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David Bowens

Top 44% all-time linebackersSolid Contributor📈 Late Developer · 2009

Height6'3"

Weight265 lb

BornJul 3, 1977

Age49

CollegeWestern Illinois; Michigan See College Stats

Rookie yr1999

Draft1999 · Rd 5, Pick 158 · DEN

Archetype Intelligence

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A linebacker with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 13 · #3434 · Role Player

Worth 13 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 75% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

8 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+4.3

Avg surplus

peak +10

3 seasons × ~4.3 surplus ≈ VORP 13

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													Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1999	—	DEN	6	—	5	5	0	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	GB	11	—	23	15	8	6	4	3.5	13.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	MIA	6	—	3	2	1	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	5	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	MIA	11	—	15	8	7	2	2	1.5	5.5	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	MIA	3	—	2	2	0	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	MIA	14	—	38	24	14	0	0	7.0	7.0	0	6	3	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	MIA	14	—	17	14	3	0	0	5.0	5.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	MIA	12	—	13	8	5	0	4	5.0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	NYJ	11	—	10	7	3	0	5	2.5	7.5	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
2008	—	NYJ	13	—	30	14	16	4	8	4.5	16.5	1	3	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	CLE	16	—	58	35	23	6	10	6.0	22.0	1	5	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	CLE	11	—	34	20	14	1	3	0.5	4.5	2	6	0	—	2	0	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	128	—	248	154	94	22	38	38.5	98.5	4	37	6	3	2	0	—	—	—	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
1999	22	DEN	6	—	5	5	0	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	2.5
2000	23	GB	11	—	23	15	8	6	4	3.5	13.5	0	0	0	—	0	6
2001	24	MIA	6	—	3	2	1	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	5	0	—	0	2.7
2002	25	MIA	11	—	15	8	7	2	2	1.5	5.5	0	2	0	—	0	4.6
2003	26	MIA	3	—	2	2	0	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	2	0	—	0	—
2004	27	MIA	14	—	38	24	14	0	0	7.0	7.0	0	6	3	—	0	9.9
2005	28	MIA	14	—	17	14	3	0	0	5.0	5.0	0	4	0	—	0	6.9
2006	29	MIA	12	—	13	8	5	0	4	5.0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	5.6
2007	30	NYJ	11	—	10	7	3	0	5	2.5	7.5	0	3	0	—	0	5.2
2008	31	NYJ	13	—	30	14	16	4	8	4.5	16.5	1	3	2	1	0	9.1
2009	32	CLE	16	—	58	35	23	6	10	6.0	22.0	1	5	1	1	0	11.1
2010	33	CLE	11	—	34	20	14	1	3	0.5	4.5	2	6	0	—	2	7.4
Career			128		248	154	94	22	38	—	—	4	37	6	3	2	71

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2007	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 45 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 45 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 45.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 45· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 42

On-field 27

Availability 15

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 402010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 19% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

19% of the all-time Sacks leader19

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

Western Illinois; MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Western Illinois; Michigan), 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.

1999 Draft Class· this player went #158

#147Jerry AzumahCB #148Darrin ChiaveriniWR #149Mike RosenthalG #150John McLaughlinDE #152Charlie RogersRB #153Rod ColemanDT #156Jay ForemanLB #157Terry JacksonRB #159De'Mond ParkerRB #160Jason CraftDB #164Eugene BakerWR #171Tai StreetsWR #172Cecil MartinRB #173Kelly GreggNT #174Marcus SpriggsDT #176Lionel BarnesDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

David inherited the Miami Dolphins LB room from Morlon Greenwood (2001–2004), and handed it to Channing Crowder (2005–2010).

Bryan Cox 1991–1995Dwight Hollier 1992–1999Zach Thomas 1996–2007Derrick Rodgers 1997–2002Jason Taylor 1997–2011Robert Jones

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2009team change
Joined CLE (from NYJ)
2007team change
Joined NYJ (from MIA)
2001team change
Joined MIA (from GB)
2000team change
Joined GB (from DEN)
1999draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 5, Pick 158

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 265 lb

Frame

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	CLE	0	W15Questionable· Head
2009	CLE	0	W1Questionable· KneeW2Questionable· 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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 50

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

F1999

C2000

F2001

D2002

C2004

D2005

D2006

D2007

C2008

C+2009

C2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

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
1999	5	0.8	9+4	0.5
2000	23	2.1	24+1	1.4
2001	3	0.5	0-3	0
2002	15	1.4	0-15	0
2004	38	2.7	23-15	1.3
2005	17	1.2	0-17	0
2006	13	1.1	0-13	0
2007	10	0.9	0-10	0
2008	30	2.3	19-11	1.1
2009	58	3.6	49-9	2.9
2010	34	3.1	41+7	2.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

13 career value over replacement — #3434 all-time of 4,642. 1.2/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #158 (Rd 5) · DEN · 1999 · +13.1 vs expected KV-H

45actual

31.9 expected · Δ+13.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1999 Draft Class· this player went #158

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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