Sam Cowart ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Cowart in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Cowart a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Sam Cowart
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1998 | 23 | BUF | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24 | BUF | 16 | — | 101 | 56 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | BUF | 11 | — | 88 | 55 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 5.5 | 17.5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | BUF | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 107 | 71 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | NYJ | 15 | — | 101 | 57 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29 | NYJ | 5 | — | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30 | MIN / TB | 16 | — | 67 | 54 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 96 | — | 481 | 303 | 178 | 23 | 8 | 12.5 | 43.5 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
118 career value over replacement — #919 all-time of 4,695. 19.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #39 (Rd 2) · BUF · 1998 · +19.2 vs expected KV-H
70actual
50.8 expected · Δ+19.2
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