Byron Young is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Young in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Young's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | 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% | ||||||
| 2023 | 25 | LAR | 17 | — | 5.2 | 50 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 8.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 969 | 85.5% | 20 | 4.2% | 17 | 13 | 76.5% | 84.4 | 1.8 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 8 | 11.6% |
| 2024 | 26 | LAR | 17 | — | 4.8 | 61 | 33 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 7.5 | 32.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 844 | 75.1% | 9 | 2.1% | 19 | 13 | 68.4% | 104.7 | 2.4 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 8 | 11.4% |
| 2025 | 27 | LAR | 17 | — | 8.7 | 81 | 44 | 37 | 12 | 29 | 12.0 | 53.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 854 | 75.8% | 28 | 6.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 28 | LAR | 7 | — | 2.7 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 370 | 81.3% | 13 | 7.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 58 | — | 21.4 | 223 | 120 | 103 | 37 | 70 | 32.0 | 139.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 26 | — | — | — | 53 | 18 | 18 | 104 | 16 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
44 career value over replacement — #2249 all-time of 4,695. 14.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
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Pick #77 (Rd 3) · LA · 2023 · +14.2 vs expected KV-H
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A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 44 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 49% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 seasons × ~14.7 surplus ≈ VORP 44
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86% match