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.
Melvin Ingram
3× Pro BowlTop 28% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2016Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #279
Height6'2"
Weight250 lb
BornApr 26, 1989
Age37
College
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextPostseason all-time ranks
3x
Pro Bowls
A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 42 · #2288 · Above AverageWorth 42 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 50% of all 4,666 ranked at the position. 5 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.4 on average.
Career Value · VORP
42 career value over replacement — #2288 all-time of 4,666. 4.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #18 (Rd 1) · LAC · 2012 · -2.7 vs expected KV-H
54actual
56.7 expected · Δ−2.7
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