Dre Greenlaw ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Greenlaw in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Greenlaw a career score of 69, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

LBSF#57ACT

Dre Greenlaw

Top 7% all-time linebackersElite Playmaker

Height6'0"

Weight230 lb

BornMay 25, 1997

Age29

CollegeArkansas See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2019

Draft2019 · Rd 5, Pick 148 · SF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

83rdPlayoff Interceptions·2

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 102 · #1091 · High-Value

Worth 102 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 24% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+20.4

Avg surplus

peak +26

5 seasons × ~20.4 surplus ≈ VORP 102

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%
2019	—	SF	14	—	80	55	25	3	2	1.0	6.0	1	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	725	66.6%	179	41.1%	42	36	0.9	83.0	2.7	4	2	1	36	2	0.0
2020	—	SF	13	—	78	54	24	7	2	1.0	10.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	699	82.2%	100	26.5%	50	39	0.8	92.2	1.9	2	0	1	50	4	0.0
2021	—	SF	3	—	20	9	11	0	1	0.0	1.0	1	1	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	113	53.7%	—	0.0%	15	10	0.7	47.4	1.5	1	0	1	4	2	0.1
2022	—	SF	15	—	109	64	45	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	6	2	2	1	0	—	0.0%	849	88.6%	8	5.8%	89	70	0.8	88.3	2.9	2	2	0	23	9	0.1
2023	—	SF	15	—	105	60	45	5	4	1.5	10.5	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	848	89.3%	8	4.0%	82	58	0.7	100.5	4.0	6	2	2	39	12	0.1
2024	—	SF	2	—	9	3	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	34	26.0%	1	4.0%	3	2	0.7	91.0	-1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0
2025	—	DEN	8	—	43	15	28	2	2	1.0	5.0	1	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	324	58.4%	—	0.0%	22	15	0.7	84.3	4.4	2	0	1	19	1	0.0
Career		—	70	—	444	260	184	20	11	4.5	35.5	4	16	3	2	2	0	—	0.0%	3,592	66.4%	296	16.3%	303	230	—	—	—	17	6	6	172	30	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2019	22	SF	14	11*	80	55	25	3	2	1.0	6.0	1	2	0	—	0	7.3
2020	23	SF	13	11*	78	54	24	7	2	1.0	10.0	0	1	0	—	0	6.5
2021	24	SF	3	—	20	9	11	0	1	0.0	1.0	1	1	0	—	1	—
2022	25	SF	15	13*	109	64	45	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	6	2	2	1	8.9
2023	26	SF	15	13*	105	60	45	5	4	1.5	10.5	0	4	0	—	0	7.2
2024	27	SF	2	—	9	3	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	—
2025	28	DEN	8	5*	43	15	28	2	2	1.0	5.0	1	2	1	—	0	5.7
Career			70	53*	444	260	184	20	11	—	—	4	16	3	2	2	35.6

* 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%
2019	22	SF	16	11*	—	0.0%	725	66.6%	179	41.1%
2020	23	SF	13	11*	—	0.0%	699	82.2%	100	26.5%
2021	24	SF	3	—	—	0.0%	113	53.7%	—	0.0%
2022	25	SF	15	13*	—	0.0%	849	88.6%	8	5.8%
2023	26	SF	15	13*	—	0.0%	848	89.3%	8	4.0%
2024	27	SF	2	—	—	0.0%	34	26.0%	1	4.0%
2025	28	DEN	8	5*	—	0.0%	324	58.4%	—	0.0%
Career			72	53*	—	—	3,592	—	296	—

* 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%
2019	22	SF	16	11*	42	36	0.9	83.0	2.7	4	2	1	36	2	0.0
2020	23	SF	13	11*	50	39	0.8	92.2	1.9	2	0	1	50	4	0.0
2021	24	SF	3	—	15	10	0.7	47.4	1.5	1	0	1	4	2	0.1
2022	25	SF	15	13*	89	70	0.8	88.3	2.9	2	2	0	23	9	0.1
2023	26	SF	15	13*	82	58	0.7	100.5	4.0	6	2	2	39	12	0.1
2024	27	SF	2	—	3	2	0.7	91.0	-1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0
2025	28	DEN	8	5*	22	15	0.7	84.3	4.4	2	0	1	19	1	0.0
Career			72	53*	303	230	—	—	—	17	6	6	172	30	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 69 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 69.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 68

On-field 51.7

Availability 16.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2019bestavg 67elite 702025

All-Time Standing

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

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.629See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.629Snap share66.4%Def snaps3,592ReliableCV 0.32

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 · 2019

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

LB · 2019 class

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 38th pct

Pos 38thAll 44thClass Pos 27thClass All 43th

117"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 50thClass Pos 19thClass All 45th

24 reps

Bench

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 69thClass Pos 65thClass All 73th

Postseason Career

14 playoff games

Defense

Tkl75Solo37Ast38TFL4QBHits1Dis5.0Int2PD3FF1FR1

College Stats

ArkansasImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2015	Arkansas	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	2	0	—	—
2016	Arkansas	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	0	2	—	—
2017	Arkansas	—	52	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	0	0	—	—
2018	Arkansas	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	1	—	—
Career		0	158	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	0	3	3	—	—

Reference Graph

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

2019 Draft Class· this player went #148

#139Deionte ThompsonSAF #140Ryquell ArmsteadRB #141Zach GentryTE #142Ben Burr-KirvenLB #143Ryan ConnellyILB #144Marvell TellCB #145Matt GayK #146Amani OruwariyeCB #149Hunter RenfrowWR #150Kingsley KekeDE #151Andrew Van GinkelOLB #152Qadree OllisonRB #153Ross PierschbacherC #154Jordan ScarlettRB #155Mack WilsonLB #156Justin HollinsLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Dre inherited the San Francisco 49ers LB room from Azeez Al-Shaair (2019–2022), and handed it to Dee Winters (2023–2025).

Bill Romanowski 1988–1993Kevin Mitchell 1994–1997Lee Woodall 1994–1999Tony Peterson 1994–1999Ken Norton 1994–2000Jeff Posey

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined DEN (from SF)
2025final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2019draft
Drafted by SF — Round 5, Pick 148

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 230 lb

Frame

33" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

24 reps

Bench power

Injury History

14 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	SF	3	W13Out· AchillesW14Out· AchillesW15Questionable· AchillesW16Questionable· Achilles / KneeW17Out· Calf
2023	SF	0	W4Questionable· AnkleW6Questionable· HamstringW7Questionable· HamstringW15Questionable· Hip / Ankle
2022	SF	2	W8Out· CalfW18Out· Back
2021	SF	6	W2Out· GroinW13Out· GroinW14Out· GroinW15Out· GroinW16Out· GroinW17Out· GroinW18Questionable· Groin
2020	SF	3	W3Out· QuadricepW4Out· QuadricepW12Questionable· IllnessW17Out· Calf

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 71

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

B2019

B2020

B+2022

B+2023

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

62%

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
2019	80	5.7	90+10	5.3
2020	78	6	99+21	5.8
2022	109	7.3	119+10	7
2023	105	7	118+13	6.9
2025	43	5.4	91+48	5.4

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

102 career value over replacement — #1091 all-time of 4,642. 20.4/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #148 (Rd 5) · SF · 2019 · +36 vs expected KV-H

69actual

33 expected · Δ+36

💔+54.3 stolen VORP·2.66 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

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 · 2019

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2019 Draft Class· this player went #148

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator