Jovan Belcher is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Belcher in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Belcher's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jovan Belcher
Top 30% all-time linebackersReliable Starter
A linebacker with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 35 · #2493 · Role PlayerWorth 35 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 55% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+11.7
Avg surplus
peak +18
3 seasons × ~11.7 surplus ≈ VORP 35
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 | |||||
| 2009 | — | KC | 12 | — | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | — | KC | 16 | — | 70 | 39 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | — | KC | 16 | — | 82 | 56 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | — | KC | 10 | — | 35 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 54 | — | 213 | 149 | 64 | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 53 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
57
Sustained
career value
×.6
57
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 57 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 53· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 57
On-field 39.3
Availability 17.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2009bestavg 552012
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
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%.
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
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl11Solo7Ast4TFL2QBHits2Sk1.5Dis5.5
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Maine), 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
Dustin ColquittP4yRyan SuccopK4yDerrick JohnsonLB4yTamba HaliOLB4yBrandon FlowersCB4yDwayne BoweWR4yJamaal CharlesRB4yMatt CasselQB4yTyson JacksonDE4yGlenn DorseyNT4yTravis DanielsDB4yTerrance CopperWR4yAndy StudebakerLB4yJake O'ConnellTE4yBrandon CarrCB3yDemorrio WilliamsILB3yWallace GilberryDE3yKendrick LewisS3yJon McGrawS3yDexter McClusterWR3yLeonard PopeTE3yJackie BattleRB3yJavier ArenasCB3yDonald WashingtonS3y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2012final season
Last recorded season with KC
- 2009signing
Entered the NFL with KC
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 228 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | KC | 0 | W1Questionable· Groin |
| 2011 | KC | 0 | W14Questionable· Shoulder |
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 4-season peers. See all →
53
peak 57
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2009
B2010
B2011
C2012
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
84%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 26 | 2.2 | 21-5 | 1.2 |
| 2010 | 70 | 4.4 | 65-5 | 3.8 |
| 2011 | 82 | 5.1 | 78-4 | 4.6 |
| 2012 | 35 | 3.5 | 45+10 | 2.7 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
35 career value over replacement — #2493 all-time of 4,642. 8.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
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