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.

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Danny Trevathan

Top 9% all-time linebackersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2020

Height6'0"

Weight237 lb

BornMar 24, 1990

Age

Career Value · VORP

154 career value over replacement — #624 all-time of 4,695. 17.1/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #188 (Rd 6) · DEN · 2012 · +44.7 vs expected KV-H

68actual

23.3 expected · Δ+44.7

💔+51.3 stolen VORP·3 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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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	22	DEN	11	—	27	18	9	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	23	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	24	DEN	3	—	11	9	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	98	54.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	25	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	26	CHI	9	—	54	37	17	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	565	90.8%	3	1.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	27	CHI	12	—	85	56	29	4	5	2.0	11.0	1	5	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	713	91.3%	4	1.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	28	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	29	CHI	9	—	70	50	20	2	4	1.0	7.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	559	88.9%	12	5.0%	32	28	0.9	113.5	2.6	5	1	3	34	3	0.0
2020	30	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	31	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		—	112	—	685	449	236	30	24	10.0	64.0	8	39	6	3	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	159	120	—	—	—	17	6	7	115	21	—

Career arc · VAL by season

9 seasons · peak 5.2 in 2013

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

1.3 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2013 · +0.4 wins

Defence+0.5

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	0.3
2013	23	DEN	16	13*	113	73	40	7	5	2.0	14.0	3	10	2	1	0	5.2
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	2.9
2016	26	CHI	9	8*	54	37	17	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	4	0	—	0	0.3
2017	27	CHI	12	11*	85	56	29	4	5	2.0	11.0	1	5	1	1	0	3.2
2018	28	CHI	16	15*	93	67	26	8	4	2.0	14.0	2	6	1	1	0	3.5
2019	29	CHI	9	8*	70	50	20	2	4	1.0	7.0	0	1	1	—	0	1.1
2020	30	CHI	16	12*	109	63	46	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	5	1	—	0	0.9
2021	31	CHI	5	0*	17	6	11	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			111		685	449	236	30	24	10.0	64.0	8	39	6	3	1	17.4

* 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	1.3%
2017	27	CHI	12	11*	—	0.0%	713	91.3%	4	1.3%
2018	28	CHI	16	15*	—	0.0%	986	93.8%	60	14.1%
2019	29	CHI	9	8*	—	0.0%	559	88.9%	12	5.0%
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			—		—	—	—	—	—	—

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+)

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 48.6

Availability 16.4

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Danny Trevathan

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · LB