Mike Peterson is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Peterson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Peterson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Mike Peterson

Top 29% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2005

Height6'1"

Weight226 lb

BornJun 17, 1976

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Career Value · VORP

80 career value over replacement — #1466 all-time of 4,695. 5.7/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #36 (Rd 2) · IND · 1999 · +4.2 vs expected KV-H

59actual

54.8 expected · Δ+4.2

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1999	23	IND	14	—	0.7	70	49	21	6	3	3.0	12.0	0	1	0	1	0	0
2000	24	IND	16	—	1.4	120	66	54	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	6	1	—	0	0
2001	25	IND	9	—	2.2	46	27	19	3	2	1.5	6.5	2	4	0	1	0	0
2002	26	IND	16	—	3.5	100	67	33	6	0	0.0	6.0	3	9	0	—	0	0
2003	27	JAX	16	—	4.0	86	57	29	0	0	1.0	1.0	3	9	2	2	0	0
2004	28	JAX	16	—	3.1	102	69	33	0	0	5.0	5.0	0	1	1	1	0	0
2005	29	JAX	16	—	7.4	109	72	37	0	0	6.0	6.0	3	6	2	1	1	0
2006	30	JAX	5	—	0.9	27	17	10	0	1	0.0	1.0	1	1	0	—	0	0
2007	31	JAX	10	—	2.3	60	50	10	0	4	2.0	6.0	1	3	0	1	0	0
2008	32	JAX	15	—	0.0	73	59	14	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	33	ATL	16	—	1.3	88	62	26	7	2	1.0	10.0	1	7	2	—	0	0
2010	34	ATL	16	—	2.9	50	31	19	6	1	1.0	8.0	2	5	1	2	0	0
2011	35	ATL	5	—	1.1	20	14	6	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	3	0	—	0	0
2012	36	ATL	5	—	0.0	11	7	4	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	175	—	30.8	962	647	315	34	14	20.5	68.5	19	55	9	9	1	0

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A quality edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 80 · #1466 · Above Average

Worth 80 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 32% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 11 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.3

Avg surplus

peak +23

11 seasons × ~7.3 surplus ≈