Ron Rice is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Rice in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Rice'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 | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1996 | 23–24 | DET | 13 | — | 49 | 34 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24–25 | DET | 12 | — | 51 | 39 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25–26 | DET | 16 | — | 95 | 60 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26–27 | DET | 16 | — | 87 | 62 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 27–28 | DET | 13 | — | 60 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 |
| 2001 | 28–29 | DET | 7 | — | 35 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 77 | — | 377 | 249 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 6.5 | 14.5 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
53 career value over replacement — #2019 all-time of 4,695. 10.6/season above a replacement-level S.
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