Gary Guyton is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Guyton in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Guyton's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Gary Guyton
Top 35% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 24 · #2919 · Role PlayerWorth 24 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 64% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+8
Avg surplus
peak +10
3 seasons × ~8 surplus ≈ VORP 24
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2008 | — | NE | 11 | — | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | — | NE | 16 | — | 58 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | — | NE | 15 | — | 48 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | — | NE | 10 | — | 42 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | — | LAC | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 53 | — | 170 | 93 | 77 | 9 | 11 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 50 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
52
Sustained
career value
×.6
55
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 53.2 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 50· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 52
On-field 35.2
Availability 16.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2008bestavg 522011
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Sacks leader3
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: 91%.
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+).
Combine · 2008
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.47s
40-Yard
Elite · 96th pct
Pos 96thAll 83thClass Pos 93thClass All 78th
36.5"
Vertical
Strong · 77th pct
Pos 77thAll 77thClass Pos 97thClass All 95th
126"
Broad Jump
Strong · 89th pct
Pos 89thAll 88thClass Pos 94thClass All 91th
15 reps
Bench
Low · 5th pct
Pos 5thAll 17thClass Pos 3thClass All 12th
7.07s
3-Cone
Above avg · 59th pct
Pos 59thAll 61thClass Pos 54thClass All 65th
4.42s
Shuttle
Low · 18th pct
Pos 18thAll 37thClass Pos 19thClass All 43th
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl6Solo4Ast2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia Tech), 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
Tom BradyQB4yStephen GostkowskiK4yVince WilforkNT4yWes WelkerWR4yKevin FaulkRB4yMatthew SlaterWR4yJerod MayoMLB4yBenJarvus Green-EllisRB4yMike WrightDT4yPatrick ChungS3yJulian EdelmanWR3ySammy MorrisRB3yRob NinkovichOLB3yBrandon MeriweatherS3yBrian HoyerQB3yJames SandersDB3yJonathan WilhiteDB3yRon BraceDT3yMyron PryorDT3yJunior SeauLB2yRandy MossWR2yDevin McCourtyFS2yBenjamin WatsonTE2yFred TaylorRB2y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterGary inherited the New England Patriots LB room from Adalius Thomas (2007–2009), and handed it to Jerod Mayo (2008–2015).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2012team change
Joined LAC (from NE)
- 2012final season
Last recorded season with LAC
- 2008signing
Entered the NFL with NE
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 245 lb
Frame
245 lb at 4.47s
Size-speed
36.5" vert / 126" broad
Explosion
15 reps
Bench power
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NE | 0 | W2Questionable· HamstringW3Questionable· HamstringW4Questionable· HamstringW10Questionable· ShoulderW11Questionable· ShoulderW12Questionable· ShoulderW13Questionable· Shoulder |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
50
peak 55
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2008
C+2009
C+2010
C+2011
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
66%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 21 | 1.9 | 10-11 | 0.6 |
| 2009 | 58 | 3.6 | 49-9 | 2.9 |
| 2010 | 48 | 3.2 | 43-5 | 2.5 |
| 2011 | 42 | 4.2 | 61+19 | 3.6 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
24 career value over replacement — #2919 all-time of 4,642. 6/season above a replacement-level LB.
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