Hannibal Navies is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Navies in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Navies's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Hannibal Navies
Height6'3"
Weight245 lb
BornJul 19, 1977
Age49
CollegeColoradoSee College Stats
Rookie yr1999
Draft1999 · Rd 4, Pick 100 · CAR
A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 15 · #3352 · Role PlayerWorth 15 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 73% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+7.5
Avg surplus
peak +13
2 seasons × ~7.5 surplus ≈ VORP 15
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 | |||||
| 1999 | — | CAR | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | CAR | 11 | — | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | CAR | 4 | — | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | CAR | 11 | — | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | GB | 16 | — | 69 | 52 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | GB | 13 | — | 40 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | CIN | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | SF | 5 | — | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | SF | 3 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 66 | — | 196 | 144 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 4.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22 | CAR | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 23 | CAR | 11 | — | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2001 | 24 | CAR | 4 | — | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2002 | 25 | CAR | 11 | — | 27 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 |
| 2003 | 26 | GB | 16 | — | 69 | 52 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2004 | 27 | GB | 13 | — | 40 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
| 2005 | 28 | CIN | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 29 | SF | 5 | — | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2007 | 30 | SF | 3 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 66 | 196 | 144 | 52 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 48 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
46
Sustained
career value
×.6
51
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 48 × longevity 1 = KV-H 48· confidence 86%
What builds the career mark of 46
On-field 31.5
Availability 14.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2000bestavg 402006
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Sacks leader2
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: 90%.
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+).
Postseason Career
4 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl11Solo7Ast4PD1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Colorado), 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
Wesley WallsTE5yMuhsin MuhammadWR4yMike MinterFS4ySean GilbertDT4yMike RuckerDE4yKris MangumTE4yChris HetheringtonFB4yDamien RichardsonDB4yJohn KasayK3yDoug EvansDB3yMark RomanS3yDean WellsLB3yBrad HooverFB3yDonald HayesWR3yIsaac ByrdWR3yLester TownsLB3yTim BiakabutukaRB3yNicolas LucheyRB3yJason PeterDE3yChris WeinkeQB3yKyle TurleyOT3yBrett FavreQB2yAndy LeeP2yFrank GoreRB2y
1999 Draft Class· this player went #100
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2007final season
Last recorded season with SF
- 2006team change
Joined SF (from CIN)
- 2005team change
Joined CIN (from GB)
- 2003team change
Joined GB (from CAR)
- 1999draft
Drafted by CAR — Round 4, Pick 100
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 245 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 6-season peers. See all →
48
peak 51
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2000
F2001
C2002
B2003
C2004
F2006
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
51%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16 | 1.5 | 11-5 | 0.7 |
| 2001 | 16 | 4 | 54+38 | 3.2 |
| 2002 | 27 | 2.5 | 16-11 | 0.9 |
| 2003 | 69 | 4.3 | 59-10 | 3.5 |
| 2004 | 40 | 3.1 | 31-9 | 1.8 |
| 2006 | 16 | 3.2 | 35+19 | 2.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
15 career value over replacement — #3352 all-time of 4,642. 2.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #100 (Rd 4) · CAR · 1999 · +9.3 vs expected KV-H
48actual
38.7 expected · Δ+9.3
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