Jake Ryan is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Ryan in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ryan's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jake Ryan
Top 34% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 34 · #2527 · Role PlayerWorth 34 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 55% of all 4,666 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
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3
Career Value · VORP
34 career value over replacement — #2527 all-time of 4,666. 11.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #129 (Rd 4) · GB · 2015 · +20.4 vs expected KV-H
51actual
30.6 expected · Δ+20.4
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