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.
Erik Walden
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | 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 | — | 2.1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | GB | 16 | — | 0.6 | 55 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 3.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27 | GB | 13 | — | 4.1 | 45 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | IND | 15 | — | 2.4 | 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 | — | 3.7 | 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 | — | 1.1 | 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 | — | 7.2 | 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 | — | 2.0 | 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 | — | 23.2 | 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
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #167 (Rd 6) · DAL · 2008 · +28.2 vs expected KV-H
52actual
23.8 expected · Δ+28.2
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