Gary Reasons is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Reasons in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Reasons's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Gary Reasons

Top 21% all-time linebackersReliable StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight235 lb

BornFeb 18, 1962

Age64

CollegeNorthwestern State (LA)See College Stats

Rookie yr1984

Draft1984 · Rd 4, Pick 105 · NYG

Archetype Intelligence

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A linebacker with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 73 · #1559 · Above Average

Worth 73 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 35% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.4

Avg surplus

peak +17

7 seasons × ~10.4 surplus ≈ VORP 73

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Rushing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1984	—	NYG	16	—	71	53	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	—	NYG	16	—	55	45	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	1	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	—	NYG	16	—	66	46	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	—	NYG	10	—	12	8	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	NYG	16	—	50	33	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	NYG	16	—	67	39	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	1	4	0	—	—	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—
1990	—	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	NYG	16	—	60	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	CIN	12	—	37	32	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	134	—	418	256	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	10	36	4	0	—	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1989	27	NYG	16	—	1	2	0	2.0	0.0	—	—	—	7.2
Career			16		1	2	0	2.0	—	—	—	—	47.8

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1989	27	NYG	16	—	67	39	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	1	4	0	—	—	—
1984	22	NYG	16	—	71	53	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	2	7	0	—	—	—
1985	23	NYG	16	—	55	45	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	1	7	2	—	—	—
1986	24	NYG	16	—	66	46	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	5	0	—	—	—
1987	25	NYG	10	—	12	8	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	3	0	—	—	—
1988	26	NYG	16	—	50	33	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	7	0	—	—	—
1990	28	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—
1991	29	NYG	16	—	60	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	3	1	—	—	—
1992	30	CIN	12	—	37	32	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	1	—	—	—
Career			134		418	256	—	—	—	—	—	10	36	4	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 58 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 58 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 37

Availability 19

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

1984bestavg 551992

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5

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%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

College Stats

Northwestern State (LA)College listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Northwestern State (LA)), 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.

1984 Draft Class· this player went #105

#82Speedy NealFB #83Jay SchroederQB #92John FarleyRB #95Mitchell BrookinsWR #96Rickey BoldenOT #97Joel HilgenbergC #103George WonsleyRB #104Brian BrennanWR #106Dave D'AddioRB #108Weegie ThompsonWR #109Joe CarterRB #112Ron HellerOT #113Steve PelluerQB #116Andre HardyRB #118Lionel JamesRB #127Andy ParkerTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Gary opened the New York Giants LB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Carl Banks (1984–1992).

Gary Reasons 1984–1991Carl Banks 1984–1992Corey Miller 1991–1997Corey Widmer 1992–1999Marcus Buckley 1993–1999Jessie Armstead 1993–2001

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

1992team change
Joined CIN (from NYG)
1992final season
Last recorded season with CIN
1984draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 4, Pick 105

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 235 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 61

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+1984

C+1985

C+1986

D1987

C+1988

B1989

B1991

C+1992

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

94%

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
1984	71	4.4	38-33	2.2
1985	55	3.4	32-23	1.9
1986	66	4.1	45-21	2.7
1987	12	1.2	1-11	0.1
1988	50	3.1	56+6	3.3
1989	67	4.2	74+7	4.3
1991	60	3.8	65+5	3.8
1992	37	3.1	54+17	3.2

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

73 career value over replacement — #1559 all-time of 4,642. 9.1/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #105 (Rd 4) · NYG · 1984 · +21.2 vs expected KV-H

58actual

36.8 expected · Δ+21.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1984 Draft Class· this player went #105

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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