Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | ||||||
| 1994 | 23 | OAK | 7 | — | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24 | OAK | 14 | — | 0.0 | 14 | 11 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25 | OAK | 12 | — | 0.0 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26 | OAK | 16 | — | 0.0 | 36 | 27 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27 | OAK | 16 | — | 0.0 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | — | -1.0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28 | ARI | 6 | — | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 29 | ARI | 13 | — | 0.0 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 84 | — | 0.0 | 104 | 81 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | -1 | 0 | — | -1.0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
9 career value over replacement — #3731 all-time of 4,695. 1.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #52 (Rd 2) · RAI · 1994 · -0.6 vs expected KV-H
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