Avery Williamson ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Williamson in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Williamson a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 22 | TEN | 16 | — | 72 | 45 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 812 | 71.4% | 258 | 55.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 23 | 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 | 24 | 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 | 25 | TEN | 16 | — | 91 | 51 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 654 | 60.3% | 33 | 6.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 26 | 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 | 28 | NYJ / PIT | 15 | — | 103 | 65 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 664 | — | 90 | — | 54 | 47 | 0.9 | 106.2 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 29 | TEN | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 22 | 43.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 96 | — | 583 | 368 | 215 | 29 | 27 | 15.5 | 71.5 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 5,075 | 77.6% | 670 | 23.9% | 121 | 95 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 1 | 112 | 11 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
136 career value over replacement — #758 all-time of 4,695. 22.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #151 (Rd 5) · TEN · 2014 · +41.3 vs expected KV-H
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