Greg Favors is a career quality starter β a linebacker whose body of work places Favors in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Favors's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Greg Favors
Top 35% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
A quality linebacker with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 18 Β· #3194 Β· Role PlayerWorth 18 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker β top 70% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+6
Avg surplus
peak +12
3 seasons Γ ~6 surplus β VORP 18
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno 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 | |||||
| 1998 | β | KAN | 4 | β | 19 | 17 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β |
| 1999 | β | TEN | 15 | β | 11 | 9 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β |
| 2000 | β | TEN | 14 | β | 34 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | TEN | 14 | β | 40 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | CAR | 16 | β | 67 | 47 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | JAX | 13 | β | 32 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | β | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | β | JAX | 1 | β | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 77 | β | 209 | 144 | 61 | 17 | 8 | 13.0 | 38.0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24 | KAN | 4 | β | 19 | 17 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | 3.3 |
| 1999 | 25 | TEN | 15 | β | 11 | 9 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | 5 |
| 2000 | 26 | TEN | 14 | β | 34 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |
| 2001 | 27 | TEN | 14 | β | 40 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2003 | 29 | CAR | 16 | β | 67 | 47 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | 30 | JAX | 13 | β | 32 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | β | 0 | 1 | 6.8 |
| 2005 | 31 | JAX | 1 | β | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| Career | 77 | 209 | 144 | 61 | 17 | 8 | β | β | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38.5 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 50 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
49
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
53
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 50.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 50Β· confidence 92%
What builds the career mark of 49
On-field 31.7
Availability 17.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1998bestavg 462004
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Sacks leader7
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 88%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
4 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl11Solo9Ast2Sk1.0Dis1.0PD1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Kevin DysonWR4yDerrick MasonWR3yDeon GrantS3yEddie RobinsonOLB3yJason FiskNT3yFred TaylorRB3ySteve McNairQB3ySamari RolleCB3yEddie GeorgeRB3yFrank WycheckTE3yCraig HentrichP3yBlaine BishopS3yJohn ThorntonDT3yNeil O'DonnellQB3yHenry FordDT3yJevon KearseDE3yChris SandersWR3yJoe Salave'aDT3yPerry PhenixFS3yLorenzo NealFB2yDaryl SmithOLB2yMike PetersonOLB2yKyle BradyTE2yJosh ScobeeK2y
1998 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #120
#110Kivuusama MaysLB#111Jason FabiniOT#112Brandon WhitingDE#113Shawn BarberLB#114Tim DwightWR#116Clarence LoveCB#117Deshea TownsendDB#119Lance SchultersS#121Roosevelt BlackmonDB#124Martin ChaseDT#125Terry HardyTE#126Cedric HardenDE#127Jeremy BrighamTE#130Darren HambrickOLB#131Jonathan LintonFB#132Wilmont PerryRB
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterGreg inherited the Tennessee Titans LB room from Barron Wortham (1997β1999), and handed it to Randall Godfrey (2000β2002).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2005final season
Last recorded season with JAX
- 2004team change
Joined JAX (from CAR)
- 2003team change
Joined CAR (from TEN)
- 1999team change
Joined TEN (from KAN)
- 1998draft
Drafted by KC β Round 4, Pick 120
- 1998team change
Joined KAN (from KC)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 244 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 6-season peers. See all β
50
peak 53
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1998
C1999
C+2000
C+2001
C+2003
C2004
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
76%
Era Translator
Tackles translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Tackles | Tackles/G | β 2025 Tackles | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19 | 4.8 | 80+61 | 4.7 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0.7 | 7-4 | 0.4 |
| 2000 | 34 | 2.4 | 30-4 | 1.8 |
| 2001 | 40 | 2.9 | 30-10 | 1.8 |
| 2003 | 67 | 4.2 | 56-11 | 3.3 |
| 2004 | 32 | 2.5 | 17-15 | 1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
18 career value over replacement β #3194 all-time of 4,642. 3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #120 (Rd 4) Β· KC Β· 1998 Β· +15.6 vs expected KV-H
50actual
34.4 expected Β· Ξ+15.6
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