Bryan Knight
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2002
Height6'2"
Weight240 lb
BornJan 22, 1979
Age47
CollegePittsburghSee College Stats
Rookie yr2002
Draft2002 · Rd 5, Pick 165 · CHI
A linebacker who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2002 | — | CHI | 9 | — | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | CHI | 6 | — | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 15 | — | 27 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 24 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 24 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
31
Sustained
career value
×.6
31
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 31 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 24· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 31
On-field 22
Availability 9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2002bestavg 312003
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
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: 92%.
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Pittsburgh), 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
Keith TraylorNT2yBryan RobinsonNT2yPhillip DanielsDE2yChris ChandlerQB2yBrian UrlacherMLB2yMarty BookerWR2yAlex BrownDE2yBrad MaynardP2yR.W. McQuartersCB2yWarrick HoldmanLB2yStanley PritchettRB2yAlfonso BooneDE2yJerry AzumahCB2yAnthony ThomasRB2yPaul EdingerK2yMichael GreenDB2yDez WhiteWR2yDavid TerrellWR2yJoe TafoyaDE2yBobby GrayS2yTodd McMillonDB2yDustin LymanTE2yAhmad MerrittWR2yBobbie HowardOLB2y
2002 Draft Class· this player went #165
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2003final season
Last recorded season with CHI
- 2002draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 5, Pick 165
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 240 lb
Frame
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 2-season peers. See all →
24
peak 31
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2002
F2003
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 2 seasons.
47%
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
48
FragileEra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11 | 1.2 | 0-11 | 0 |
| 2003 | 16 | 2.7 | 21+5 | 1.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #165 (Rd 5) · CHI · 2002 · -3.2 vs expected KV-H
24actual
27.2 expected · Δ−3.2
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