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.
DeMeco Ryans
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #33 (Rd 2) · HOU · 2006 · +15.2 vs expected KV-H
70actual
54.8 expected · Δ+15.2
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