Greg Manusky is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Manusky in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Manusky's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Greg Manusky
Top 30% all-time linebackersReliable Starter
A linebacker with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 48 · #2107 · Above AverageWorth 48 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 46% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
8
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+6
Avg surplus
peak +14
8 seasons × ~6 surplus ≈ VORP 48
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1988 | — | WAS | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | WAS | 16 | — | 54 | 44 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | MIN | 11 | — | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | KC | 16 | — | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | KC | 16 | — | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | KC | 16 | — | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | KC | 16 | — | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | KC | 16 | — | 26 | 17 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | KC | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 147 | — | 232 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 22 | WAS | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1989 | 23 | WAS | 16 | — | 54 | 44 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 5.4 |
| 1991 | 25 | MIN | 16 | — | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4.4 |
| 1992 | 26 | MIN | 11 | — | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.5 |
| 1993 | 27 | MIN | 16 | — | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4.5 |
| 1994 | 28 | KC | 16 | — | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 5.7 |
| 1995 | 29 | KC | 16 | — | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1996 | 30 | KC | 16 | — | 32 | 28 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1997 | 31 | KC | 16 | — | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5.4 |
| 1998 | 32 | KC | 16 | — | 26 | 17 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 6.8 |
| 1999 | 33 | KC | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 147 | 232 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.7 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 53 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
52
Sustained
career value
×.6
56
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 53.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 99%
What builds the career mark of 52
On-field 32.9
Availability 19.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1988bestavg 511998
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Colgate), 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
Rich GannonQB6yDerrick ThomasOLB6yKimble AndersRB6yDonnell BennettFB6yJames HastyDB5yTony RichardsonFB5yDale CarterCB5yLouie AguiarP5yPellom McDanielsDE5yDanan HughesWR5yDonnie EdwardsOLB4yJoe PhillipsNT4yJoe HornWR4yReggie TongueDB4yJerome WoodsFS4yTracy SimienILB4yVaughn BookerDE4yDerrick WalkerTE4yGreg HillRB4yTamarick VanoverWR4yLake DawsonWR4yTony GonzalezTE3yCris CarterWR3yChris DolemanDE3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterGreg inherited the Kansas City Chiefs LB room from Tracy Simien (1991–1997), and handed it to Donnie Edwards (1996–2008).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with KC
- 1994team change
Joined KC (from MIN)
- 1991team change
Joined MIN (from WAS)
- 1988signing
Entered the NFL with WAS
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 235 lb
Frame
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 10-season peers. See all →
53
peak 56
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D1988
B1989
C+1991
C1992
C+1993
C+1994
C+1995
C+1996
C+1997
C+1998
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.
88%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 5 | 0.7 | 26+21 | 1.5 |
| 1989 | 54 | 3.4 | 61+7 | 3.6 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0.8 | 20+7 | 1.2 |
| 1992 | 14 | 1.3 | 29+15 | 1.7 |
| 1993 | 20 | 1.3 | 24+4 | 1.4 |
| 1994 | 23 | 1.4 | 26+3 | 1.5 |
| 1995 | 20 | 1.3 | 24+4 | 1.4 |
| 1996 | 32 | 2 | 42+10 | 2.5 |
| 1997 | 24 | 1.5 | 31+7 | 1.8 |
| 1998 | 26 | 1.6 | 28+2 | 1.7 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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
48 career value over replacement — #2107 all-time of 4,642. 4.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
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