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

ILBCLE#50ACT

Eric Barton

Top 12% all-time linebackersIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2003

Height6'3"

Weight245 lb

BornSep 29, 1977

Age48

CollegeMaryland See College Stats

Rookie yr1999

Draft1999 · Rd 5, Pick 146 · LV

Archetype Intelligence

Iron ManExplore archetypes →

A high-end linebacker defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 124 · #826 · High-Value

Worth 124 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 19% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15.5

Avg surplus

peak +28

8 seasons × ~15.5 surplus ≈ VORP 124

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1999	—	LV	3	—	20	18	2	4	2	3.0	9.0	0	0	1	—	0	0
2000	—	LV	3	—	4	2	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2001	—	LV	11	—	21	16	5	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2002	—	LV	16	—	102	73	29	15	4	6.0	25.0	2	4	3	—	0	0
2003	—	LV	16	—	108	74	34	0	0	0.5	0.5	0	6	1	—	0	0
2004	—	NYJ	16	—	77	47	30	0	0	2.5	2.5	1	2	1	3	0	0
2005	—	NYJ	3	—	16	8	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2006	—	NYJ	16	—	69	41	28	0	4	4.5	8.5	0	2	1	—	0	0
2007	—	NYJ	16	—	52	26	26	0	4	2.0	6.0	1	2	0	—	0	0
2008	—	NYJ	16	—	82	56	26	2	3	1.5	6.5	0	4	1	1	0	0
2009	—	CLE	8	—	44	22	22	1	2	0.0	3.0	0	2	0	1	0	0
2010	—	CLE	16	—	46	27	19	4	1	0.0	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Career		—	140	—	641	410	231	30	20	20.0	70.0	4	24	8	6	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
1999	22	LV	3	—	20	18	2	4	2	3.0	9.0	0	0	1	—	—
2000	23	LV	3	—	4	2	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	—
2001	24	LV	11	—	21	16	5	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	3.6
2002	25	LV	16	—	102	73	29	15	4	6.0	25.0	2	4	3	—	15.3
2003	26	LV	16	—	108	74	34	0	0	0.5	0.5	0	6	1	—	8.4
2004	27	NYJ	16	—	77	47	30	0	0	2.5	2.5	1	2	1	3	9.3
2005	28	NYJ	3	—	16	8	8	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	—
2006	29	NYJ	16	—	69	41	28	0	4	4.5	8.5	0	2	1	—	8.1
2007	30	NYJ	16	—	52	26	26	0	4	2.0	6.0	1	2	0	—	8.1
2008	31	NYJ	16	—	82	56	26	2	3	1.5	6.5	0	4	1	1	7.5
2009	32	CLE	8	—	44	22	22	1	2	0.0	3.0	0	2	0	1	3.5
2010	33	CLE	16	—	46	27	19	4	1	0.0	5.0	0	1	0	1	5.3
Career			140		641	410	231	30	20	—	—	4	24	8	6	69.1

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 42.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2001bestavg 60elite 702010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Sacks leader10

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%.

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+).

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl36Solo17Ast19TFL2QBHits1Sk0.5Dis3.5Int1PD1FF1

College Stats

MarylandCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Maryland), 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.

1999 Draft Class· this player went #146

#134Cecil CollinsRB #135Nicolas LucheyRB #136Jerame TumanTE #138Brad ScioliDT #139Adrian DingleDE #140Floyd WedderburnG #144Khari SamuelLB #145Cameron SpikesG #147Jerry AzumahCB #148Darrin ChiaveriniWR #149Mike RosenthalG #150John McLaughlinDE #152Charlie RogersRB #153Rod ColemanDT #156Jay ForemanLB #157Terry JacksonRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Eric inherited the Las Vegas Raiders LB room from Travian Smith (1998–2004), and handed it to William Thomas (2000–2001).

Mike A. Jones 1991–1996Greg Biekert 1993–2001Rob Fredrickson 1994–1997Rob Holmberg 1994–1997James Folston 1994–1998Richard Harvey

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2009team change
Joined CLE (from NYJ)
2004team change
Joined NYJ (from LV)
1999draft
Drafted by LV — Round 5, Pick 146

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 245 lb

Frame

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	CLE	0	W12Questionable· ShoulderW13Questionable· ShoulderW14Questionable· Shoulder
2009	CLE	0	W6Questionable· Neck

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 71

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

C2001

B+2002

B+2003

B2004

B2006

C+2007

B2008

C+2009

C+2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

84%

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
2001	21	1.9	11-10	0.6
2002	102	6.4	107+5	6.3
2003	108	6.8	115+7	6.8
2004	77	4.8	71-6	4.2
2006	69	4.3	60-9	3.5
2007	52	3.3	38-14	2.2
2008	82	5.1	78-4	4.6
2009	44	5.5	85+41	5
2010	46	2.9	37-9	2.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

124 career value over replacement — #826 all-time of 4,642. 13.8/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #146 (Rd 5) · LV · 1999 · +32 vs expected KV-H

65actual

33 expected · Δ+32

Fan Rating

Rate Eric Barton — All-Time

Tap a star to rate

Explore More

Similar Players

Sam Cowart

MLB

92% match

James Farrior

ILB

90% match

Ja'Whaun Bentley

89% match

Marcus Washington

OLB

89% match

Nick Kwiatkoski

ILB

89% match

Compare Eric Barton vs Player Report data error

Eric Barton

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1999 Draft Class· this player went #146

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography