Ronnie Lott is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 88 in the Knox value model. Lott's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Ronnie Lott

★ HALL OF FAME10× Pro Bowl6× All-ProTop 1% all-time defensive backsIron Legend

Height6'0"

Weight203 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

259 career value over replacement — #205 all-time of 4,695. 19.9/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #8 (Rd 1) · SF · 1981 · +26.5 vs expected KV-H

88actual

61.5 expected · Δ+26.5

💔+30.6 stolen VORP·1.54 szns lost

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1981	22	SF	16	—	89	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	7	—	0	2	—	—
1982	23	SF	9	—	68	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	—	1	0	—	—
1983	24	SF	15	—	108	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	4	—	0	1	—	—
1984	25	SF	12	—	51	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	4	—	0	0	—	—
1985	26	SF	16	—	104	—	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	6	—	1	2	—	—
1986	27	SF	14	—	77	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	10	—	3	0	—	—
1987	28	SF	12	—	55	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	—	0	2	—	—
1988	29	SF	13	—	74	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	—	3	4	—	—
1989	30	SF	11	—	42	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	—	0	0	—	—
1990	31	SF	11	—	53	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	—	0	1	—	—
1991	32	LAR	16	—	93	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	8	—	1	1	—	—
1992	33	LAR	16	—	103	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	—	1	1	—	—
1993	34	NYJ	16	—	123	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	3	—	4	2	—	—
1994	35	NYJ	15	—	106	73	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	—	2	1	—	—
Career		—	—	—	1,146	73	—	—	—	8.5	8.5	63	0	16	17	—	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

8thInterceptions·63

Postseason all-time ranks

3rdPlayoff Interceptions·9

10x

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

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An all-time caliber defensive back (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 259 · #205 · Elite

Worth 259 points of value above a freely-available replacement safety — top 5% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 12 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21.6

Avg surplus

peak +41

12 seasons × ~21.6 surplus ≈