Luther Elliss is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Elliss in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Elliss's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Luther Elliss
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1995 | 22 | DET | 16 | — | 19 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 23 | DET | 14 | — | 49 | 26 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | 24 | DET | 16 | — | 59 | 35 | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | — | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 1998 | 25 | DET | 16 | — | 49 | 37 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1999 | 26 | DET | 15 | — | 41 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | DET | 15 | — | 31 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | DET | 13 | — | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29 | DET | 13 | — | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31 | DEN | 5 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 123 | — | 305 | 193 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 29.0 | 58.0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
99 career value over replacement — #1170 all-time of 4,695. 11/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #20 (Rd 1) · DET · 1995 · +6.3 vs expected KV-H
63actual
56.7 expected · Δ+6.3
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