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

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Justin Strnad

Top 40% all-time linebackersReliable Starter

Height6'3"

Weight235 lb

BornAug 21, 1996

Age29

CollegeWake Forest See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2020

Draft2020 · Rd 5, Pick 178 · DEN

Archetype Intelligence

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A linebacker with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 26 · #2836 · Role Player

Worth 26 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 62% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.7

Avg surplus

peak +12

3 seasons × ~8.7 surplus ≈ VORP 26

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+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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%
2021	—	DEN	9	—	30	17	13	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	316	55.0%	204	54.3%	22	14	0.6	88.6	1.4	2	2	0	18	4	0.1
2022	—	DEN	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	405	84.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	DEN	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	395	85.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	DEN	14	—	56	33	23	8	4	3.0	15.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	676	68.0%	201	42.6%	43	31	0.7	86.1	1.1	8	4	1	42	6	0.1
2025	—	DEN	13	—	56	21	35	5	8	4.5	17.5	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	575	57.9%	142	37.2%	20	14	0.7	65.6	4.2	10	2	3	37	4	0.1
Career		—	70	—	142	71	71	13	13	7.5	33.5	1	6	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,567	60.3%	1,347	60.7%	85	59	—	—	—	20	8	4	97	14	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FR	VAL
2021	25	DEN	9	9*	30	17	13	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	—	3.1
2024	28	DEN	14	12*	56	33	23	8	4	3.0	15.0	0	3	—	7
2025	29	DEN	13	9*	56	21	35	5	8	4.5	17.5	1	3	—	8.9
Career			36	30*	142	71	71	13	13	—	—	1	6	—	19

* 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%
2021	25	DEN	16	9*	—	0.0%	316	55.0%	204	54.3%
2022	26	DEN	17	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	405	84.2%
2023	27	DEN	17	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	395	85.2%
2024	28	DEN	17	12*	—	0.0%	676	68.0%	201	42.6%
2025	29	DEN	16	9*	—	0.0%	575	57.9%	142	37.2%
Career			83	30*	—	—	1,567	—	1,347	—

* 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%
2021	25	DEN	16	9*	22	14	0.6	88.6	1.4	2	2	0	18	4	0.1
2024	28	DEN	17	12*	43	31	0.7	86.1	1.1	8	4	1	42	6	0.1
2025	29	DEN	16	9*	20	14	0.7	65.6	4.2	10	2	3	37	4	0.1
Career			49	30*	85	59	—	—	—	20	8	4	97	14	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 48 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.86

Longevity

career length

Blend 56.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 48· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 42.3

Availability 14.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2021bestavg 562025

All-Time Standing

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

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.585See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.585Snap share60.3%Def snaps1,567VolatileCV 0.64

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 basis

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

Combine · 2020

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

LB · 2020 class

4.74s

40-Yard

Below avg · 32th pct

Pos 32thAll 40thClass Pos 21thClass All 37th

29"

Vertical

Low · 4th pct

Pos 4thAll 16thClass Pos 2thClass All 14th

113"

Broad Jump

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 35thClass Pos 11thClass All 23th

4.49s

Shuttle

Low · 10th pct

Pos 10thAll 30thClass Pos 11thClass All 37th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl9Solo5Ast4

College Stats

Wake ForestCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Wake Forest), 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.

2020 Draft Class· this player went #178

#170Broderick WashingtonDT #171Isaiah CoulterWR #172Jason HuntleyRB #173Darnell MooneyWR #174Larrell MurchisonDT #175Kamal MartinLB #176K.J. OsbornWR #177Michael DannaLB #179Bradlee AnaeDE #180Hakeem AdenijiOT #181Netane MutiG #182Mike OnwenuG #183Cameron BrownLB #184Bravvion RoyDT #185Blake FergusonLS #186Alohi GilmanSAF

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Justin inherited the Denver Broncos LB room from Jonathon Cooper (2021–2025), and handed it to Alex Singleton (2022–2025).

Elijah Alexander 1993–1995Allen Aldridge 1994–1997Glenn Cadrez 1995–2000Bill Romanowski 1996–2001John Mobley 1996–2003Al Wilson

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 DEN
2020draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 5, Pick 178

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 235 lb

Frame

238 lb at 4.74s

Size-speed

29" vert / 113" broad

Explosion

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2022	DEN	0	W14Questionable· Knee

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 3-season peers. See all →

peak 56

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

C2021

C+2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

98%

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
2021	30	3.3	54+24	3.2
2024	56	4	68+12	4
2025	56	4.3	73+17	4.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

26 career value over replacement — #2836 all-time of 4,642. 8.7/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #178 (Rd 5) · DEN · 2020 · +21.1 vs expected KV-H

48actual

26.9 expected · Δ+21.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2020

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2020 Draft Class· this player went #178

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography