Germaine Pratt ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Pratt in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Pratt a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

LBIND#53ACT

Germaine Pratt

Top 4% all-time linebackersIron Legend📈 Late Developer · 2024

Height6'3"

Weight250 lb

BornMay 21, 1996

Age30

CollegeN.C. State See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2019

Draft2019 · Rd 3, Pick 72 · CIN

Archetype Intelligence

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An all-time caliber linebacker (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 161 · #561 · High-Value

Worth 161 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 13% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23 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

+23

Avg surplus

peak +31

7 seasons × ~23 surplus ≈ VORP 161

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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%
2019	—	CIN	15	—	70	45	25	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	436	43.7%	189	42.3%	23	18	0.8	120.1	4.5	2	2	0	28	7	0.1
2020	—	CIN	16	—	85	51	34	5	0	0.0	5.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	686	65.3%	223	47.7%	47	38	0.8	110.2	4.5	0	0	0	30	10	0.1
2021	—	CIN	14	—	82	49	33	5	2	0.5	7.5	1	2	2	2	0	0	—	0.0%	692	70.5%	150	35.2%	48	37	0.8	101.4	2.8	3	1	1	34	8	0.1
2022	—	CIN	15	—	89	40	49	6	1	1.0	8.0	2	10	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	724	75.3%	60	15.6%	40	25	0.6	62.1	3.5	3	2	0	24	5	0.0
2023	—	CIN	17	—	104	49	55	7	3	2.0	12.0	2	3	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	977	88.7%	32	10.8%	63	45	0.7	87.1	4.7	5	2	0	25	8	0.1
2024	—	CIN	17	—	131	68	63	5	4	0.0	9.0	2	6	2	2	0	0	—	0.0%	1,078	94.5%	14	9.5%	71	50	0.7	88.1	2.6	7	3	4	43	18	0.1
2025	—	IND	16	—	124	65	59	6	0	0.0	6.0	1	10	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	913	83.4%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	—	2TM	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	63	40	0.6	94.5	6.4	1	1	0	51	9	0.1
Career		—	126	—	685	367	318	38	10	3.5	51.5	8	33	8	7	0	0	—	0.0%	5,506	74.5%	668	26.8%	355	253	—	—	—	21	11	5	235	65	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2019	23	CIN	15	0*	70	45	25	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	5.7
2020	24	CIN	16	10*	85	51	34	5	0	0.0	5.0	0	2	0	—	6.9
2021	25	CIN	14	11*	82	49	33	5	2	0.5	7.5	1	2	2	2	8.7
2022	26	CIN	15	11*	89	40	49	6	1	1.0	8.0	2	10	1	1	10
2023	27	CIN	17	15*	104	49	55	7	3	2.0	12.0	2	3	2	—	11.3
2024	28	CIN	17	16*	131	68	63	5	4	0.0	9.0	2	6	2	2	11.3
2025	29	IND	16	13*	124	65	59	6	0	0.0	6.0	1	10	1	2	10.6
Career			110	76*	685	367	318	38	10	—	—	8	33	8	7	64.5

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2019	23	CIN	16	0*	—	0.0%	436	43.7%	189	42.3%
2020	24	CIN	16	10*	—	0.0%	686	65.3%	223	47.7%
2021	25	CIN	15	11*	—	0.0%	692	70.5%	150	35.2%
2022	26	CIN	15	11*	—	0.0%	724	75.3%	60	15.6%
2023	27	CIN	17	15*	—	0.0%	977	88.7%	32	10.8%
2024	28	CIN	17	16*	—	0.0%	1,078	94.5%	14	9.5%
2025	29	IND	16	13*	—	0.0%	913	83.4%	—	0.0%
Career			112	76*	—	—	5,506	—	668	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2019	23	CIN	16	0*	23	18	0.8	120.1	4.5	2	2	0	28	7	0.1
2020	24	CIN	16	10*	47	38	0.8	110.2	4.5	0	0	0	30	10	0.1
2021	25	CIN	15	11*	48	37	0.8	101.4	2.8	3	1	1	34	8	0.1
2022	26	CIN	15	11*	40	25	0.6	62.1	3.5	3	2	0	24	5	0.0
2023	27	CIN	17	15*	63	45	0.7	87.1	4.7	5	2	0	25	8	0.1
2024	28	CIN	17	16*	71	50	0.7	88.1	2.6	7	3	4	43	18	0.1
2025	29	2TM	16	13*	63	40	0.6	94.5	6.4	1	1	0	51	9	0.1
Career			112	76*	355	253	—	—	—	21	11	5	235	65	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 72 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 72.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 70

On-field 51.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2019bestavg 70elite 702025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Interceptions leader4

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: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.825See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.825Snap share74.5%Def snaps5,506ReliableCV 0.35

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Combine · 2019

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

LB · 2019 class

4.57s

40-Yard

Strong · 81th pct

Pos 81thAll 64thClass Pos 71thClass All 68th

32.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 31th pct

Pos 31thAll 39thClass Pos 19thClass All 40th

116"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 46thClass Pos 10thClass All 38th

24 reps

Bench

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 69thClass Pos 65thClass All 73th

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl41Solo24Ast17TFL1Dis1.0Int1PD4

College Stats

N.C. StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (N.C. State), 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.

2019 Draft Class· this player went #72

#63Juan ThornhillSAF #64DK MetcalfWR #65Zach AllenDE #66Diontae JohnsonWR #68Jachai PoliteLB #69Josh OliverTE #70Darrell HendersonRB #71Dre'Mont JonesDE #73David MontgomeryRB #74Devin SingletaryRB #75Jace SternbergerTE #76Terry McLaurinWR #77Chase WinovichDE #78Michael DeiterC #79David LongDB #80Sione TakitakiLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Germaine inherited the Cincinnati Bengals LB room from Jordan Evans (2017–2021), and handed it to Akeem Davis-Gaither (2020–2024).

James Francis 1990–1998Ricardo McDonald 1992–1997Steve Tovar 1993–1997Andre Collins 1995–1997Gerald Dixon 1996–1997Reinard Wilson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined IND (from CIN)
2025final season
Last recorded season with IND
2019draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 3, Pick 72

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 250 lb

Frame

240 lb at 4.57s

Size-speed

32.5" vert / 116" broad

Explosion

24 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2023	CIN	W12Questionable· Illness
2022	CIN	W3Doubtful· KneeW4Questionable· Knee
2021	CIN	W17Questionable· Not Injury Related

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 76

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

B2019

B2020

B2021

B2022

B+2023

B+2024

B+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

96%

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
2019	70	4.7	72+2	4.2
2020	85	5.3	87+2	5.1
2021	82	5.9	96+14	5.6
2022	89	5.9	97+8	5.7
2023	104	6.1	103-1	6.1
2024	131	7.7	129-2	7.6
2025	124	7.8	132+8	7.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

161 career value over replacement — #561 all-time of 4,642. 23/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #72 (Rd 3) · CIN · 2019 · +31.1 vs expected KV-H

72actual

40.9 expected · Δ+31.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2019

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

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Franchise Succession

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Knox

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