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.

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Tully Banta-Cain

👑 Dynasty DNA · 8 seasons · 2 titles Top 12% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2009

Height6'2"

Weight250 lb

BornAug 28, 1980

Age45

CollegeCalifornia See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 7, Pick 239 · NE

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 98 · #1166 · High-Value

Worth 98 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 26% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+24.5

Avg surplus

peak +38

4 seasons × ~24.5 surplus ≈ VORP 98

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2003	—	NE	2	—	2	1	1	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2004	—	NE	5	—	8	4	4	0	0	1.5	1.5	1	1	0	1	0	0
2005	—	NE	2	—	5	4	1	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2006	—	NE	12	—	24	16	8	0	10	5.5	15.5	0	0	1	—	0	0
2007	—	SF	16	—	39	28	11	0	7	3.5	10.5	0	2	0	1	1	0
2008	—	SF	2	—	4	1	3	0	1	0.5	1.5	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	—	NE	16	—	40	21	19	12	15	9.5	36.5	0	2	2	—	0	0
2010	—	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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2003	23	NE	2	—	2	1	1	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	—
2004	24	NE	5	—	8	4	4	0	0	1.5	1.5	1	1	0	1	0	3.3
2005	25	NE	2	—	5	4	1	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	—
2006	26	NE	12	—	24	16	8	0	10	5.5	15.5	0	0	1	—	0	6.9
2007	27	SF	16	—	39	28	11	0	7	3.5	10.5	0	2	0	1	1	8
2008	28	SF	2	—	4	1	3	0	1	0.5	1.5	0	0	0	—	0	—
2009	29	NE	16	—	40	21	19	12	15	9.5	36.5	0	2	2	—	0	12
2010	30	NE	12	—	31	22	9	5	13	5.0	23.0	0	0	1	—	0	7.3
Career			67		153	97	56	17	46	—	—	1	5	4	2	1	37.5

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 71 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 71.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 69

On-field 52.2

Availability 16.8

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2004bestavg 64elite 702010

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Sacks leader14

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2003

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2003 class

4.79s

40-Yard

Below avg · 44th pct

Pos 44thAll 35thClass Pos 46thClass All 39th

25 reps

Bench

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 74thClass Pos 57thClass All 64th

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl11Solo6Ast5TFL1QBHits5Sk2.0Dis8.0Int1PD2FR1

College Stats

CaliforniaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (California), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #239

#226Walter YoungWR #228Mario HagganOLB #229Andrew PinnockRB #230Montique SharpeDT #231Talman GardnerWR #232Gibran HamdanQB #234Spencer NeadTE #238Demetrin VealDE #241Ken DorseyQB #243Ethan KelleyNT #244Norman LeJeuneDB #246Siddeeq ShabazzDB #248Davern WilliamsDT #249Wayne LucierG #251Scott ShanleOLB #252Willie PileDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tully inherited the New England Patriots LB room from Rosevelt Colvin (2003–2008), and handed it to Junior Seau (2006–2009).

Todd F. Collins 1992–1998Willie McGinest 1994–2005Ted Johnson 1995–2004Tedy Bruschi 1996–2008Roman Phifer 2001–2004Mike Vrabel

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2010final season
Last recorded season with NE
2009team change
Joined NE (from SF)
2007team change
Joined SF (from NE)
2003draft
Drafted by NE — Round 7, Pick 239

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 250 lb

Frame

264 lb at 4.79s

Size-speed

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	NE	0	W16Questionable· GroinW17Questionable· GroinW19Questionable· Groin
2009	NE	0	W10Questionable· GroinW11Questionable· AbdomenW12Questionable· GroinW13Questionable· ShoulderW14Questionable· ShoulderW15Questionable· Shoulder

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 75

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

D2004

B+2006

B2007

A2009

B2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

73%

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2004	1.5	0.3	5+3.5	0.3
2006	5.5	0.5	8+2.5	0.5
2007	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2009	9.5	0.6	11+1.5	0.6
2010	5	0.4	7+2	0.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

98 career value over replacement — #1166 all-time of 4,642. 19.6/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #239 (Rd 7) · NE · 2003 · +48.2 vs expected KV-H

71actual

22.8 expected · Δ+48.2

💔+26.5 stolen VORP·1.35 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #239

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator