Keith Newman is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Newman in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Newman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Keith Newman
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 22–23 | BUF | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23–24 | BUF | 15 | — | 45 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24–25 | BUF | 16 | — | 65 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | BUF | 16 | — | 24 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | ATL | 12 | — | 36 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | MIN | 14 | — | 33 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28–29 | MIN | 12 | — | 35 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 86 | — | 239 | 159 | 80 | 20 | 11 | 21.0 | 52.0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
17 career value over replacement — #3305 all-time of 4,695. 2.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #119 (Rd 4) · BUF · 1999 · +17 vs expected KV-H
50actual
33 expected · Δ+17
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