Lance Schulters is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Schulters in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Schulters'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 | |||||
| 1998 | 23 | SF | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24 | SF | 13 | — | 59 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | SF | 12 | — | 82 | 54 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | SF | 16 | — | 47 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27 | TEN | 16 | — | 73 | 60 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | TEN | 16 | — | 70 | 50 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29 | TEN | 3 | — | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30 | MIA | 16 | — | 68 | 48 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31 | ATL | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 32 | MIA | 6 | — | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 117 | — | 446 | 334 | 112 | 13 | 4 | 8.5 | 25.5 | 18 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
105 career value over replacement — #1082 all-time of 4,695. 13.1/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Pick #119 (Rd 4) · SF · 1998 · +34 vs expected KV-H
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A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
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4 seasons × ~26.3 surplus ≈ VORP 105
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