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

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David Wyman

Top 17% all-time linebackersElite PlaymakerTwo-Way Profile

Height6'2"

Weight248 lb

BornMar 31, 1964

Age62

CollegeStanford See College Stats

Rookie yr1987

Draft1987 · Rd 2, Pick 45 · SEA

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time linebacker who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 89 · #1295 · High-Value

Worth 89 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 29% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

4 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17.8

Avg surplus

peak +23

5 seasons × ~17.8 surplus ≈ VORP 89

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													Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1987	—	SEA	4	—	3	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	SEA	16	—	94	54	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	—	8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	SEA	16	—	92	58	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	SEA	8	—	0	0	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	SEA	6	—	22	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	SEA	11	—	81	53	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	DEN	16	—	69	53	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	1	3	0	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	1.0	—	—	—
1994	—	DEN	4	—	5	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	DEN	11	—	48	38	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	92	—	414	261	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	3	19	6	0	—	—	0	1	1	1	—	1.0	—	—	—

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1993	29	DEN	16	—	—	1	1	1	—	1.0	—	—	—	8
Career			16		0	1	1	1	—	1.0	—	—	—	50.8

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1993	29	DEN	16	—	69	53	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	1	3	0	—	—	—
1987	23	SEA	4	—	3	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	24	SEA	16	—	94	54	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	—	8	1	—	—	—
1989	25	SEA	16	—	92	58	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	6	2	—	—	—
1990	26	SEA	8	—	0	0	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	0	0	—	—	—
1991	27	SEA	6	—	22	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	0	—	—	—
1992	28	SEA	11	—	81	53	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	2	—	—	—
1994	30	DEN	4	—	5	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1995	31	DEN	11	—	48	38	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	1	—	—	—
Career			92		414	261	—	—	—	—	—	3	19	6	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 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 61 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 86%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 41.7

Availability 15.3

On-field production Staying available

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

1987bestavg 48elite 701995

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: 93%.

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

StanfordCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stanford), 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.

1987 Draft Class· this player went #45

#24Rod BernstineRB #25Terrence FlaglerRB #26Jim HarbaughQB #27Ricky NattielWR #31Kenny FlowersRB #34Tim McDonaldS #35Christian OkoyeRB #40Lonzell HillWR #47Donald EvansDE #51Don SmithRB #54Ron MorrisWR #56Scott SchwedesWR #57Mark CarrierWR #62Rob AwaltTE #63Jerry BallDT #64Cody CarlsonQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

David opened the Seattle Seahawks LB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Dean Wells (1993–1998).

David Wyman 1987–1992Dean Wells 1993–1998Darrin Smith 1998–1999Anthony Simmons 1998–2004Chad Brown 1999–2004Isaiah Kacyvenski 2000–2006

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1995final season
Last recorded season with DEN
1993team change
Joined DEN (from SEA)
1987draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 2, Pick 45

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 248 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 67

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

F1987

B1988

B+1989

D1990

D1991

B1992

B1993

F1994

C+1995

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

69%

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
1987	3	0.8	0-3	0
1988	94	5.9	90-4	5.3
1989	92	5.8	98+6	5.8
1990	0	0	12+12	0.7
1991	22	3.7	63+41	3.7
1992	81	7.4	116+35	6.8
1993	69	4.3	67-2	4
1994	5	1.3	24+19	1.4
1995	48	4.4	68+20	4

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, 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

89 career value over replacement — #1295 all-time of 4,642. 9.9/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #45 (Rd 2) · SEA · 1987 · +11.2 vs expected KV-H

61actual

49.8 expected · Δ+11.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1987 Draft Class· this player went #45

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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