Josh Woods
Solid Contributor⭐ Shooting Star · 2023
Height6'1"
Weight235 lb
BornJul 1, 1996
Age30
CollegeMarylandSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2018
A linebacker with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 12 · #3512 · Role PlayerWorth 12 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 77% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+12
Avg surplus
peak +12
1 seasons × ~12 surplus ≈ VORP 12
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% | |||||
| 2019 | — | CHI | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 147 | 64.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | CHI | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 46 | 22.8% | 273 | 63.5% | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 141.2 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | — | DET | 3 | — | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 113 | 40.0% | 186 | 62.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | 2TM | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 101.6 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | — | DET | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 10 | 6.0% | 322 | 71.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | ARI | 11 | — | 54 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 569 | 78.3% | 28 | 15.3% | 29 | 23 | 0.8 | 116.2 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | — | ATL | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 89 | 65.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | ATL | 6 | — | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 17 | 5.8% | 250 | 82.4% | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 113.9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 68 | — | 93 | 51 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 755 | 30.6% | 1,295 | 60.7% | 45 | 37 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | CHI | 4 | 0* | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 25 | DET | 3 | 0* | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 27 | ARI | 11 | 9* | 54 | 26 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.7 |
| 2025 | 29 | ATL | 6 | 0* | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 24 | 9* | 93 | 51 | 42 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | CHI | 9 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 147 | 64.7% |
| 2020 | 24 | CHI | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 46 | 22.8% | 273 | 63.5% |
| 2021 | 25 | DET | 13 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 113 | 40.0% | 186 | 62.1% |
| 2022 | 26 | DET | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 10 | 6.0% | 322 | 71.7% |
| 2023 | 27 | ARI | 11 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 569 | 78.3% | 28 | 15.3% |
| 2024 | 28 | ATL | 5 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 89 | 65.4% |
| 2025 | 29 | ATL | 12 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 17 | 5.8% | 250 | 82.4% |
| Career | 82 | 9* | — | — | 755 | — | 1,295 | — |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | CHI | 15 | 0* | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 141.2 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 25 | 2TM | 13 | 0* | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 101.6 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 27 | ARI | 11 | 9* | 29 | 23 | 0.8 | 116.2 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 29 | ATL | 12 | 0* | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 113.9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | 51 | 9* | 45 | 37 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 35 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 35 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
43
Sustained
career value
×.6
36
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 40.2 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 35· confidence 75%
What builds the career mark of 43
On-field 34.3
Availability 8.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2020bestavg 362025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position0
Depth
of 100
Reached 0% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
0% of the all-time Sacks leader0
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: 92%.
Per-Snap Impact
Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+40
Solid
SIS
Disruption/1001.275Snap share36.7%Def snaps745Emerging
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Maryland), 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
KhaDarel HodgeWR3yMike HughesCB3yDarnell MooneyWR3yElijah WilkinsonOT3yBobby PriceDB3yKhalil MackOLB2yJake MatthewsOT2yCordarrelle PattersonRB2yBradley PinionP2yKirk CousinsQB2yPat O'DonnellP2yCharles Leno Jr.OT2yJared GoffQB2yLeonard FloydDE2yMichael BrockersDT2yDavid OnyemataDT2yBuster SkrineCB2yAkiem HicksDE2yCody WhitehairG2yTaylor DeckerOT2yAllen RobinsonWR2yJessie BatesFS2yAntonio HamiltonCB2yRoquan SmithILB2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with ATL
- 2024team change
Joined ATL (from ARI)
- 2023team change
Joined ARI (from DET)
- 2021team change
Joined DET (from CHI)
- 2019signing
Entered the NFL with CHI
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 235 lb
Frame
Injury History
4 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ARI | 3 | W2Out· AnkleW3Out· AnkleW4Out· AnkleW5Questionable· AnkleW6Questionable· AnkleW7Questionable· Back |
| 2022 | DET | 0 | W17Questionable· Biceps |
| 2021 | DET | 1 | W16Out· Neck |
| 2020 | CHI | 0 | W4Questionable· AnkleW13Questionable· FootW18Questionable· Toe / Glute |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
35
peak 36
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2020
C+2023
D2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
70%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | 1.8 | 27+20 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | 54 | 4.9 | 83+29 | 4.9 |
| 2025 | 14 | 2.3 | 40+26 | 2.3 |
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
12 career value over replacement — #3512 all-time of 4,642. 4/season above a replacement-level LB.
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