Benson Mayowa is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Mayowa in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Mayowa's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Benson Mayowa
Height6'3"
Weight252 lb
BornAug 3, 1991
Age34
CollegeIdahoSee College Stats
ConferenceWestern Athletic
Rookie yr2013
A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 102 · #1086 · High-ValueWorth 102 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 24% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
6
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+17
Avg surplus
peak +30
6 seasons × ~17 surplus ≈ VORP 102
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+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2013 | — | SEA | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 24 | 23.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | LV | 8 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | OAK | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 352 | 33.9% | 151 | 30.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | LV | 9 | — | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | OAK | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 376 | 43.7% | 90 | 27.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | DAL | 12 | — | 21 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 381 | 45.2% | 5 | 18.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | DAL | 12 | — | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 381 | 41.1% | 3 | 5.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | ARI | 14 | — | 36 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 550 | 50.8% | — | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 4.0 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | — | LV | 12 | — | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 104.2 | 2.0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | — | OAK | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 302 | 31.5% | 10 | 6.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | SEA | 12 | — | 24 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 572 | 59.9% | 41 | 13.9% | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 59.0 | 0.8 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | — | SEA | 12 | — | 25 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 509 | 45.2% | 7 | 11.5% | 11 | 8 | 0.7 | 117.2 | -1.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 135 | — | 168 | 110 | 58 | 44 | 52 | 27.0 | 123.0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 3,447 | 41.6% | 307 | 16.2% | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | 59 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 15 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22 | SEA | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 23 | LV | 8 | 0* | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| 2015 | 24 | LV | 9 | 0* | 16 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 2016 | 25 | DAL | 12 | 0* | 21 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2017 | 26 | DAL | 12 | 0* | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| 2018 | 27 | ARI | 14 | 8* | 36 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 |
| 2019 | 28 | LV | 12 | 0* | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 2020 | 29 | SEA | 12 | 8* | 24 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 |
| 2021 | 30 | SEA | 12 | 0* | 25 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.7 |
| Career | 92 | 16* | 168 | 110 | 58 | 44 | 52 | — | — | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
* 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 | 22 | SEA | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | 24 | 23.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 23 | OAK | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 352 | 33.9% | 151 | 30.9% |
| 2015 | 24 | OAK | 12 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 376 | 43.7% | 90 | 27.4% |
| 2016 | 25 | DAL | 13 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 381 | 45.2% | 5 | 18.0% |
| 2017 | 26 | DAL | 14 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 381 | 41.1% | 3 | 5.0% |
| 2018 | 27 | ARI | 15 | 8* | — | 0.0% | 550 | 50.8% | — | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 28 | OAK | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 302 | 31.5% | 10 | 6.5% |
| 2020 | 29 | SEA | 13 | 8* | — | 0.0% | 572 | 59.9% | 41 | 13.9% |
| 2021 | 30 | SEA | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 509 | 45.2% | 7 | 11.5% |
| Career | 115 | 16* | — | — | 3,447 | — | 307 | — |
* 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 | 27 | ARI | 15 | 8* | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 4.0 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 28 | LV | 15 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 104.2 | 2.0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 29 | SEA | 13 | 8* | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 59.0 | 0.8 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 30 | SEA | 15 | 0* | 11 | 8 | 0.7 | 117.2 | -1.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Career | 58 | 16* | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | 59 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 15 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 66 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
61
Sustained
career value
×.6
74
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 66.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 61
On-field 46.5
Availability 14.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2014bestavg 60elite 702021
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position13
Depth
of 100
Reached 14% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
14% of the all-time Sacks leader14
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: 95%.
Per-Snap Impact
Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+55
Above average
SIS
Disruption/1004.032Snap share41.6%Def snaps3,447VolatileCV 0.56
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · 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
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl3Solo2Ast1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Idaho), 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.
Top Teammates
Derek CarrQB6yNeiko ThorpeCB5ySebastian JanikowskiK4yCharles WoodsonFS4yKhalil MackOLB4yDenico AutryDT4yLatavius MurrayRB4yT.J. CarrieDB4yJustin EllisDT4yMarquette KingP4yJustin TuckDE4yAndre HolmesWR4yShelby HarrisDE4yJamize OlawaleRB4yMarcel ReeceFB4yDarren McFaddenRB4yGabe JacksonG4yD.J. HaydenDB4yKyle WilberLB4yMychal RiveraTE4yStacy McGeeDT4yRay-Ray ArmstrongLB4yBrice ButlerWR4yRod StreaterWR4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterBenson inherited the Seattle Seahawks LB room from Bobby Wagner (2012–2023), and handed it to Frank Clark (2015–2023).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2021final season
Last recorded season with SEA
- 2020team change
Joined SEA (from LV)
- 2019team change
Joined LV (from ARI)
- 2018team change
Joined ARI (from DAL)
- 2016team change
Joined DAL (from LV)
- 2014team change
Joined LV (from SEA)
- 2013signing
Entered the NFL with SEA
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 252 lb
Frame
Injury History
6 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SEA | 0 | W3Questionable· NeckW4Questionable· NeckW5Questionable· Neck |
| 2020 | SEA | 1 | W3Questionable· GroinW8Questionable· AnkleW9Out· AnkleW10Questionable· Ankle |
| 2018 | ARI | 0 | W17Questionable· Back / Neck |
| 2017 | DAL | 1 | W16Questionable· BackW17Out· Back / Illness |
| 2015 | OAK | 4 | W1Out· KneeW2Out· KneeW3Out· KneeW4Out· Knee |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →
66
peak 74
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2014
C2015
B+2016
C2017
B2018
B+2019
B+2020
C2021
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
88%
Era Translator
Sacks 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 Sacks | Sacks/G | → 2025 Sacks | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0.5 | 8+2 | 0.5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0.3 | 5+1 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0.6 | 10+3 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0.5 | 9+3 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
102 career value over replacement — #1086 all-time of 4,642. 12.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
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