Jim Nelson
Durable Contributor📈 Late Developer · 2004
A linebacker who maximized value through reliable availability. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 5 · #3928 · Role PlayerWorth 5 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 86% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +2.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
4 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
×
+2.5
Avg surplus
peak +3
2 seasons × ~2.5 surplus ≈ VORP 5
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 | |||||
| 1999 | — | GB | 5 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | MIN | 5 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | MIN | 9 | — | 35 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | MIN | 5 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | IND | 6 | — | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | IND | 14 | — | 43 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 44 | — | 110 | 75 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 38 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 38 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
36
Sustained
career value
×.6
41
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 38 × longevity 1 = KV-H 38· confidence 77%
What builds the career mark of 36
On-field 26.1
Availability 9.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1999bestavg 312004
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Interceptions leader2
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: 86%.
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 (Penn State), 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
Gary AndersonK3yRandy MossWR3yFred RobbinsDT3yChris HovanDT3yJimmy KleinsasserTE3yTyrone CarterDB3yDaunte CulpepperQB3yChris WalshWR3yTroy WaltersWR3yTalance SawyerDE3yLemanski HallOLB3yPeyton ManningQB2yCris CarterWR2yReggie WayneWR2yDwight FreeneyDE2yRobert GriffithFS2yMarvin HarrisonWR2yRobert MathisOLB2yMarcus PollardTE2yEdgerrin JamesRB2yLance JohnstoneDE2yBrandon StokleyWR2yDallas ClarkTE2yRaheem BrockDE2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2004final season
Last recorded season with IND
- 2003team change
Joined IND (from MIN)
- 2000team change
Joined MIN (from GB)
- 1999signing
Entered the NFL with GB
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 230 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →
38
peak 41
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1999
F2000
C2001
F2002
F2003
C+2004
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
72%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7 | 1.4 | 19+12 | 1.1 |
| 2000 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | 35 | 3.9 | 52+17 | 3 |
| 2002 | 9 | 1.8 | 1-8 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | 10 | 1.7 | 0-10 | 0 |
| 2004 | 43 | 3.1 | 31-12 | 1.8 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
5 career value over replacement — #3928 all-time of 4,642. 0.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
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