement — #841 all-time of 4,695. 13.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #11 (Rd 1) · CHI · 1994 · +2.5 vs expected KV-H
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