Larry Tripplett is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Tripplett in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Tripplett'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 | |||||
| 2002 | 23–24 | IND | 7 | — | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24–25 | IND | 14 | — | 34 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25–26 | IND | 14 | — | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26–27 | IND | 14 | — | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27–28 | BUF | 16 | — | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 28–29 | BUF | 15 | — | 29 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 80 | — | 153 | 96 | 57 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 24.0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
32 career value over replacement — #2637 all-time of 4,695. 5.3/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #42 (Rd 2) · IND · 2002 · +3.3 vs expected KV-H
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