Joe Bowden is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Bowden in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bowden's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Joe Bowden

👑 Dynasty DNA · 5 seasons · 3 titles Top 16% all-time linebackersIron Man⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height5'11"

Weight235 lb

BornFeb 25, 1970

Age56

CollegeOklahoma See College Stats

Rookie yr1992

Draft1992 · Rd 5, Pick 133 · HOU

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end linebacker defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 92 · #1253 · High-Value

Worth 92 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 28% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.1

Avg surplus

peak +26

7 seasons × ~13.1 surplus ≈ VORP 92

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
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1992	—	TEN	14	—	8	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1993	—	TEN	16	—	35	25	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	1	0	—	—	—
1994	—	TEN	14	—	17	11	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	1	—	—	—
1995	—	TEN	16	—	53	38	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	2	5	—	—	—
1996	—	TEN	16	—	72	45	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	6	2	—	—	—
1997	—	TEN	16	—	85	54	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	1	4	1	—	—	—
1998	—	TEN	16	—	104	73	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	1	3	1	—	—	—
1999	—	TEN	15	—	45	31	14	6	3	3.5	12.5	1	1	2	2	0	0
2000	—	DAL	14	—	18	14	4	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	137	—	437	296	18	8	3	12.5	23.5	3	18	12	2	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1992	22	TEN	14	—	8	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	4.2
1993	23	TEN	16	—	35	25	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	1	0	—	—	—	6.1
1994	24	TEN	14	—	17	11	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	1	—	—	—	6.2
1995	25	TEN	16	—	53	38	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	2	5	—	—	—	10.3
1996	26	TEN	16	—	72	45	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	6	2	—	—	—	12.6
1997	27	TEN	16	—	85	54	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	1	4	1	—	—	—	8.8
1998	28	TEN	16	—	104	73	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	1	3	1	—	—	—	9.6
1999	29	TEN	15	—	45	31	14	6	3	3.5	12.5	1	1	2	2	0	0	9.2
2000	30	DAL	14	—	18	14	4	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	4.3
Career			137		437	296	18	8	3	—	—	3	18	12	2	0	0	71.3

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 38.1

Availability 18.9

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

1992bestavg 57elite 702000

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Sacks leader6

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: 89%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl15Solo7Ast8TFL1Dis1.0PD1

College Stats

OklahomaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oklahoma), 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.

1992 Draft Class· this player went #133

#103Edgar BennettRB #104Frankie SmithDB #105Tony McCoyDT #107Will FurrerQB #115Craig ThompsonTE #119Dexter McNabbRB #125Ed McDanielOLB #132Santana DotsonDT #138Torrance SmallWR #143Rico SmithWR #150Michael BatesWR #154Glenn CadrezOLB #157Mark ChmuraTE #160Jeff SydnerWR #166Jeff BlakeQB #171Darryl AshmoreOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Joe opened the Tennessee Titans LB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Eddie Robinson (1992–2001).

Joe Bowden 1992–1999Eddie Robinson 1992–2001Micheal Barrow 1993–1996Lonnie Marts 1997–1998Barron Wortham 1997–1999Greg Favors 1999–2001

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2000team change
Joined DAL (from TEN)
2000final season
Last recorded season with DAL
1992draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 5, Pick 133
1992team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 235 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 68

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C1992

C+1993

C1994

C+1995

B1996

B1997

B+1998

C+1999

C2000

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

95%

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
1992	8	0.6	19+11	1.1
1993	35	2.2	37+2	2.2
1994	17	1.2	23+6	1.4
1995	53	3.3	53	3.1
1996	72	4.5	77+5	4.5
1997	85	5.3	88+3	5.2
1998	104	6.5	109+5	6.4
1999	45	3	48+3	2.8
2000	18	1.3	8-10	0.5

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), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

92 career value over replacement — #1253 all-time of 4,642. 10.2/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #133 (Rd 5) · HOU · 1992 · +28.5 vs expected KV-H

62actual

33.5 expected · Δ+28.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1992 Draft Class· this player went #133

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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