Erik Walden is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Walden in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Walden's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2009 | 24 | MIA | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25 | GB | 5 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | GB | 16 | — | 55 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 3.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27 | GB | 13 | — | 45 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | IND | 15 | — | 45 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 844 | 85.2% | 5 | 1.5% |
| 2014 | 29 | IND | 15 | — | 35 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 6.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 657 | 67.9% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 30 | IND | 15 | — | 39 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 3.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 786 | 73.2% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 31 | IND | 16 | — | 42 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 11.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 760 | 70.1% | 60 | 12.4% |
| 2017 | 32 | TEN | 16 | — | 34 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 581 | 54.0% | 75 | 15.8% |
| Career | — | 113 | — | 313 | 205 | 108 | 50 | 96 | 36.0 | 182.0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
31 career value over replacement — #2663 all-time of 4,695. 3.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Career Profile
Pick #167 (Rd 6) · DAL · 2008 · +28.2 vs expected KV-H
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A linebacker with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.
Worth 31 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 58% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 seasons × ~4.4 surplus ≈ VORP 31
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