Jeff Kopp
Top 44% all-time linebackersSolid Contributor
Height6'3"
Weight244 lb
BornJul 8, 1971
Age55
CollegeUSCSee College Stats
Rookie yr1995
Draft1995 · Rd 6, Pick 194 · MIA
A linebacker with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 7 · #3786 · Role PlayerWorth 7 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 83% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
2 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
×
+3.5
Avg surplus
peak +5
2 seasons × ~3.5 surplus ≈ VORP 7
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 | |||||
| 1995 | — | MIA | 16 | — | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | JAX | 12 | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | JAX | 16 | — | 22 | 14 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | JAX | 13 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | BAL | 13 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | NE | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 71 | — | 45 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 45 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 45 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
47
Sustained
career value
×.6
49
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 47.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 45· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 47
On-field 29.1
Availability 17.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1995bestavg 471998
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (USC), 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
Keenan McCardellWR3yBryan BarkerP3yKelvin PritchettDT3yMark BrunellQB3yJimmy SmithWR3yJoel SmeengeDE3yKevin HardyOLB3yAaron BeasleyCB3yJohn JurkovicDT3yTony BrackensDE3yJames StewartRB3yBrant BoyerOLB3yPete MitchellTE3yChris HudsonDB3yBryan SchwartzLB3yTravis DavisFS3yClyde SimmonsDE2yEddie RobinsonOLB2yRenaldo WynnDE2yJeff LagemanDE2ySeth PayneDT2yDana HallDB2yNatrone MeansRB2yDaimon SheltonFB2y
1995 Draft Class· this player went #194
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999team change
Joined NE (from JAX)
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with NE
- 1996team change
Joined JAX (from MIA)
- 1995draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 6, Pick 194
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 244 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
45
peak 49
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1995
C1996
C+1997
C1998
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
73%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10 | 0.6 | 15+5 | 0.9 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0.6 | 22+15 | 1.3 |
| 1997 | 22 | 1.4 | 29+7 | 1.7 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0.2 | 4+2 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
7 career value over replacement — #3786 all-time of 4,642. 1.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #194 (Rd 6) · MIA · 1995 · +19.1 vs expected KV-H
45actual
25.9 expected · Δ+19.1
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