Avery Williamson ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Williamson in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Williamson a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Avery Williamson

Top 6% all-time linebackersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2018

Height6'1"

Weight246 lb

BornMar 9, 1992

Age34

CollegeKentucky See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2014

Draft2014 · Rd 5, Pick 151 · TEN

Archetype Intelligence

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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 131 · #772 · High-Value

Worth 131 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 18% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21.8

Avg surplus

peak +27

6 seasons × ~21.8 surplus ≈ VORP 131

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2014	—	TEN	14	—	72	45	27	7	6	3.0	16.0	0	4	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	812	81.6%	258	55.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	TEN	15	—	101	62	39	5	6	3.5	14.5	1	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	922	93.2%	95	22.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	TEN	16	—	100	69	31	3	5	2.0	10.0	1	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	909	84.1%	74	16.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	TEN	15	—	91	51	40	5	4	3.0	12.0	0	2	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	654	60.3%	33	15.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	NYJ	16	—	116	76	40	6	4	3.0	13.0	1	6	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,114	99.4%	98	20.0%	67	48	0.7	102.4	5.3	8	5	0	71	5	0.0
2020	—	PIT	14	—	103	65	38	3	2	1.0	6.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	664	67.5%	90	26.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	2TM	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	54	47	0.9	106.2	3.8	2	0	1	41	6	0.1
2021	—	TEN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	22	43.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	107	—	583	368	215	29	27	15.5	71.5	4	17	5	3	0	0	—	0.0%	5,075	81.0%	670	28.3%	121	95	—	—	—	10	5	1	112	11	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2014	22	TEN	14	13*	72	45	27	7	6	3.0	16.0	0	4	0	2	8.1
2015	23	TEN	15	14*	101	62	39	5	6	3.5	14.5	1	1	0	—	9.2
2016	24	TEN	16	13*	100	69	31	3	5	2.0	10.0	1	1	1	—	9.5
2017	25	TEN	15	10*	91	51	40	5	4	3.0	12.0	0	2	2	—	9
2018	26	NYJ	16	16*	116	76	40	6	4	3.0	13.0	1	6	2	1	11.5
2020	28	PIT	14	10*	103	65	38	3	2	1.0	6.0	1	3	0	—	8.4
Career			90	76*	583	368	215	29	27	—	—	4	17	5	3	55.7

* 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%
2014	22	TEN	16	13*	—	0.0%	812	81.6%	258	55.0%
2015	23	TEN	15	14*	—	0.0%	922	93.2%	95	22.5%
2016	24	TEN	16	13*	—	0.0%	909	84.1%	74	16.0%
2017	25	TEN	16	10*	—	0.0%	654	60.3%	33	15.0%
2018	26	NYJ	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,114	99.4%	98	20.0%
2020	28	PIT	15	10*	—	0.0%	664	67.5%	90	26.2%
2021	29	TEN	2	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	22	43.5%
Career			96	76*	—	—	5,075	—	670	—

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

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	26	NYJ	16	16*	67	48	0.7	102.4	5.3	8	5	0	71	5	0.0
2020	28	2TM	15	10*	54	47	0.9	106.2	3.8	2	0	1	41	6	0.1
Career			31	26*	121	95	—	—	—	10	5	1	112	11	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 70 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 70.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 69

On-field 50.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2014bestavg 69elite 702020

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 8% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

8% of the all-time Sacks leader8

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.921See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.921Snap share81%Def snaps5,075ConsistentCV 0.21

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 · 2014

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

LB · 2014 class

4.66s

40-Yard

Above avg · 56th pct

Pos 56thAll 49thClass Pos 74thClass All 54th

30.5"

Vertical

Low · 11th pct

Pos 11thAll 24thClass Pos 8thClass All 30th

120"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 64thClass Pos 67thClass All 69th

25 reps

Bench

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 74thClass Pos 63thClass All 75th

7.11s

3-Cone

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 55thClass Pos 59thClass All 59th

4.07s

Shuttle

Elite · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 92thClass Pos 84thClass All 88th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl9Solo3Ast6PD1

College Stats

KentuckyCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Kentucky), 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.

2014 Draft Class· this player went #151

#142Ryan GrantWR #144Telvin SmithOLB #145David YankeyG #146Devin StreetWR #147Ricardo AllenFS #148Bene' BenwikereCB #149Kevin PamphileG #150Aaron LynchOLB #152Nat BerheDB #153Cyril RichardsonG #154Jeremiah GeorgeLB #156Lamin BarrowLB #158Caraun ReidDT #160Ed StinsonDE #161Corey LinsleyC #162Ed ReynoldsFS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Avery inherited the Tennessee Titans LB room from Wesley Woodyard (2014–2019), and handed it to Brian Orakpo (2015–2018).

Joe Bowden 1992–1999Eddie Robinson 1992–2001Micheal Barrow 1993–1996Lonnie Marts 1997–1998Barron Wortham 1997–1999Greg Favors

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2021team change
Joined TEN (from PIT)
2021final season
Last recorded season with TEN
2020team change
Joined PIT (from NYJ)
2018team change
Joined NYJ (from TEN)
2014draft
Drafted by TEN — Round 5, Pick 151

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 246 lb

Frame

246 lb at 4.66s

Size-speed

30.5" vert / 120" broad

Explosion

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2020	NYJ	1	W1Out· HamstringW2Questionable· Hamstring
2015	TEN	0	W6Questionable· Hamstring

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 72

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

B2014

B2015

B2016

B2017

B+2018

B+2020

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

85%

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
2014	72	5.1	69-3	4.1
2015	101	6.7	100-1	5.9
2016	100	6.3	95-5	5.6
2017	91	6.1	92+1	5.4
2018	116	7.3	114-2	6.7
2020	103	7.4	122+19	7.2

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

131 career value over replacement — #772 all-time of 4,642. 21.8/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #151 (Rd 5) · TEN · 2014 · +37 vs expected KV-H

70actual

33 expected · Δ+37

💔+22.9 stolen VORP·1.05 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2014

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2014 Draft Class· this player went #151

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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