Danny Trevathan ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Trevathan in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Trevathan a career score of 68, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

ILBCHI#59RES

Danny Trevathan

Top 8% all-time linebackersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2020

Height6'0"

Weight237 lb

BornMar 24, 1990

Age36

CollegeKentucky See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2012

Draft2012 · Rd 6, Pick 188 · DEN

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time linebacker who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 152 · #621 · High-Value

Worth 152 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 14% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 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

+21.7

Avg surplus

peak +27

7 seasons × ~21.7 surplus ≈ VORP 152

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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%
2012	—	DEN	11	—	27	18	9	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	DEN	16	—	113	73	40	7	5	2.0	14.0	3	10	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	947	84.1%	99	18.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	DEN	2	—	11	9	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	98	54.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	DEN	15	—	106	70	36	3	2	0.0	5.0	2	6	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	736	70.1%	86	19.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	CHI	9	—	54	37	17	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	565	90.8%	3	6.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	CHI	12	—	85	56	29	4	5	2.0	11.0	1	5	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	713	91.3%	4	4.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	CHI	16	—	93	67	26	8	4	2.0	14.0	2	6	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	986	93.8%	60	14.1%	64	42	0.7	95.1	5.3	9	4	3	54	10	0.1
2019	—	CHI	9	—	70	50	20	2	4	1.0	7.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	559	88.9%	12	9.0%	32	28	0.9	113.5	2.6	5	1	3	34	3	0.0
2020	—	CHI	16	—	109	63	46	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	5	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	832	77.9%	89	19.6%	59	46	0.8	118.4	6.6	3	1	1	26	6	0.1
2021	—	CHI	5	—	17	6	11	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	77	22.8%	—	0.0%	4	4	1.0	134.4	3.0	0	0	0	1	2	0.1
Career		—	111	—	685	449	236	30	24	10.0	64.0	8	39	6	3	1	0	—	0.0%	5,513	74.8%	353	12.8%	159	120	—	—	—	17	6	7	115	21	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2012	22	DEN	11	—	27	18	9	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	2	0	—	0	4.3
2013	23	DEN	16	13*	113	73	40	7	5	2.0	14.0	3	10	2	1	0	13.1
2014	24	DEN	2	—	11	9	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	—
2015	25	DEN	15	11*	106	70	36	3	2	0.0	5.0	2	6	0	—	1	10
2016	26	CHI	9	8*	54	37	17	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	4	0	—	0	4.6
2017	27	CHI	12	11*	85	56	29	4	5	2.0	11.0	1	5	1	1	0	8.5
2018	28	CHI	16	15*	93	67	26	8	4	2.0	14.0	2	6	1	1	0	11.7
2019	29	CHI	9	8*	70	50	20	2	4	1.0	7.0	0	1	1	—	0	5.1
2020	30	CHI	16	12*	109	63	46	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	5	1	—	0	8.4
2021	31	CHI	5	0*	17	6	11	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	1.8
Career			111	78*	685	449	236	30	24	—	—	8	39	6	3	1	67.5

* 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	23	DEN	16	13*	—	0.0%	947	84.1%	99	18.0%
2014	24	DEN	3	—	—	0.0%	98	54.0%	—	0.0%
2015	25	DEN	15	11*	—	0.0%	736	70.1%	86	19.2%
2016	26	CHI	9	8*	—	0.0%	565	90.8%	3	6.0%
2017	27	CHI	12	11*	—	0.0%	713	91.3%	4	4.0%
2018	28	CHI	16	15*	—	0.0%	986	93.8%	60	14.1%
2019	29	CHI	9	8*	—	0.0%	559	88.9%	12	9.0%
2020	30	CHI	16	12*	—	0.0%	832	77.9%	89	19.6%
2021	31	CHI	5	0*	—	0.0%	77	22.8%	—	0.0%
Career			101	78*	—	—	5,513	—	353	—

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

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	28	CHI	16	15*	64	42	0.7	95.1	5.3	9	4	3	54	10	0.1
2019	29	CHI	9	8*	32	28	0.9	113.5	2.6	5	1	3	34	3	0.0
2020	30	CHI	16	12*	59	46	0.8	118.4	6.6	3	1	1	26	6	0.1
2021	31	CHI	5	0*	4	4	1.0	134.4	3.0	0	0	0	1	2	0.1
Career			46	35*	159	120	—	—	—	17	6	7	115	21	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 67.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 48.5

Availability 16.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2012bestavg 62elite 702021

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Sacks leader5

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%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.032See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.032Snap share74.8%Def snaps5,513ReliableCV 0.31

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 · 2012

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

LB · 2012 class

4.84s

40-Yard

Low · 12th pct

Pos 12thAll 31thClass Pos 7thClass All 30th

31.5"

Vertical

Low · 19th pct

Pos 19thAll 31thClass Pos 13thClass All 31th

111"

Broad Jump

Low · 11th pct

Pos 11thAll 28thClass Pos 8thClass All 33th

18 reps

Bench

Low · 16th pct

Pos 16thAll 33thClass Pos 18thClass All 30th

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Defense

Tkl57Solo44Ast13TFL3QBHits1Dis4.0PD1FR2

College Stats

KentuckyCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Kentucky), 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.

2012 Draft Class· this player went #188

#180Trenton RobinsonS #181Winston GuyFS #182Cyrus GrayRB #183B.J. CunninghamWR #184Isaiah FreyDB #185Ryan LindleyQB #186James HannaTE #187Josh BushFS #189Christo BilukidiDE #191Dan HerronRB #193Tom ComptonG #194Marvin McNuttWR #196Jonte GreenCB #197Nate EbnerDB #198Tommy StreeterWR #200Brandon WashingtonG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Danny inherited the Chicago Bears LB room from Nick Kwiatkoski (2016–2019), and handed it to Khalil Mack (2018–2021).

Wilber Marshall 1984–1987Vinson Smith 1993–1996Barry Minter 1993–2000John Thierry 1994–1998Sean Harris 1995–2000Bryan Cox

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2021final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2016team change
Joined CHI (from DEN)
2012draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 6, Pick 188

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 237 lb

Frame

237 lb at 4.84s

Size-speed

31.5" vert / 111" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

9 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2019	CHI	5	W11Out· ElbowW12Out· ElbowW13Out· ElbowW14Out· ElbowW15Out· Elbow
2017	CHI	0	W10Questionable· CalfW11Questionable· CalfW12Doubtful· Calf
2016	CHI	1	W3Out· ThumbW4Doubtful· ThumbW5Questionable· Thumb
2015	DEN	1	W14Out· Concussion
2014	DEN	2	W1Out· KneeW2Out· KneeW3Questionable· Knee

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 72

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

C2012

B+2013

B+2015

B2016

B2017

B2018

B2019

B+2020

F2021

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

70%

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
2012	27	2.5	26-1	1.5
2013	113	7.1	106-7	6.2
2015	106	7.1	106	6.2
2016	54	6	91+37	5.4
2017	85	7.1	109+24	6.4
2018	93	5.8	89-4	5.3
2019	70	7.8	126+56	7.4
2020	109	6.8	113+4	6.6
2021	17	3.4	55+38	3.2

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

152 career value over replacement — #621 all-time of 4,642. 16.9/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #188 (Rd 6) · DEN · 2012 · +42.1 vs expected KV-H

68actual

25.9 expected · Δ+42.1

💔+50.7 stolen VORP·3 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2012

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

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2012 Draft Class· this player went #188

Franchise Succession

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Knox

Era Translator