James Laurinaitis ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Laurinaitis in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Laurinaitis a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
James Laurinaitis
Top 5% all-time linebackersIron Legend
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2009 | 22–23 | STL | 16 | — | 101 | 88 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 23–24 | STL | 16 | — | 100 | 84 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24–25 | STL | 16 | — | 132 | 95 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25–26 | STL | 16 | — | 135 | 110 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26–27 | STL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1,055 | 99.1% | 81 | 18.0% |
| 2014 | 27–28 | STL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1,042 | 99.3% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 28–29 | STL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1,156 | 99.9% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 29–30 | NO | 5 | — | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 216 | 60.0% | 29 | 21.0% |
| Career | — | 117 | — | 484 | 385 | 99 | 35 | 20 | 8.5 | 63.5 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
113 career value over replacement — #975 all-time of 4,695. 28.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #35 (Rd 2) · LA · 2009 · +16.2 vs expected KV-H
71actual
54.8 expected · Δ+16.2
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