Curtis Lofton ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Lofton in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Lofton a career score of 75, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Curtis Lofton

Top 3% all-time linebackersIron Legend⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2011

Height6'0"

Weight245 lb

BornJun 9, 1986

Age40

CollegeOklahoma See College Stats

ConferenceBig Twelve

Rookie yr2008

Draft2008 · Rd 2, Pick 37 · ATL

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber linebacker (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 193 · #401 · Elite

Worth 193 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 10% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+24.1

Avg surplus

peak +35

8 seasons × ~24.1 surplus ≈ VORP 193

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2008	—	ATL	16	—	72	45	27	5	2	1.0	8.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	ATL	16	—	100	73	27	4	1	0.0	5.0	0	2	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	ATL	15	—	97	72	25	4	3	2.0	9.0	1	3	3	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	ATL	16	—	141	81	60	9	3	1.0	13.0	2	7	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	NO	16	—	117	76	41	7	2	1.0	10.0	0	6	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	NO	16	—	120	77	43	6	2	2.0	10.0	0	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	934	95.8%	60	13.4%
2014	—	NO	16	—	141	96	45	5	4	0.0	9.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,044	97.4%	76	17.1%
2015	—	LV	14	—	61	42	19	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	OAK	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	576	50.3%	98	20.1%
Career		—	141	—	849	562	287	43	19	8.0	70.0	3	26	11	5	1	0	—	0.0%	2,554	81.1%	234	16.9%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2008	22	ATL	16	—	72	45	27	5	2	1.0	8.0	0	3	1	—	0	7.4
2009	23	ATL	16	—	100	73	27	4	1	0.0	5.0	0	2	2	—	0	7.8
2010	24	ATL	15	—	97	72	25	4	3	2.0	9.0	1	3	3	—	0	9.5
2011	25	ATL	16	—	141	81	60	9	3	1.0	13.0	2	7	1	1	1	13
2012	26	NO	16	—	117	76	41	7	2	1.0	10.0	0	6	2	2	0	9.4
2013	27	NO	16	15*	120	77	43	6	2	2.0	10.0	0	4	1	—	0	8.5
2014	28	NO	16	16*	141	96	45	5	4	0.0	9.0	0	1	1	1	0	8.4
2015	29	LV	14	8*	61	42	19	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	0	0	1	0	5.8
Career			125	39*	849	562	287	43	19	—	—	3	26	11	5	1	69.8

* 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	27	NO	16	15*	—	0.0%	934	95.8%	60	13.4%
2014	28	NO	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,044	97.4%	76	17.1%
2015	29	OAK	16	8*	—	0.0%	576	50.3%	98	20.1%
Career			48	39*	—	—	2,554	—	234	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 75 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 75 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 74.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 75· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 71

On-field 51.6

Availability 19.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2008bestavg 71elite 702015

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Sacks leader4

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: 88%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.253See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.253Snap share81.1%Def snaps2,554ConsistentCV 0.21

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Combine · 2008

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

LB · 2008 class

4.79s

40-Yard

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 35thClass Pos 20thClass All 35th

24.5"

Vertical

Low · 1th pct

Pos 1thAll 2thClass Pos 3thClass All 6th

105"

Broad Jump

Low · 1th pct

Pos 1thAll 14thClass Pos 3thClass All 11th

23 reps

Bench

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 63thClass Pos 44thClass All 54th

7.69s

3-Cone

Low · 1th pct

Pos 1thAll 16thClass Pos 4thClass All 12th

4.56s

Shuttle

Low · 4th pct

Pos 4thAll 23thClass Pos 4thClass All 24th

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl30Solo18Ast12TFL1QBHits1Sk1.0Dis3.0

College Stats

OklahomaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oklahoma), 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.

2008 Draft Class· this player went #37

#29Kentwan BalmerDE #30Dustin KellerTE #31Kenny PhillipsFS #32Phillip MerlingDE #33Donnie AveryWR #34Devin ThomasWR #35Brandon FlowersCB #36Jordy NelsonWR #38John CarlsonTE #39Chilo RachalG #41James HardyWR #42Eddie RoyalWR #43Tyrell JohnsonDB #44Matt ForteRB #45Jordon DizonOLB #46Jerome SimpsonWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Curtis inherited the Atlanta Falcons LB room from Stephen Nicholas (2007–2013), and handed it to Kroy Biermann (2008–2015).

Jessie Tuggle 1987–2000Jesse Solomon 1992–1993Ron George 1993–1996Cornelius Bennett 1996–1998Henri Crockett 1997–2001Keith Brooking

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2015team change
Joined LV (from NO)
2015final season
Last recorded season with LV
2012team change
Joined NO (from ATL)
2008draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 2, Pick 37

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 245 lb

Frame

246 lb at 4.79s

Size-speed

24.5" vert / 105" broad

Explosion

23 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2014	NO	W11Questionable· Knee
2013	NO	W10Questionable· Hamstring / Ankle
2012	NO	W1Questionable· Ankle
2010	ATL	W5Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· KneeW15Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· KneeW19Questionable· Knee
2009	ATL	W9Questionable· Knee / AnkleW12Questionable· Knee / GroinW16Questionable· Shoulder / HamstringW17Questionable· Shoulder / Hamstring

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 79

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

B2008

B+2009

B+2010

A2011

B+2012

B+2013

A2014

C+2015

Availability

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

99%

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
2008	72	4.5	65-7	3.8
2009	100	6.3	99-1	5.8
2010	97	6.5	104+7	6.1
2011	141	8.8	145+4	8.5
2012	117	7.3	116-1	6.8
2013	120	7.5	114-6	6.7
2014	141	8.8	135-6	8
2015	61	4.4	57-4	3.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

193 career value over replacement — #401 all-time of 4,642. 24.1/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #37 (Rd 2) · ATL · 2008 · +25.2 vs expected KV-H

75actual

49.8 expected · Δ+25.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2008

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2008 Draft Class· this player went #37

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography