Lamarr Houston is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Houston in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Houston'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 | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2010 | 23 | OAK | 16 | — | 31 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 5.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24 | OAK | 16 | — | 47 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25 | OAK | 16 | — | 63 | 43 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 4.0 | 29.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26 | OAK | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1,020 | 94.9% | 81 | 16.8% |
| 2014 | 27 | CHI | 8 | — | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 397 | 77.5% | 45 | 21.3% |
| 2015 | 28 | CHI | 16 | — | 40 | 34 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 8.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 418 | 40.3% | 14 | 2.9% |
| 2016 | 29 | CHI | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 32 | 21.5% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 30 | CHI / HOU | 10 | — | 16 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 377 | — | 1 | — |
| Career | — | 100 | — | 211 | 153 | 58 | 48 | 60 | 24.0 | 132.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
23 career value over replacement — #3016 all-time of 4,695. 3.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #44 (Rd 2) · LV · 2010 · +1.6 vs expected KV-H
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