Lawrence Timmons is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Timmons in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Timmons'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% | |||||
| 2007 | 21 | PIT | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 22 | PIT | 16 | — | 53 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23 | PIT | 14 | — | 67 | 46 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | PIT | 16 | — | 105 | 68 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | PIT | 15 | — | 80 | 55 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26 | PIT | 16 | — | 95 | 64 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 6.0 | 33.0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | PIT | 16 | — | 114 | 74 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,070 | 100.0% | 73 | 15.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | PIT | 16 | — | 121 | 76 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 977 | 98.8% | 68 | 14.9% |
| 2015 | 29 | PIT | 16 | — | 105 | 63 | 42 | 6 | 10 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.8% | 1,057 | 95.4% | 63 | 14.1% |
| 2016 | 30 | PIT | 16 | — | 102 | 66 | 36 | 5 | 11 | 2.5 | 18.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1% | 950 | 91.0% | 60 | 13.4% |
| 2017 | 31 | MIA | 14 | — | 79 | 53 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 792 | 86.1% | 6 | 1.4% |
| Career | — | 158 | — | 923 | 597 | 326 | 69 | 82 | 35.5 | 186.5 | 12 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
150 career value over replacement — #653 all-time of 4,695. 15/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · PIT · 2007 · +8.8 vs expected KV-H
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