Cody Barton ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Barton in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Barton a career score of 68, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| 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% | |||||
| 2019 | 22–23 | SEA | 16 | — | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 151 | 14.3% | 317 | 68.4% | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 106.0 | 0.9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 23–24 | SEA | 16 | — | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 114 | 9.4% | 321 | 71.6% | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 24–25 | SEA | 16 | — | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 189 | 16.5% | 305 | 69.3% | 17 | 13 | 0.8 | 100.9 | 8.4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 25–26 | SEA | 17 | — | 120 | 68 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 895 | 77.8% | 269 | 58.6% | 51 | 44 | 0.9 | 94.6 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 26–27 | WAS | 13 | — | 103 | 49 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 844 | 93.2% | — | 0.0% | 47 | 37 | 0.8 | 101.3 | 2.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 27–28 | DEN | 17 | — | 98 | 46 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,053 | 90.3% | 75 | 16.0% | 47 | 41 | 0.9 | 98.2 | 4.3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 28–29 | TEN | 17 | — | 78 | 34 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,061 | 100.0% | 8 | 1.7% | 54 | 30 | 0.6 | 67.1 | 5.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 29–30 | TEN | 5 | — | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 285 | 84.8% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 117 | — | 481 | 233 | 248 | 14 | 10 | 4.5 | 28.5 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 229 | 176 | — | — | — | 20 | 12 | 3 | 151 | 25 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
97 career value over replacement — #1191 all-time of 4,695. 16.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #88 (Rd 3) · SEA · 2019 · +30.5 vs expected KV-H
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8 seasons · peak 4.0 in 2025
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.8 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2025 · +0.3 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#82 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22–23 | SEA | 6 | 0* | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 23–24 | SEA | 3 | 0* | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24–25 | SEA | 5 | 0* | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25–26 | SEA | 17 | 13* | 120 | 68 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | 26–27 | WAS | 13 | 12* | 103 | 49 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27–28 | DEN | 17 | 15* | 98 | 46 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 28–29 | TEN | 17 | 17* | 78 | 34 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 29–30 | TEN | 5 | 4* | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 83 | 61* | 481 | 233 | 248 | 14 | 10 | 4.5 | 28.5 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22–23 | SEA | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 151 | 14.3% | 317 | 68.4% |
| 2020 | 23–24 | SEA | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 114 | 9.4% | 321 | 71.6% |
| 2021 | 24–25 | SEA | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 189 | 16.5% | 305 | 69.3% |
| 2022 | 25–26 | SEA | 17 | 13* | — | 0.0% | 895 | 77.8% | 269 | 58.6% |
| 2023 | 26–27 | WAS | 13 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 844 | 93.2% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 27–28 | DEN | 17 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 1,053 | 90.3% | 75 | 16.0% |
| 2025 | 28–29 | TEN | 17 | 17* | — | 0.0% | 1,061 | 100.0% | 8 | 1.7% |
| 2026 | 29–30 | TEN | 5 | 4* | — | 0.0% | 285 | 84.8% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22–23 | SEA | 16 | 0* | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 106.0 | 0.9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 23–24 | SEA | 16 | 0* | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 24–25 | SEA | 16 | 0* | 17 | 13 | 0.8 | 100.9 | 8.4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 25–26 | SEA | 17 | 13* | 51 | 44 | 0.9 | 94.6 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 26–27 | WAS | 13 | 12* | 47 | 37 | 0.8 | 101.3 | 2.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 27–28 | DEN | 17 | 15* | 47 | 41 | 0.9 | 98.2 | 4.3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 28–29 | TEN | 17 | 17* | 54 | 30 | 0.6 | 67.1 | 5.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Career | 112 | 57* | 229 | 176 | — | — | — | 20 | 12 | 3 | 151 | 25 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–2026 · 5 games
Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.
| Home / Away | G |
|---|---|
| Home | 12 |
| Away | 10 |
| Wins / Losses | G |
|---|---|
| Wins | 3 |
| Losses | 19 |
| Regular season / Postseason | G |
|---|---|
| Regular season | 22 |
| By opponent | G |
|---|---|
| vs ARI | 1 |
| vs BAL | 1 |
| vs CLE | 1 |
| vs DEN | 1 |
| vs HOU | 3 |
| vs IND | 2 |
| vs JAX | 2 |
| vs KC | 1 |
| vs LA | 1 |
| vs LAC | 1 |
| vs LV | 1 |
| vs NE | 1 |
| By month | G |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| September | 7 |
| October | 6 |
| November | 4 |
| December | 4 |
| Division games | G |
|---|---|
| Division | 7 |
| Non-division | 15 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 68.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 90%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1 pre-1999 season omitted — no era norm (honest coverage gap, not fabricated).
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| vs NO | 1 |
| vs NYG | 1 |
| vs NYJ | 1 |
| vs PHI | 1 |
| vs SEA | 1 |
| vs SF | 1 |