Keith Ellison is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Ellison in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ellison'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 | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 2006 | 22–23 | BUF | 12 | — | 50 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 23–24 | BUF | 12 | — | 35 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 24–25 | BUF | 16 | — | 60 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 25–26 | BUF | 7 | — | 47 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 26–27 | BUF | 3 | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 50 | — | 200 | 104 | 96 | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
24 career value over replacement — #2971 all-time of 4,695. 6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #178 (Rd 6) · BUF · 2006 · +25.2 vs expected KV-H
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3 seasons × ~8 surplus ≈ VORP 24
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