Melvin Ingram is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Ingram in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ingram'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 | Rushing | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2012 | 23 | SD | 14 | — | 28 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24 | SD | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 120 | 48.8% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25 | SD | 9 | — | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 497 | 86.4% | 9 | 4.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 26 | SD | 16 | — | 59 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 10.5 | 44.5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 961 | 95.7% | 77 | 17.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 27 | SD | 16 | — | 59 | 45 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 8.0 | 37.0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 959 | 89.8% | 52 | 10.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 28 | LAC | 16 | — | 46 | 33 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 10.5 | 52.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 890 | 84.6% | 22 | 4.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29 | LAC | 16 | — | 41 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 7.0 | 31.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% | 915 | 88.8% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019 | 30 | LAC | 13 | — | 44 | 35 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7.0 | 30.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 668 | 83.6% | 12 | 3.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 31 | LAC | 7 | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 362 | 81.9% | 5 | 2.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 32 | KC / PIT | 15 | — | 20 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 592 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 33 | MIA | 17 | — | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 512 | 45.2% | 1 | 0.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 34 | MIA | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 95 | 44.7% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 146 | — | 353 | 242 | 111 | 81 | 130 | 57.5 | 268.5 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
42 career value over replacement — #2318 all-time of 4,695. 4.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #18 (Rd 1) · LAC · 2012 · -2.7 vs expected KV-H
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A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
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