Ken Lucas is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Lucas in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Lucas's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Ken Lucas
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A high-end defensive back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 127 · #803 · High-ValueWorth 127 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 18% of all 4,666 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 cleared
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49
Replacement
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Career Value · VORP
127 career value over replacement — #803 all-time of 4,666. 14.1/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #40 (Rd 2) · SEA · 2001 · +18.2 vs expected KV-H
69actual
50.8 expected · Δ+18.2
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