Fred Warner ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Warner in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Warner a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | |||||
| 2018 | 21–22 | SF | 16 | — | 108 | 69 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,060 | 98.7% | 111 | 23.6% | 75 | 45 | 0.6 | 91.8 | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 13 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 22–23 | SF | 16 | — | 107 | 78 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 985 | 96.4% | 27 | 5.6% | 74 | 49 | 0.7 | 86.2 | 3.7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 23–24 | SF | 16 | — | 118 | 72 | 46 | 5 | 7 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 971 | 93.3% | 19 | 4.1% | 61 | 38 | 0.6 | 69.7 | 4.2 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 76 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 24–25 | SF | 16 | — | 129 | 71 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 978 | 96.5% | 17 | 4.3% | 62 | 49 | 0.8 | 111.6 | 3.1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 25–26 | SF | 17 | — | 118 | 67 | 51 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,026 | 95.8% | 62 | 14.2% | 68 | 41 | 0.6 | 73.0 | 4.3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 26–27 | SF | 17 | — | 120 | 70 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 982 | 90.1% | 65 | 14.7% | 76 | 56 | 0.7 | 76.6 | 4.9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 14 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 27–28 | SF | 17 | — | 118 | 63 | 55 | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 998 | 93.4% | 81 | 18.0% | 58 | 46 | 0.8 | 97.5 | 4.3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 28–29 | SF | 6 | — | 50 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 330 | 84.8% | 30 | 19.3% | 26 | 15 | 0.6 | 72.9 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 29–30 | SF | 5 | — | 50 | 22 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 317 | 93.6% | 25 | 17.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 126 | — | 918 | 539 | 379 | 39 | 33 | 10.5 | 82.5 | 10 | 59 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 500 | 339 | — | — | — | 52 | 21 | 19 | 305 | 89 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
205 career value over replacement — #363 all-time of 4,695. 25.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Career Profile
Pick #70 (Rd 3) · SF · 2018 · +36 vs expected KV-H
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