Lorenzo Carter is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Carter in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Carter'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 | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2018 | 22–23 | NYG | 15 | — | 36 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 441 | 43.2% | 245 | 58.5% | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 70.1 | 4.3 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 23–24 | NYG | 15 | — | 42 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 4.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 723 | 69.7% | 88 | 19.9% | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 81.2 | 9.0 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 78 | 8 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 24–25 | NYG | 5 | — | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 234 | 71.4% | 37 | 31.2% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 152.1 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 25–26 | NYG | 14 | — | 44 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 617 | 65.8% | 66 | 18.6% | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 44.0 | 1.7 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 26–27 | ATL | 17 | — | 54 | 25 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 909 | 81.2% | 34 | 7.8% | 19 | 14 | 0.7 | 78.2 | -1.1 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 27–28 | ATL | 17 | — | 32 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 431 | 37.7% | 153 | 32.9% | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 70.1 | 2.0 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 28–29 | ATL | 13 | — | 27 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 409 | 48.2% | 51 | 14.8% | 13 | 13 | 1.0 | 103.5 | 0.6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Career | — | 96 | — | 249 | 144 | 105 | 35 | 58 | 21.5 | 114.5 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 3,764 | 58.5% | 674 | 25.8% | 55 | 43 | — | — | — | 94 | 36 | 35 | 179 | 28 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
37 career value over replacement — #2465 all-time of 4,695. 5.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #66 (Rd 3) · NYG · 2018 · +10 vs expected KV-H
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