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.
Josh Bynes
Height6'1"
Weight235 lb
BornAug 24, 1989
Age36
CollegeAuburnSee College Stats
ConferenceSoutheastern
Rookie yr2011
A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 78 · #1460 · Above AverageWorth 78 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 32% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
7
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+11.1
Avg surplus
peak +23
7 seasons × ~11.1 surplus ≈ VORP 78
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | BAL | 6 | — | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | BAL | 12 | — | 37 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 455 | 44.2% | 296 | 64.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | DET | 10 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 209 | 28.7% | 234 | 66.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | 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 | — | DET | 8 | — | 36 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 374 | 66.1% | 75 | 31.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | ARI | 8 | — | 25 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 234 | 29.2% | 278 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | 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 | — | BAL | 12 | — | 43 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 392 | 52.6% | 35 | 17.4% | 16 | 11 | 0.7 | 47.4 | 1.6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | — | 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 | — | BAL | 13 | — | 64 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 539 | 61.2% | 35 | 24.2% | 31 | 18 | 0.6 | 84.5 | 5.4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | — | 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 | — | 119 | — | 512 | 305 | 207 | 39 | 18 | 8.5 | 65.5 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 4,775 | 58.3% | 1,336 | 40.4% | 143 | 99 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | 4 | 128 | 36 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23 | BAL | 6 | — | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 2013 | 24 | BAL | 12 | 0* | 37 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2014 | 25 | DET | 10 | 0* | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 2015 | 26 | DET | 16 | 13* | 77 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2016 | 27 | DET | 8 | 6* | 36 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2017 | 28 | ARI | 8 | 0* | 25 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 2018 | 29 | ARI | 11 | 10* | 68 | 45 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2019 | 30 | BAL | 12 | 6* | 43 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 31 | CIN | 16 | 11* | 94 | 48 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2021 | 32 | BAL | 13 | 9* | 64 | 38 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2022 | 33 | BAL | 7 | 4* | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 119 | 59* | 512 | 305 | 207 | 39 | 18 | — | — | 5 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 61.9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 24 | BAL | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 455 | 44.2% | 296 | 64.3% |
| 2014 | 25 | DET | 13 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 209 | 28.7% | 234 | 66.8% |
| 2015 | 26 | DET | 16 | 13* | — | 0.0% | 816 | 78.2% | 232 | 50.9% |
| 2016 | 27 | DET | 9 | 6* | — | 0.0% | 374 | 66.1% | 75 | 31.2% |
| 2017 | 28 | ARI | 14 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 234 | 29.2% | 278 | 66.7% |
| 2018 | 29 | ARI | 11 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 725 | 92.7% | 60 | 22.4% |
| 2019 | 30 | BAL | 12 | 6* | — | 0.0% | 392 | 52.6% | 35 | 17.4% |
| 2020 | 31 | CIN | 16 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 760 | 71.8% | 91 | 20.0% |
| 2021 | 32 | BAL | 14 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 539 | 61.2% | 35 | 24.2% |
| 2022 | 33 | BAL | 7 | 4* | — | 0.0% | 271 | 58.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 127 | 59* | — | — | 4,775 | — | 1,336 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 29 | ARI | 11 | 10* | 46 | 36 | 0.8 | 122.6 | 5.3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 30 | BAL | 12 | 6* | 16 | 11 | 0.7 | 47.4 | 1.6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 31 | CIN | 16 | 11* | 36 | 26 | 0.7 | 86.7 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 32 | BAL | 14 | 9* | 31 | 18 | 0.6 | 84.5 | 5.4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 33 | BAL | 7 | 4* | 14 | 8 | 0.6 | 66.7 | 2.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Career | 60 | 40* | 143 | 99 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | 4 | 128 | 36 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 58 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
54
Sustained
career value
×.6
64
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 58 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 97%
What builds the career mark of 54
On-field 39.7
Availability 14.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2012bestavg 52elite 702022
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Sacks leader4
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: 91%.
Per-Snap Impact
Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+42
Solid
SIS
Disruption/1002.168Snap share58.3%Def snaps4,775ReliableCV 0.37
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
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+).
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl14Solo4Ast10
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Auburn), 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
Sam KochP4yHaloti NgataDT4yJustin TuckerK4yPernell McPheeLB4yJames IhedigboS4yJoique BellRB4yMatt PraterK3yMatthew StaffordQB3ySam MartinP3yDarius SlayCB3yKyle Van NoyMLB3yGolden TateWR3yGlover QuinFS3yRiley ReiffOT3yTahir WhiteheadOLB3yCornelius LucasOT3yDon MuhlbachLS3yMarlon HumphreyCB3yMark AndrewsTE3yPatrick RicardRB3yLamar JacksonQB3yChuck ClarkSAF3yEric EbronTE3yNevin LawsonCB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJosh inherited the Baltimore Ravens LB room from Pernell McPhee (2011–2021), and handed it to Daryl Smith (2013–2015).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2022final season
Last recorded season with BAL
- 2021team change
Joined BAL (from CIN)
- 2020team change
Joined CIN (from BAL)
- 2019team change
Joined BAL (from ARI)
- 2017team change
Joined ARI (from DET)
- 2014team change
Joined DET (from BAL)
- 2012signing
Entered the NFL with BAL
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 235 lb
Frame
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | BAL | 0 | W8Questionable· Quadricep |
| 2017 | ARI | 1 | W16Out· AnkleW17Questionable· Ankle |
| 2015 | DET | 0 | W16Questionable· Foot |
| 2013 | BAL | 1 | W7Out· Thigh / Finger |
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 11-season peers. See all →
58
peak 64
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2012
C2013
D2014
B2015
C+2016
C2017
B2018
C+2019
B+2020
B2021
C2022
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 24 | 4 | 55+31 | 3.2 |
| 2013 | 37 | 3.1 | 33-4 | 2 |
| 2014 | 18 | 1.8 | 9-9 | 0.5 |
| 2015 | 77 | 4.8 | 65-12 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | 36 | 4.5 | 64+28 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | 25 | 3.1 | 40+15 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 68 | 6.2 | 96+28 | 5.6 |
| 2019 | 43 | 3.6 | 53+10 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | 94 | 5.9 | 97+3 | 5.7 |
| 2021 | 64 | 4.9 | 80+16 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 26 | 3.7 | 61+35 | 3.6 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
78 career value over replacement — #1460 all-time of 4,642. 7.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
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