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.

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DeMeco Ryans

2× Pro BowlTop 6% all-time linebackersElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2006

Height6'1"

Weight247 lb

BornJul 28, 1984

Age41

CollegeAlabama See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 2, Pick 33 · HOU

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

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 170 · #518 · High-Value

Worth 170 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 12% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17

Avg surplus

peak +31

10 seasons × ~17 surplus ≈ VORP 170

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													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2006	—	HOU	16	—	117	87	30	0	9	3.5	12.5	1	7	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	HOU	16	—	96	67	29	0	3	2.0	5.0	1	7	1	3	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	HOU	16	—	85	59	26	6	4	1.0	11.0	0	4	2	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	HOU	16	—	102	72	30	14	5	1.0	20.0	0	2	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	HOU	6	—	44	22	22	2	2	1.0	5.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	HOU	15	—	56	36	20	6	2	0.0	8.0	0	4	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	PHI	16	—	106	79	27	15	2	1.0	18.0	1	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	PHI	16	—	121	96	25	9	5	4.0	18.0	2	7	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,160	96.6%	6	4.0%
2014	—	PHI	8	—	41	32	9	5	1	0.0	6.0	1	4	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	513	88.0%	33	14.1%
2015	—	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	—	0.0%	2,278	80.5%	39	9.1%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2006	22	HOU	16	—	117	87	30	0	9	3.5	12.5	1	7	1	1	0	11.1
2007	23	HOU	16	—	96	67	29	0	3	2.0	5.0	1	7	1	3	1	10.4
2008	24	HOU	16	—	85	59	26	6	4	1.0	11.0	0	4	2	3	0	8.5
2009	25	HOU	16	—	102	72	30	14	5	1.0	20.0	0	2	1	1	0	9.5
2010	26	HOU	6	—	44	22	22	2	2	1.0	5.0	0	2	0	—	0	3.4
2011	27	HOU	15	—	56	36	20	6	2	0.0	8.0	0	4	1	—	0	7.1
2012	28	PHI	16	—	106	79	27	15	2	1.0	18.0	1	4	0	—	0	10.2
2013	29	PHI	16	15*	121	96	25	9	5	4.0	18.0	2	7	0	—	0	11.6
2014	30	PHI	8	7*	41	32	9	5	1	0.0	6.0	1	4	0	1	0	5.3
2015	31	PHI	14	8*	46	29	17	0	1	0.0	1.0	1	5	1	1	0	7
Career			139	30*	814	579	235	57	34	—	—	7	46	7	10	1	84.1

* 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	29	PHI	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,160	96.6%	6	4.0%
2014	30	PHI	8	7*	—	0.0%	513	88.0%	33	14.1%
2015	31	PHI	14	8*	—	0.0%	605	56.9%	—	0.0%
Career			38	30*	—	—	2,278	—	39	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 70 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 69.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 47.6

Availability 18.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 64elite 702015

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Sacks leader7

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+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.019See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.019Snap share80.5%Def snaps2,278ReliableCV 0.23

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 · 2006

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

LB · 2006 class

4.65s

40-Yard

Above avg · 60th pct

Pos 60thAll 50thClass Pos 55thClass All 52th

39"

Vertical

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 91thClass Pos 69thClass All 84th

129"

Broad Jump

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 94thClass Pos 91thClass All 95th

23 reps

Bench

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 63thClass Pos 53thClass All 60th

7.19s

3-Cone

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 46thClass Pos 32thClass All 46th

4.17s

Shuttle

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 78thClass Pos 50thClass All 68th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl20Solo11Ast9TFL1Dis1.0Int1PD1

College Stats

AlabamaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alabama), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #33

#25Santonio HolmesWR #26John McCargoDT #27DeAngelo WilliamsRB #28Marcedes LewisTE #29Nick MangoldC #30Joseph AddaiRB #31Kelly JenningsDB #32Mathias KiwanukaDE #34D'Qwell JacksonILB #35Rocky McIntoshLB #36Chad JacksonWR #38Thomas HowardLB #39Winston JusticeOT #40Daniel BullocksS #41Deuce LutuiG #42Danieal ManningS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

DeMeco inherited the Houston Texans LB room from Morlon Greenwood (2005–2008), and handed it to Zac Diles (2007–2010).

Jamie Sharper 2002–2004Jay Foreman 2002–2004Kailee Wong 2002–2006Antwan Peek 2003–2006Shantee Orr 2003–2006Morlon Greenwood

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2015final season
Last recorded season with PHI
2012team change
Joined PHI (from HOU)
2006draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 2, Pick 33

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 247 lb

Frame

236 lb at 4.65s

Size-speed

39" vert / 129" broad

Explosion

23 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2015	PHI	W7Questionable· HamstringW9Questionable· Hamstring
2014	PHI	W6Questionable· Groin
2011	HOU	W5Questionable· Elbow / Hamstring
2009	HOU	W12Questionable· Ankle

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 75

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

B+2006

B+2007

B2008

B+2009

C2010

C+2011

B+2012

B+2013

C+2014

C+2015

Availability

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

87%

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
2006	117	7.3	128+11	7.6
2007	96	6	97+1	5.7
2008	85	5.3	82-3	4.8
2009	102	6.4	102	6
2010	44	7.3	120+76	7.1
2011	56	3.7	53-3	3.1
2012	106	6.6	103-3	6.1
2013	121	7.6	115-6	6.8
2014	41	5.1	69+28	4
2015	46	3.3	37-9	2.2

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

170 career value over replacement — #518 all-time of 4,642. 17/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #33 (Rd 2) · HOU · 2006 · +15.1 vs expected KV-H

70actual

54.9 expected · Δ+15.1

💔+22.1 stolen VORP·1.3 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #33

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator