Tully Banta-Cain is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Banta-Cain in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Banta-Cain'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 | |||||
| 2003 | 23 | NE | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24 | NE | 5 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25 | NE | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26 | NE | 12 | — | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 5.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27 | SF | 16 | — | 39 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28 | SF | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29 | NE | 16 | — | 40 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 9.5 | 36.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 30 | NE | 12 | — | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 67 | — | 153 | 97 | 56 | 17 | 46 | 27.5 | 90.5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
98 career value over replacement — #1188 all-time of 4,695. 19.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #239 (Rd 7) · NE · 2003 · +52.2 vs expected KV-H
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