Scott Fujita is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Fujita in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Fujita'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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2002 | 23 | KC | 13 | — | 53 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24 | KC | 16 | — | 103 | 87 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25 | KC | 16 | — | 83 | 60 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26 | DAL | 13 | — | 44 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | NO | 16 | — | 83 | 52 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 28 | NO | 15 | — | 79 | 61 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 29 | NO | 14 | — | 64 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 30 | NO | 11 | — | 47 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 31 | CLE | 9 | — | 41 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 32 | CLE | 10 | — | 48 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 33 | CLE | 3 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 136 | — | 656 | 489 | 167 | 13 | 19 | 23.0 | 55.0 | 7 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
85 career value over replacement — #1395 all-time of 4,695. 8.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #143 (Rd 5) · KC · 2002 · +28.5 vs expected KV-H
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