Demetrius Knight Jr. is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Knight in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Knight's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Demetrius Knight Jr.
Top 33% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2025 | — | CIN | 17 | — | 103 | 55 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 798 | 73.0% | 3 | 3.3% | 48 | 36 | 0.8 | 92.5 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 17 | — | 103 | 55 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 798 | 73.0% | 3 | 3.3% | 48 | 36 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 18 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | CIN | 17 | 12* | 103 | 55 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 12.2 |
| Career | 17 | 12* | 103 | 55 | 48 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 12.2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | CIN | 17 | 12* | 48 | 36 | 0.8 | 92.5 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 0.1 |
| Career | 17 | 12* | 48 | 36 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 18 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 51 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
71
Sustained
career value
×.6
71
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 71 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 51· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 71
On-field 51.1
Availability 19.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2025bestavg 71elite 702025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Sacks leader2
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: 90%.
Per-Snap Impact
Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+35
Rotational
SIS
Disruption/1002.757Snap share73%Def snaps798Emerging
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (South Carolina; Charlotte), 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.
Top Teammates
Joe FlaccoQB1yTed KarrasG1yMike PennelDT1yB.J. HillDE1yMike GesickiTE1yOren BurksILB1ySamaje PerineRB1yTrey HendricksonDE1yLucas PatrickG1yNoah FantTE1yCody FordOT1yLogan WilsonLB1yDrew SampleTE1yDalton RisnerG1yJa'Marr ChaseWR1yMarco WilsonCB1yGeno StoneSAF1yTedarrell SlatonDT1yTee HigginsWR1yEvan McPhersonK1yJoe BurrowQB1yTanner HudsonTE1yJalen DavisCB1yCameron SampleDE1y
2025 Draft Class· this player went #49
#41T.J. SandersDL#42Mason TaylorTE#43Alfred CollinsDL#44Donovan EzeiruakuDL#45JT TuimoloauDL#46Terrance FergusonTE#47Will JohnsonDB#48Aireontae ErseryOL#50Elijah ArroyoTE#51Nic ScourtonLB#52Oluwafemi OladejoLB#53Benjamin MorrisonDB#54Anthony BeltonOL#55Tre HarrisWR#56Ozzy TrapiloOL#57Tate RatledgeOL
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025draft
Drafted by CIN
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with CIN
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 247 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
51
peak 71
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 1 season.
100%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 103 | 6.1 | 103 | 6.1 |
Data: nflverse, nflverse:snap_counts · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/23/2026
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #49 (Rd ) · CIN · 2025 · +2.1 vs expected KV-H
51actual
48.9 expected · Δ+2.1
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