Lonnie Marts is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Marts in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Marts'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 | |||||
| 1991 | 22–23 | KC | 16 | — | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 23–24 | KC | 15 | — | 44 | 41 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24–25 | KC | 16 | — | 68 | 58 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25–26 | TB | 16 | — | 60 | 41 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26–27 | TB | 15 | — | 69 | 48 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 27–28 | TB | 16 | — | 75 | 54 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28–29 | TEN | 14 | — | 56 | 45 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29–30 | TEN | 16 | — | 58 | 39 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30–31 | JAX | 14 | — | 60 | 52 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31–32 | JAX | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 142 | — | 514 | 382 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 17.0 | 26.0 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
69 career value over replacement — #1683 all-time of 4,695. 6.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
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