Corey Widmer is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Widmer in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Widmer's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

MLBNYG#90ACT

Corey Widmer

Top 15% all-time linebackersIron Man

Height6'3"

Weight255 lb

BornDec 25, 1968

Age57

CollegeMontana State See College Stats

Rookie yr1992

Draft1992 · Rd 7, Pick 180 · NYG

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A high-end linebacker defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 90 · #1279 · High-Value

Worth 90 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 29% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15

Avg surplus

peak +24

6 seasons × ~15 surplus ≈ VORP 90

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1992	—	NYG	8	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1993	—	NYG	11	—	6	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1994	—	NYG	16	—	46	33	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	4	0	—	—	—
1995	—	NYG	16	—	28	27	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1996	—	NYG	16	—	101	66	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	2	2	2	—	—	—
1997	—	NYG	16	—	89	69	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	2	4	0	—	—	—
1998	—	NYG	16	—	86	59	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	5	0	—	—	—
1999	—	NYG	13	—	46	25	21	8	2	2.0	12.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
Career		—	112	—	406	288	21	8	2	6.5	16.5	4	16	2	0	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1992	24	NYG	8	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	2.4
1993	25	NYG	11	—	6	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	2.9
1994	26	NYG	16	—	46	33	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	4	0	—	—	—	7.8
1995	27	NYG	16	—	28	27	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	4.2
1996	28	NYG	16	—	101	66	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	2	2	2	—	—	—	11.4
1997	29	NYG	16	—	89	69	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	2	4	0	—	—	—	8.9
1998	30	NYG	16	—	86	59	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	5	0	—	—	—	8.5
1999	31	NYG	13	—	46	25	21	8	2	2.0	12.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	6.5
Career			112		406	288	21	8	2	—	—	4	16	2	0	0	0	52.6

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 63 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 40.7

Availability 18.3

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

1992bestavg 57elite 701999

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 3% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

3% of the all-time Sacks leader3

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: 89%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

College Stats

Montana StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Montana State), 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.

1992 Draft Class· this player went #180

#150Michael BatesWR #154Glenn CadrezOLB #157Mark ChmuraTE #160Jeff SydnerWR #166Jeff BlakeQB #171Darryl AshmoreOT #174Deems MayTE #175Derek WareTE #188Scottie GrahamRB #191Dave MooreTE #195Kurt SchulzFS #197Jason BelserFS #200Anthony McDowellFB #202Eric BlountWR #203Darren PerryFS #205Sam GashFB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Corey inherited the New York Giants LB room from Corey Miller (1991–1997), and handed it to Marcus Buckley (1993–1999).

Gary Reasons 1984–1991Carl Banks 1984–1992Corey Miller 1991–1997Corey Widmer 1992–1999Marcus Buckley 1993–1999Jessie Armstead

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

1999final season
Last recorded season with NYG
1992draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 7, Pick 180

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 255 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 69

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

D1992

C1993

C+1994

C+1995

B+1996

B1997

B1998

C+1999

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

88%

Era 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
1992	4	0.5	18+14	1
1993	6	0.5	14+8	0.8
1994	46	2.9	46	2.7
1995	28	1.8	31+3	1.8
1996	101	6.3	102+1	6
1997	89	5.6	92+3	5.4
1998	86	5.4	90+4	5.3
1999	46	3.5	58+12	3.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

90 career value over replacement — #1279 all-time of 4,642. 11.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #180 (Rd 7) · NYG · 1992 · +36.1 vs expected KV-H

63actual

26.9 expected · Δ+36.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1992 Draft Class· this player went #180

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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