Josh Bynes is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Bynes in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bynes's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2012 | 23 | BAL | 6 | — | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24 | BAL | 15 | — | 37 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 455 | 44.2% | 296 | 64.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25 | DET | 13 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 209 | 24.3% | 234 | 66.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 26 | DET | 16 | — | 77 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 816 | 78.2% | 232 | 50.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 27 | DET | 9 | — | 36 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 374 | 66.1% | 75 | 31.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 28 | ARI | 14 | — | 25 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 234 | 27.1% | 278 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29 | ARI | 11 | — | 68 | 45 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 725 | 92.7% | 60 | 22.4% | 46 | 36 | 0.8 | 122.6 | 5.3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 30 | BAL | 12 | — | 43 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 392 | 52.6% | 35 | 10.2% | 16 | 11 | 0.7 | 47.4 | 1.6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 31 | CIN | 16 | — | 94 | 48 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 760 | 71.8% | 91 | 20.0% | 36 | 26 | 0.7 | 86.7 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 32 | BAL | 14 | — | 64 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 539 | 61.2% | 35 | 8.6% | 31 | 18 | 0.6 | 84.5 | 5.4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 33 | BAL | 7 | — | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 271 | 58.0% | — | 0.0% | 14 | 8 | 0.6 | 66.7 | 2.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 133 | — | 512 | 305 | 207 | 39 | 18 | 8.5 | 65.5 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | 99 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | 4 | 128 | 36 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
82 career value over replacement — #1434 all-time of 4,695. 7.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
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