DeMeco Ryans ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Ryans in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Ryans a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2006 | 22 | HOU | 16 | — | 117 | 87 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 23 | HOU | 16 | — | 96 | 67 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 24 | HOU | 16 | — | 85 | 59 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 25 | HOU | 16 | — | 102 | 72 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 26 | HOU | 6 | — | 44 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 27 | HOU | 15 | — | 56 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 28 | PHI | 16 | — | 106 | 79 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 29 | PHI | 16 | — | 121 | 96 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,160 | 96.6% | 6 | 1.3% |
| 2014 | 30 | PHI | 8 | — | 41 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 513 | 88.0% | 33 | 12.4% |
| 2015 | 31 | PHI | 14 | — | 46 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 605 | 56.9% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 139 | — | 814 | 579 | 235 | 57 | 34 | 13.5 | 104.5 | 7 | 46 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
170 career value over replacement — #532 all-time of 4,695. 17/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #33 (Rd 2) · HOU · 2006 · +15.2 vs expected KV-H
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