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

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Denzel Perryman

1× Pro BowlTop 11% all-time linebackersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2021

Height5'11"

Weight240 lb

BornDec 5, 1992

Age33

CollegeMiami See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2015

Draft2015 · Rd 2, Pick 48 · LAC

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time linebacker who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 152 · #622 · High-Value

Worth 152 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 14% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.2 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

+15.2

Avg surplus

peak +37

10 seasons × ~15.2 surplus ≈ VORP 152

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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%
2015	—	LAC	11	—	60	51	9	8	3	2.0	13.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	SD	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	387	46.7%	104	39.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	LAC	12	—	68	52	16	8	2	2.0	12.0	1	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	SD	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	483	58.8%	1	4.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	LAC	6	—	34	22	12	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	272	63.1%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	LAC	8	—	46	25	21	1	1	0.0	2.0	1	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	386	65.0%	—	0.0%	28	15	0.5	80.5	4.8	3	2	1	4	9	0.1
2019	—	LAC	12	—	63	45	18	5	0	0.0	5.0	1	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	358	49.6%	11	7.7%	27	19	0.7	71.7	5.0	0	0	0	3	11	0.1
2020	—	LAC	12	—	47	24	23	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	318	39.9%	5	9.0%	23	17	0.7	94.7	2.6	2	0	1	9	1	0.0
2021	—	LV	15	—	146	94	52	5	3	0.0	8.0	0	3	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	863	83.5%	—	0.0%	80	63	0.8	114.1	5.4	3	0	3	14	15	0.1
2022	—	LV	12	—	77	48	29	14	5	1.0	20.0	2	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	555	69.4%	8	33.0%	29	21	0.7	62.3	1.8	7	2	4	46	7	0.1
2023	—	HOU	12	—	68	37	31	6	2	0.5	8.5	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	572	72.5%	—	0.0%	39	29	0.7	108.6	5.0	4	2	1	20	13	0.1
2024	—	LAC	11	—	46	30	16	2	3	1.0	6.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	340	49.5%	40	14.8%	23	17	0.7	87.4	2.8	4	1	2	14	13	0.2
2025	—	LAC	9	—	44	27	17	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	298	51.7%	6	26.0%	26	17	0.7	84.6	4.2	1	1	0	5	7	0.1
Career		—	146	—	699	455	244	57	21	7.5	85.5	5	17	4	3	0	0	—	0.0%	4,832	59.1%	175	19.2%	275	198	—	—	—	24	8	12	115	76	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2015	23	LAC	11	0*	60	51	9	8	3	2.0	13.0	0	0	1	—	6.5
2016	24	LAC	12	7*	68	52	16	8	2	2.0	12.0	1	2	0	—	7.8
2017	25	LAC	6	4*	34	22	12	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	1	2.3
2018	26	LAC	8	6*	46	25	21	1	1	0.0	2.0	1	2	0	—	4.6
2019	27	LAC	12	0*	63	45	18	5	0	0.0	5.0	1	1	1	—	6.7
2020	28	LAC	12	0*	47	24	23	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	1	1	—	5.7
2021	29	LV	15	13*	146	94	52	5	3	0.0	8.0	0	3	1	2	8.5
2022	30	LV	12	8*	77	48	29	14	5	1.0	20.0	2	2	0	—	9
2023	31	HOU	12	9*	68	37	31	6	2	0.5	8.5	0	3	0	—	5.6
2024	32	LAC	11	0*	46	30	16	2	3	1.0	6.0	0	0	0	—	4.3
2025	33	LAC	9	5*	44	27	17	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	3	0	—	4.3
Career			120	52*	699	455	244	57	21	—	—	5	17	4	3	65.3

* 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%
2015	23	SD	14	0*	—	0.0%	387	46.7%	104	39.8%
2016	24	SD	12	7*	—	0.0%	483	58.8%	1	4.0%
2017	25	LAC	7	4*	—	0.0%	272	63.1%	—	0.0%
2018	26	LAC	9	6*	—	0.0%	386	65.0%	—	0.0%
2019	27	LAC	14	0*	—	0.0%	358	49.6%	11	7.7%
2020	28	LAC	13	0*	—	0.0%	318	39.9%	5	9.0%
2021	29	LV	15	13*	—	0.0%	863	83.5%	—	0.0%
2022	30	LV	12	8*	—	0.0%	555	69.4%	8	33.0%
2023	31	HOU	12	9*	—	0.0%	572	72.5%	—	0.0%
2024	32	LAC	11	0*	—	0.0%	340	49.5%	40	14.8%
2025	33	LAC	10	5*	—	0.0%	298	51.7%	6	26.0%
Career			129	52*	—	—	4,832	—	175	—

* 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%
2018	26	LAC	9	6*	28	15	0.5	80.5	4.8	3	2	1	4	9	0.1
2019	27	LAC	14	0*	27	19	0.7	71.7	5.0	0	0	0	3	11	0.1
2020	28	LAC	13	0*	23	17	0.7	94.7	2.6	2	0	1	9	1	0.0
2021	29	LV	15	13*	80	63	0.8	114.1	5.4	3	0	3	14	15	0.1
2022	30	LV	12	8*	29	21	0.7	62.3	1.8	7	2	4	46	7	0.1
2023	31	HOU	12	9*	39	29	0.7	108.6	5.0	4	2	1	20	13	0.1
2024	32	LAC	11	0*	23	17	0.7	87.4	2.8	4	1	2	14	13	0.2
2025	33	LAC	10	5*	26	17	0.7	84.6	4.2	1	1	0	5	7	0.1
Career			96	41*	275	198	—	—	—	24	8	12	115	76	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 48.3

Availability 13.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2015bestavg 60elite 702025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Sacks leader4

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: 88%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.308See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.308Snap share59.1%Def snaps4,832VolatileCV 0.47

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 · 2015

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

LB · 2015 class

4.78s

40-Yard

Low · 22th pct

Pos 22thAll 36thClass Pos 37thClass All 43th

32"

Vertical

Below avg · 25th pct

Pos 25thAll 35thClass Pos 17thClass All 30th

113"

Broad Jump

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 35thClass Pos 23thClass All 35th

27 reps

Bench

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 83thClass Pos 88thClass All 85th

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl19Solo9Ast10TFL1Dis1.0

College Stats

MiamiImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2011	Miami	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
2012	Miami	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—	—
2013	Miami	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
2014	Miami	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—
Career		0	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	6	0	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2015 Draft Class· this player went #48

#40Dorial Green-BeckhamWR #41Devin FunchessWR #42Jalen CollinsCB #43Benardrick McKinneyILB #44Hau'oli KikahaOLB #45Eric KendricksMLB #46Jaquiski TarttS #47Eric RoweCB #49Mitch MorseC #50Ronald DarbyCB #51Nate OrchardDE #52Jordan PhillipsDT #53Jake FisherOT #54Ameer AbdullahRB #55Maxx WilliamsTE #57Rob HavensteinOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Denzel inherited the Los Angeles Chargers LB room from Kyle Emanuel (2015–2018), and handed it to Jatavis Brown (2016–2019).

Billy Ray Smith Jr. 1983–1991Junior Seau 1990–2002Lewis Bush 1993–1999Kurt Gouveia 1996–1998Gerald Dixon 1998–2001Ben Leber

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with LAC
2024team change
Joined LAC (from HOU)
2023team change
Joined HOU (from LV)
2021team change
Joined LV (from LAC)
2015draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 2, Pick 48

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 240 lb

Frame

236 lb at 4.78s

Size-speed

32" vert / 113" broad

Explosion

27 reps

Bench power

Injury History

12 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	LAC	3	W8Questionable· ToeW9Questionable· ToeW10Questionable· ToeW12Out· GroinW13Out· GroinW14Doubtful· GroinW15Questionable· GroinW16Questionable· GroinW17Out· GroinW18Doubtful· GroinW19Questionable· Groin
2023	HOU	2	W3Out· Hand / WristW4Out· Hand / WristW16Questionable· Achilles
2022	LV	2	W2Out· AnkleW3Out· AnkleW10Questionable· Hip / RibsW11Questionable· RibsW13Questionable· WristW15Questionable· Hip
2021	LV	1	W14Doubtful· AnkleW15Out· AnkleW16Questionable· AnkleW17Questionable· Ankle
2020	LAC	0	W13Doubtful· BackW14Doubtful· BackW15Doubtful· BackW16Questionable· Back
2019	LAC	1	W1Questionable· AnkleW2Questionable· AnkleW10Questionable· KneeW14Out· Not Injury Related
2017	LAC	1	W16Out· HamstringW17Questionable· Hamstring
2016	SD	1	W5Questionable· ShoulderW6Questionable· ShoulderW8Questionable· Shoulder / FootW9Doubtful· HamstringW10Out· HamstringW17Questionable· Knee
2015	SD	1	W8Doubtful· BicepsW9Out· Biceps

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 71

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

C+2015

B2016

C2017

C+2018

B2019

C+2020

A2021

B2022

B2023

C+2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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
2015	60	5.5	76+16	4.5
2016	68	5.7	85+17	5
2017	34	5.7	85+51	5
2018	46	5.8	88+42	5.2
2019	63	5.3	82+19	4.8
2020	47	3.9	63+16	3.7
2021	146	9.7	160+14	9.4
2022	77	6.4	105+28	6.2
2023	68	5.7	96+28	5.6
2024	46	4.2	71+25	4.2
2025	44	4.9	83+39	4.9

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

152 career value over replacement — #622 all-time of 4,642. 13.8/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #48 (Rd 2) · LAC · 2015 · +16.8 vs expected KV-H

66actual

49.2 expected · Δ+16.8

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2015

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2015 Draft Class· this player went #48

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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