Eric Wilson is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Wilson in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wilson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Eric Wilson
Height6'1"
Weight230 lb
BornSep 26, 1994
Age31
ConferenceAmerican Athletic
Rookie yr2017
A top 20% all-time linebacker who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 88 · #1312 · High-ValueWorth 88 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 29% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+17.6
Avg surplus
peak +29
5 seasons × ~17.6 surplus ≈ VORP 88
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 | — | MIN | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 306 | 68.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | MIN | 6 | — | 29 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 336 | 35.1% | 267 | 58.9% | 19 | 16 | 0.8 | 105.0 | 0.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | — | MIN | 13 | — | 55 | 30 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 379 | 33.6% | 278 | 65.6% | 25 | 18 | 0.7 | 97.4 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 117 | 58 | 59 | 8 | 9 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,034 | 96.8% | 104 | 23.3% | 65 | 45 | 0.7 | 74.3 | 4.4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 75 | 17 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | — | HOU | 8 | — | 41 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | PHI | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 299 | 47.0% | 161 | 47.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | 2TM | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 18 | 0.9 | 96.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | — | GB | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 35 | 30.0% | 197 | 61.1% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | — | GB | 9 | — | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 121 | 25.0% | 308 | 71.7% | 13 | 11 | 0.8 | 97.4 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | — | GB | 17 | — | 59 | 28 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 558 | 52.3% | 321 | 72.8% | 37 | 31 | 0.8 | 108.8 | 4.4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | — | MIN | 17 | — | 111 | 56 | 55 | 17 | 10 | 6.5 | 33.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 965 | 90.2% | 173 | 39.1% | 40 | 25 | 0.6 | 83.2 | 4.0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 83 | 14 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 133 | — | 434 | 217 | 217 | 44 | 35 | 17.5 | 96.5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 3,727 | 51.3% | 2,115 | 56.5% | 220 | 164 | — | — | — | 46 | 11 | 16 | 222 | 54 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24 | MIN | 6 | 0* | 29 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2019 | 25 | MIN | 13 | 0* | 55 | 30 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 26 | MIN | 16 | 15* | 117 | 58 | 59 | 8 | 9 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 |
| 2021 | 27 | HOU | 8 | 0* | 41 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2022 | 28 | GB | 3 | 0* | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 29 | GB | 9 | 0* | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 30 | GB | 17 | 9* | 59 | 28 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.9 |
| 2025 | 31 | MIN | 17 | 15* | 111 | 56 | 55 | 17 | 10 | 6.5 | 33.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Career | 89 | 39* | 434 | 217 | 217 | 44 | 35 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53.4 |
* 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 | MIN | 16 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 306 | 68.7% |
| 2018 | 24 | MIN | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 336 | 35.1% | 267 | 58.9% |
| 2019 | 25 | MIN | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 379 | 33.6% | 278 | 65.6% |
| 2020 | 26 | MIN | 16 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 1,034 | 96.8% | 104 | 23.3% |
| 2021 | 27 | PHI | 14 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 299 | 47.0% | 161 | 47.1% |
| 2022 | 28 | GB | 13 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 35 | 30.0% | 197 | 61.1% |
| 2023 | 29 | GB | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 121 | 25.0% | 308 | 71.7% |
| 2024 | 30 | GB | 17 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 558 | 52.3% | 321 | 72.8% |
| 2025 | 31 | MIN | 17 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 965 | 90.2% | 173 | 39.1% |
| Career | 142 | 39* | — | — | 3,727 | — | 2,115 | — |
* 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 | MIN | 16 | 0* | 19 | 16 | 0.8 | 105.0 | 0.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 25 | MIN | 16 | 0* | 25 | 18 | 0.7 | 97.4 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 26 | MIN | 16 | 15* | 65 | 45 | 0.7 | 74.3 | 4.4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 75 | 17 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 27 | 2TM | 14 | 0* | 21 | 18 | 0.9 | 96.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 28 | GB | 13 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 29 | GB | 17 | 0* | 13 | 11 | 0.8 | 97.4 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 30 | GB | 17 | 9* | 37 | 31 | 0.8 | 108.8 | 4.4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 31 | MIN | 17 | 15* | 40 | 25 | 0.6 | 83.2 | 4.0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 83 | 14 | 0.1 |
| Career | 126 | 39* | 220 | 164 | — | — | — | 46 | 11 | 16 | 222 | 54 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 65 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
62
Sustained
career value
×.6
70
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 65.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 96%
What builds the career mark of 62
On-field 45.5
Availability 16.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2018bestavg 58elite 702025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 9% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
9% of the all-time Sacks leader9
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+56
Above average
SIS
Disruption/1003.18Snap share51.2%Def snaps3,727ReliableCV 0.40
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
3 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl17Solo12Ast5QBHits1Dis1.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Cincinnati; Northwestern), 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
Harrison SmithFS5yAdam ThielenWR5yC.J. HamFB5yJaleel JohnsonDT5yAnthony HarrisDB5yKyle RudolphTE4yEric KendricksMLB4yRiley ReiffOT4yBrian O'NeillOT4yAnthony BarrOLB4yDalvin CookRB4yRashod HillOT4yLinval JosephDT3yPreston SmithDE3yKirk CousinsQB3yEverson GriffenDE3yStefon DiggsWR3yDan BaileyK3yDanielle HunterDE3yKenny ClarkNT3yAmeer AbdullahRB3yXavier RhodesCB3yTyler ConklinTE3yAaron JonesRB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterEric inherited the Minnesota Vikings LB room from Eric Kendricks (2015–2022), and handed it to D.J. Wonnum (2020–2023).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined MIN (from GB)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with MIN
- 2022team change
Joined GB (from HOU)
- 2021team change
Joined HOU (from MIN)
- 2017signing
Entered the NFL with MIN
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 230 lb
Frame
Injury History
No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).
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 7-season peers. See all →
65
peak 70
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2018
C+2019
B+2020
C+2021
C2023
B2024
B+2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
95%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 29 | 4.8 | 73+44 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 55 | 4.2 | 65+10 | 3.8 |
| 2020 | 117 | 7.3 | 121+4 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 41 | 5.1 | 84+43 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 18 | 2 | 34+16 | 2 |
| 2024 | 59 | 3.5 | 60+1 | 3.5 |
| 2025 | 111 | 6.5 | 111 | 6.5 |
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
88 career value over replacement — #1312 all-time of 4,642. 12.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
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