Barron Wortham is a career quality starter β a linebacker whose body of work places Wortham in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wortham's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Barron Wortham
A high-end linebacker defined as much by exceptional availability β almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 65 Β· #1713 Β· Above AverageWorth 65 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker β top 38% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+16.3
Avg surplus
peak +23
4 seasons Γ ~16.3 surplus β VORP 65
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1994 | β | HOU | 1 | β | 22 | 15 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β |
| 1995 | β | HOU | 5 | β | 38 | 23 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β |
| 1996 | β | HOU | 14 | β | 78 | 49 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | β | 1 | 2 | β | β |
| 1997 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 97 | 61 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β |
| 1998 | β | TEN | 13 | β | 4 | 4 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β |
| 1999 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 50 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | DAL | 16 | β | 60 | 50 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 81 | β | 349 | 238 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 25 | HOU | 1 | β | 22 | 15 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | 26 | HOU | 5 | β | 38 | 23 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | 3.4 |
| 1996 | 27 | HOU | 14 | β | 78 | 49 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | β | 1 | 2 | β | β | 7.5 |
| 1997 | 28 | TEN | 16 | β | 97 | 61 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | 5.8 |
| 1998 | 29 | TEN | 13 | β | 4 | 4 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | 3.4 |
| 1999 | 30 | TEN | 16 | β | 50 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2000 | 31 | DAL | 16 | β | 60 | 50 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 |
| Career | 81 | 349 | 238 | 24 | 14 | 1 | β | β | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 61 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
58
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
65
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 60.8 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 61Β· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 58
On-field 40.1
Availability 17.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1995bestavg 56elite 702000
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Sacks leader2
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
4 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl7Solo5Ast2TFL1Dis1.0FR1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas-El Paso), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Chris SandersWR6yFrank WycheckTE5yGary WalkerDE4yEddie GeorgeRB4yJoe BowdenLB4yAnthony DorsettFS4yAnthony CookDE4yDerrick MasonWR3yMarcus RobertsonFS3ySteve McNairQB3yJackie HarrisTE3yBlaine BishopS3yDenard WalkerCB3yHenry FordDT3ySteve JacksonDB3yRodney ThomasRB3yKenny HolmesDE3yMichael RoanTE3yJoey KentWR3yGeorge McCulloughDB3yRonnie HarmonRB2yEddie RobinsonOLB2ySamari RolleCB2yLonnie MartsOLB2y
1994 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #194
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterBarron inherited the Tennessee Titans LB room from Lonnie Marts (1997β1998), and handed it to Greg Favors (1999β2001).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2000team change
Joined DAL (from TEN)
- 2000final season
Last recorded season with DAL
- 1997team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)
- 1994draft
Drafted by HOU β Round 6, Pick 194
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 245 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 6-season peers. See all β
61
peak 65
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
D1995
B1996
B+1997
C1998
C+1999
C+2000
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
94%
Era Translator
Tackles translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Tackles | Tackles/G | β 2025 Tackles | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 38 | 7.6 | 113+75 | 6.7 |
| 1996 | 78 | 5.6 | 92+14 | 5.4 |
| 1997 | 97 | 6.1 | 99+2 | 5.8 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0.3 | 7+3 | 0.4 |
| 1999 | 50 | 3.1 | 50 | 3 |
| 2000 | 60 | 3.8 | 56-4 | 3.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
65 career value over replacement β #1713 all-time of 4,642. 10.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #194 (Rd 6) Β· HOU Β· 1994 Β· +35.1 vs expected KV-H
61actual
25.9 expected Β· Ξ+35.1
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