A.J. Hawk ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Hawk in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Hawk a career score of 68, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

LBATL#54CUT

A.J. Hawk

1× Pro BowlTop 7% all-time linebackersElite Playmaker⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2006

Height6'1"

Weight240 lb

BornJan 6, 1984

Age42

CollegeOhio State See College Stats

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 1, Pick 5 · GB

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time linebacker who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 175 · #485 · Elite

Worth 175 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 11% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+19.4

Avg surplus

peak +25

9 seasons × ~19.4 surplus ≈ VORP 175

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2006	—	GB	16	—	101	66	35	0	6	4.0	10.0	2	7	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	GB	16	—	86	59	27	0	3	1.0	4.0	1	4	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	GB	15	—	67	48	19	4	4	3.0	11.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	GB	15	—	71	49	22	9	2	1.0	12.0	2	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	GB	15	—	96	57	39	4	4	0.5	8.5	3	10	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	GB	14	—	73	42	31	4	3	1.5	8.5	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	GB	16	—	107	68	39	9	5	3.0	17.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	GB	16	—	108	64	44	13	6	5.0	24.0	1	5	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	993	94.7%	22	6.7%
2014	—	GB	16	—	82	47	35	1	1	0.5	2.5	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	837	74.5%	34	11.7%
2015	—	CIN	11	—	24	16	8	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	284	26.6%	16	10.0%
2016	—	ATL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	19	63.0%
Career		—	151	—	815	516	299	46	35	20.5	101.5	9	34	3	4	0	0	—	0.0%	2,114	65.3%	91	22.9%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2006	22	GB	16	—	101	66	35	0	6	4.0	10.0	2	7	1	1	11.7
2007	23	GB	16	—	86	59	27	0	3	1.0	4.0	1	4	1	1	9
2008	24	GB	15	—	67	48	19	4	4	3.0	11.0	0	1	0	—	7.2
2009	25	GB	15	—	71	49	22	9	2	1.0	12.0	2	2	0	—	9.5
2010	26	GB	15	—	96	57	39	4	4	0.5	8.5	3	10	0	1	11
2011	27	GB	14	—	73	42	31	4	3	1.5	8.5	0	3	0	—	6.7
2012	28	GB	16	—	107	68	39	9	5	3.0	17.0	0	0	0	—	8.6
2013	29	GB	16	15*	108	64	44	13	6	5.0	24.0	1	5	1	1	11.5
2014	30	GB	16	12*	82	47	35	1	1	0.5	2.5	0	2	0	—	6.4
2015	31	CIN	11	0*	24	16	8	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	4.2
Career			150	27*	815	516	299	46	35	—	—	9	34	3	4	85.8

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	29	GB	16	15*	—	0.0%	993	94.7%	22	6.7%
2014	30	GB	16	12*	—	0.0%	837	74.5%	34	11.7%
2015	31	CIN	16	0*	—	0.0%	284	26.6%	16	10.0%
2016	32	ATL	1	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	19	63.0%
Career			49	27*	—	—	2,114	—	91	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 67.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 46

Availability 19

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 64elite 702015

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Sacks leader10

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.868See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.868Snap share65.3%Def snaps2,114VolatileCV 0.64

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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 · 2006

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

LB · 2006 class

4.59s

40-Yard

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 60thClass Pos 79thClass All 62th

40"

Vertical

Elite · 95th pct

Pos 95thAll 95thClass Pos 83thClass All 90th

115"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 31th pct

Pos 31thAll 42thClass Pos 35thClass All 47th

24 reps

Bench

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 69thClass Pos 69thClass All 67th

6.82s

3-Cone

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 89thClass Pos 91thClass All 85th

3.96s

Shuttle

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 98thClass Pos 97thClass All 98th

Postseason Career

14 playoff games

Defense

Tkl42Solo28Ast14QBHits2Sk1.0Dis3.0PD1

College Stats

Ohio StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio State), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #5

#1Mario WilliamsDE #2Reggie BushRB #3Vince YoungQB #4D'Brickashaw FergusonOT #6Vernon DavisTE #7Michael HuffFS #8Donte WhitnerS #9Ernie SimsOLB #10Matt LeinartQB #11Jay CutlerQB #12Haloti NgataDT #13Kamerion WimbleyOLB #14Brodrick BunkleyNT #15Tye HillDB #16Jason AllenDB #17Chad GreenwayOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

A.J. inherited the Green Bay Packers LB room from Brady Poppinga (2005–2010), and handed it to Desmond Bishop (2007–2011).

Bryce Paup 1990–1994George Koonce 1992–1999Brian Williams 1995–2000Bernardo Harris 1995–2001John Thierry 2000–2001Nate Wayne

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2016team change
Joined ATL (from CIN)
2016final season
Last recorded season with ATL
2015team change
Joined CIN (from GB)
2006draft
Drafted by GB — Round 1, Pick 5

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 240 lb

Frame

248 lb at 4.59s

Size-speed

40" vert / 115" broad

Explosion

24 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	GB	1	W13Out· CalfW14Questionable· Calf

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 72

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

B+2006

B2007

B2008

B2009

B+2010

B2011

B+2012

B+2013

B2014

C2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

89%

Era Translator

Tackles 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 Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
2006	101	6.3	106+5	6.2
2007	86	5.4	83-3	4.9
2008	67	4.5	64-3	3.8
2009	71	4.7	70-1	4.1
2010	96	6.4	103+7	6.1
2011	73	5.2	80+7	4.7
2012	107	6.7	105-2	6.1
2013	108	6.8	100-8	5.9
2014	82	5.1	69-13	4
2015	24	2.2	17-7	1

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

Career Value · VORP

175 career value over replacement — #485 all-time of 4,642. 17.5/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #5 (Rd 1) · GB · 2006 · +6.2 vs expected KV-H

68actual

61.8 expected · Δ+6.2

💔+21.2 stolen VORP·1.21 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #5

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography