Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| 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% | |||||
| 2012 | 23 | CLE | 8 | — | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24 | KC | 16 | — | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 67 | 5.8% | 324 | 67.3% |
| 2014 | 25 | KC | 16 | — | 42 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 437 | 42.1% | 263 | 59.4% |
| 2015 | 26 | JAX / MIA / TB | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — |
| Career | — | 46 | — | 80 | 56 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
6 career value over replacement — #3905 all-time of 4,695. 2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #120 (Rd 4) · CLE · 2012 · +3 vs expected KV-H
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VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
#578 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23 | CLE | 8 | — | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 24 | KC | 4 | 0* | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2014 | 25 | KC | 11 | 0* | 42 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 23 | 80 | 56 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 24 | KC | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 67 | 5.8% | 324 | 67.3% |
| 2014 | 25 | KC | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 437 | 42.1% | 263 | 59.4% |
| 2015 | 26 | All teams | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 36 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 41.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 36· confidence 83%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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