Baron Browning is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Browning in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Browning's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Baron Browning

Top 33% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2021

Height6'3"

Weight255 lb

BornFeb 19, 1999

Age27

CollegeOhio State See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2021

Draft2021 · Rd 3, Pick 105 · DEN

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 20 · #3088 · Role Player

Worth 20 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 68% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10

Avg surplus

peak +15

2 seasons × ~10 surplus ≈ VORP 20

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%
2021	—	DEN	9	—	57	32	25	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	528	81.0%	45	36.2%	37	27	0.7	95.6	2.8	1	0	1	28	5	0.1
2022	—	DEN	11	—	21	11	10	8	12	5.0	25.0	1	2	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	571	59.2%	30	13.5%	9	5	0.6	21.3	2.0	18	6	6	37	1	0.0
2023	—	DEN	10	—	20	14	6	4	9	4.5	17.5	0	2	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	446	68.2%	—	0.0%	6	4	0.7	70.1	1.8	10	3	2	26	3	0.1
2024	—	ARI	11	—	16	7	9	5	3	2.0	10.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	379	46.7%	6	9.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	2TM	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	6	0.8	87.0	1.8	10	7	1	20	6	0.2
2025	—	ARI	15	—	33	13	20	4	5	2.0	11.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	519	50.7%	16	15.0%	17	11	0.6	52.8	0.8	7	2	3	20	5	0.1
Career		—	69	—	147	77	70	23	30	13.5	66.5	2	7	2	2	0	0	—	0.0%	2,443	61.1%	97	18.6%	77	53	—	—	—	46	18	13	131	20	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2021	22	DEN	9	9*	57	32	25	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	2	0	—	4.1
2022	23	DEN	11	8*	21	11	10	8	12	5.0	25.0	1	2	0	1	7.7
2023	24	DEN	10	7*	20	14	6	4	9	4.5	17.5	0	2	2	—	6.5
2024	25	ARI	11	0*	16	7	9	5	3	2.0	10.0	0	0	0	—	4.5
2025	26	ARI	15	8*	33	13	20	4	5	2.0	11.0	1	1	0	1	7.7
Career			56	32*	147	77	70	23	30	—	—	2	7	2	2	30.5

* 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%
2021	22	DEN	14	11*	—	0.0%	528	81.0%	45	36.2%
2022	23	DEN	14	8*	—	0.0%	571	59.2%	30	13.5%
2023	24	DEN	10	7*	—	0.0%	446	68.2%	—	0.0%
2024	25	ARI	13	0*	—	0.0%	379	46.7%	6	9.5%
2025	26	ARI	15	8*	—	0.0%	519	50.7%	16	15.0%
Career			66	34*	—	—	2,443	—	97	—

* 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%
2021	22	DEN	14	11*	37	27	0.7	95.6	2.8	1	0	1	28	5	0.1
2022	23	DEN	14	8*	9	5	0.6	21.3	2.0	18	6	6	37	1	0.0
2023	24	DEN	10	7*	6	4	0.7	70.1	1.8	10	3	2	26	3	0.1
2024	25	2TM	13	0*	8	6	0.8	87.0	1.8	10	7	1	20	6	0.2
2025	26	ARI	15	8*	17	11	0.6	52.8	0.8	7	2	3	20	5	0.1
Career			66	34*	77	53	—	—	—	46	18	13	131	20	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 51 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 51.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 50

On-field 36.3

Availability 13.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2021bestavg 502025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Sacks leader7

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+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.172See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.172Snap share61.2%Def snaps2,443VolatileCV 0.48

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 · 2021

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

LB · 2021 class

4.58s

40-Yard

Strong · 78th pct

Pos 78thAll 62thClass Pos 78thClass All 55th

40"

Vertical

Elite · 95th pct

Pos 95thAll 95thClass Pos 91thClass All 94th

130"

Broad Jump

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 96thClass Pos 92thClass All 93th

23 reps

Bench

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 63thClass Pos 60thClass All 61th

6.78s

3-Cone

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 92thClass Pos 98thClass All 94th

4.23s

Shuttle

Above avg · 68th pct

Pos 68thAll 68thClass Pos 86thClass All 79th

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.

2021 Draft Class· this player went #105

#97Tre' McKittyTE #98Quinn MeinerzC #99Nahshon WrightCB #100Elijah MoldenCB #101Ifeatu MelifonwuSAF #102Ambry ThomasCB #103Ernest JonesLB #104Brandon StephensCB #106Jay TufeleDT #107Michael CarterRB #108Darren HallCB #109Dez FitzpatrickWR #110James HudsonOT #111Cameron SampleDE #112Amon-Ra St. BrownWR #113Derrick BarnesLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Baron inherited the Denver Broncos LB room from Malik Reed (2019–2021), and handed it to Jonathon Cooper (2021–2025).

Elijah Alexander 1993–1995Allen Aldridge 1994–1997Glenn Cadrez 1995–2000Bill Romanowski 1996–2001John Mobley 1996–2003Al Wilson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2024team change
Joined ARI (from DEN)
2021draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 3, Pick 105

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 255 lb

Frame

245 lb at 4.58s

Size-speed

40" vert / 130" broad

Explosion

23 reps

Bench power

Injury History

7 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	ARI	1	W3Out· FootW7Questionable· FootW17Questionable· Neck
2023	DEN	3	W5Out· KneeW6Out· KneeW17Out· Concussion
2022	DEN	2	W8Out· HipW10Out· HipW11Questionable· HipW17Questionable· Back
2021	DEN	1	W4Questionable· BackW7Out· ConcussionW10Questionable· BackW16Questionable· Illness

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

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

peak 53

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

B2021

C2022

C2023

C2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

78%

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
2021	57	6.3	104+47	6.1
2022	21	1.9	31+10	1.8
2023	20	2	34+14	2
2024	16	1.5	27+11	1.6
2025	33	2.2	37+4	2.2

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

20 career value over replacement — #3088 all-time of 4,642. 4/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #105 (Rd 3) · DEN · 2021 · +14.2 vs expected KV-H

51actual

36.8 expected · Δ+14.2

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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 · 2021

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2021 Draft Class· this player went #105

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

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