Dylan Cole
Solid Contributor
Height6'0"
Weight237 lb
BornMay 19, 1994
Age32
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football
Rookie yr2017
A linebacker with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 6 · #3841 · Role PlayerWorth 6 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 84% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+6
Avg surplus
peak +6
1 seasons × ~6 surplus ≈ VORP 6
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+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2017 | — | HOU | 10 | — | 23 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 205 | 27.8% | 227 | 62.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | HOU | 7 | — | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 119 | 23.8% | 154 | 67.4% | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 138.0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | — | HOU | 7 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 136 | 18.8% | 184 | 62.8% | 9 | 3 | 0.3 | 49.8 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | — | HOU | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 3 | 4.0% | 108 | 62.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | TEN | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 54 | 14.5% | 177 | 76.1% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 56.2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | — | TEN | 14 | — | 41 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 438 | 41.6% | 295 | 73.9% | 32 | 29 | 0.9 | 121.0 | 3.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | — | CHI | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 3 | 2.5% | 332 | 80.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 43 | — | 91 | 52 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 958 | 19.0% | 1,477 | 69.4% | 52 | 41 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 | HOU | 10 | 0* | 23 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2018 | 24 | HOU | 7 | 0* | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 25 | HOU | 7 | 0* | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 26 | HOU | 1 | 0* | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 27 | TEN | 3 | 0* | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 28 | TEN | 14 | 0* | 41 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| 2023 | 29 | CHI | 1 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 43 | 91 | 52 | 39 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17.1 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 | HOU | 12 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 205 | 27.8% | 227 | 62.6% |
| 2018 | 24 | HOU | 8 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 119 | 23.8% | 154 | 67.4% |
| 2019 | 25 | HOU | 11 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 136 | 18.8% | 184 | 62.8% |
| 2020 | 26 | HOU | 6 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 3 | 4.0% | 108 | 62.8% |
| 2021 | 27 | TEN | 9 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 54 | 14.5% | 177 | 76.1% |
| 2022 | 28 | TEN | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 438 | 41.6% | 295 | 73.9% |
| 2023 | 29 | CHI | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 3 | 2.5% | 332 | 80.0% |
| Career | 77 | — | — | 958 | — | 1,477 | — |
* 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 | 24 | HOU | 8 | 0* | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 138.0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 25 | HOU | 11 | 0* | 9 | 3 | 0.3 | 49.8 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 27 | TEN | 9 | 0* | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 56.2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 28 | TEN | 15 | 0* | 32 | 29 | 0.9 | 121.0 | 3.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Career | 43 | 52 | 41 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 40 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 40 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
43
Sustained
career value
×.6
44
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 43.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 40· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 43
On-field 30.9
Availability 12.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2017bestavg 412022
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
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+50
Solid
SIS
Disruption/1002.818Snap share19%Def snaps958VolatileCV 0.68
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl3Solo1Ast2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Missouri State), 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
Zach CunninghamILB6yJon WeeksLS4yJ.J. WattDE4yWhitney MercilusDE4yKa'imi FairbairnK4yBenardrick McKinneyILB4yCarlos WatkinsDE4yNick MartinC4yDeshaun WatsonQB4yBrennan ScarlettOLB4yGreg ManczG4yBrandon DunnNT4yD'Onta ForemanRB4yA.J. MooreDB4yWill FullerWR4yJohnathan JosephCB3yDeAndre HopkinsWR3yDJ ReaderDT3yJustin ReidS3yKendall LammOT3yAngelo BlacksonDE3yDeAndre CarterWR3yJordan AkinsTE3yZach FultonG3y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2023team change
Joined CHI (from TEN)
- 2023final season
Last recorded season with CHI
- 2021team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)
- 2017signing
Entered the NFL with HOU
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 237 lb
Frame
Injury History
6 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CHI | 0 | W1Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2022 | TEN | 2 | W16Out· AnkleW17Out· AnkleW18Questionable· Ankle |
| 2020 | HOU | 0 | W10Questionable· Back |
| 2017 | HOU | 4 | W8Out· HamstringW9Out· HamstringW10Out· HamstringW11Out· Hamstring |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
40
peak 44
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2017
D2018
D2019
C+2022
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
67%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 | 2.3 | 26+3 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 12 | 1.7 | 20+8 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 9+2 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 41 | 2.9 | 48+7 | 2.8 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
6 career value over replacement — #3841 all-time of 4,642. 1.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
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