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

OLBLV#34ACT

K.J. Wright

1× Pro BowlTop 38% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter

Height6'4"

Weight246 lb

BornJul 23, 1989

Age36

CollegeMississippi State See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2011

Draft2011 · Rd 4, Pick 99 · SEA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A edge rusher with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 63 · #1759 · Above Average

Worth 63 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 39% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +17

9 seasons × ~7 surplus ≈ VORP 63

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%
2011	—	SEA	14	—	57	42	15	10	4	2.0	16.0	0	3	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	SEA	14	—	90	60	30	8	3	1.0	12.0	1	5	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	SEA	13	—	78	44	34	4	2	1.5	7.5	0	4	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	739	86.8%	87	24.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	SEA	16	—	98	65	33	5	2	2.0	9.0	0	4	3	1	0	0	—	0.0%	918	94.6%	26	11.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	SEA	16	—	112	67	45	4	2	1.0	7.0	0	3	4	2	0	0	—	0.0%	968	97.2%	61	16.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	SEA	16	—	123	69	54	12	8	4.0	24.0	0	5	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,052	97.1%	58	15.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	SEA	15	—	102	65	37	5	3	0.0	8.0	1	6	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	956	92.6%	80	17.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	SEA	5	—	19	11	8	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	223	74.4%	13	19.5%	19	12	0.6	101.0	3.1	1	1	0	4	4	0.1
2019	—	SEA	16	—	126	61	65	5	1	0.0	6.0	3	11	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	997	93.4%	86	18.3%	90	64	0.7	87.5	4.4	1	1	0	40	11	0.1
2020	—	SEA	16	—	82	56	26	11	3	2.0	16.0	1	10	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	991	85.8%	84	18.3%	66	51	0.8	106.6	3.5	6	3	1	72	10	0.1
2021	—	LV	14	—	46	20	26	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	425	38.5%	13	6.6%	17	16	0.9	115.4	2.2	1	1	0	6	3	0.1
Career		—	155	—	933	560	373	68	28	13.5	109.5	6	54	11	9	0	0	—	0.0%	7,269	84.5%	508	16.4%	192	143	—	—	—	9	6	1	122	28	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2011	22	SEA	14	—	57	42	15	10	4	2.0	16.0	0	3	1	1	8.1
2012	23	SEA	14	—	90	60	30	8	3	1.0	12.0	1	5	1	—	9.2
2013	24	SEA	13	11*	78	44	34	4	2	1.5	7.5	0	4	0	1	6.3
2014	25	SEA	16	15*	98	65	33	5	2	2.0	9.0	0	4	3	1	9.9
2015	26	SEA	16	16*	112	67	45	4	2	1.0	7.0	0	3	4	2	9.5
2016	27	SEA	16	16*	123	69	54	12	8	4.0	24.0	0	5	1	1	11.4
2017	28	SEA	15	14*	102	65	37	5	3	0.0	8.0	1	6	0	1	8.5
2018	29	SEA	5	4*	19	11	8	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	3	0	—	2.4
2019	30	SEA	16	15*	126	61	65	5	1	0.0	6.0	3	11	0	—	11.5
2020	31	SEA	16	14*	82	56	26	11	3	2.0	16.0	1	10	1	2	11.9
2021	32	LV	14	0*	46	20	26	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	5
Career			155	105*	933	560	373	68	28	—	—	6	54	11	9	93.7

* 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	SEA	13	11*	—	0.0%	739	86.8%	87	24.5%
2014	25	SEA	16	15*	—	0.0%	918	94.6%	26	11.0%
2015	26	SEA	16	16*	—	0.0%	968	97.2%	61	16.3%
2016	27	SEA	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,052	97.1%	58	15.1%
2017	28	SEA	15	14*	—	0.0%	956	92.6%	80	17.5%
2018	29	SEA	5	4*	—	0.0%	223	74.4%	13	19.5%
2019	30	SEA	16	15*	—	0.0%	997	93.4%	86	18.3%
2020	31	SEA	16	14*	—	0.0%	991	85.8%	84	18.3%
2021	32	LV	17	0*	—	0.0%	425	38.5%	13	6.6%
Career			130	105*	—	—	7,269	—	508	—

* 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	SEA	5	4*	19	12	0.6	101.0	3.1	1	1	0	4	4	0.1
2019	30	SEA	16	15*	90	64	0.7	87.5	4.4	1	1	0	40	11	0.1
2020	31	SEA	16	14*	66	51	0.8	106.6	3.5	6	3	1	72	10	0.1
2021	32	LV	17	0*	17	16	0.9	115.4	2.2	1	1	0	6	3	0.1
Career			54	33*	192	143	—	—	—	9	6	1	122	28	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 33.8

Availability 18.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2011bestavg 502021

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Sacks leader7

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: 87%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.947See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.947Snap share84.5%Def snaps7,269ReliableCV 0.38

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, 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 · 2011

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

EDGE · 2011 class

4.71s

40-Yard

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 43thClass Pos 71thClass All 43th

32"

Vertical

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 35thClass Pos 43thClass All 40th

120"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 64thClass Pos 76thClass All 72th

20 reps

Bench

Low · 18th pct

Pos 18thAll 44thClass Pos 11thClass All 41th

7.26s

3-Cone

Below avg · 46th pct

Pos 46thAll 40thClass Pos 34thClass All 29th

4.46s

Shuttle

Below avg · 32th pct

Pos 32thAll 33thClass Pos 32thClass All 25th

Postseason Career

16 playoff games

Defense

Tkl105Solo60Ast45TFL6QBHits5Sk2.0Dis13.0Int1PD4

College Stats

Mississippi StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi State), 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.

2011 Draft Class· this player went #99

#91Akeem DentOLB #92Joe BarksdaleOT #93Chris ConteFS #94Kenrick EllisDT #95Curtis BrownDB #96Alex GreenRB #97Sione FuaDT #98Brandon HoganCB #100Da'Norris SearcyS #101Clint BolingG #102Jordan CameronTE #103Sam AchoLB #104Luke StockerTE #105Roy HeluRB #106Christian BallardDE #107Kris DurhamWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

K.J. inherited the Seattle Seahawks LB room from Malcolm Smith (2011–2014), and handed it to Bruce Irvin (2012–2022).

David Wyman 1987–1992Dean Wells 1993–1998Darrin Smith 1998–1999Anthony Simmons 1998–2004Chad Brown 1999–2004Isaiah Kacyvenski

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2021team change
Joined LV (from SEA)
2021final season
Last recorded season with LV
2011draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 4, Pick 99

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 246 lb

Frame

246 lb at 4.71s

Size-speed

32" vert / 120" broad

Explosion

20 reps

Bench power

Injury History

14 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2020	SEA	0	W10Questionable· Ankle
2018	SEA	10	W1Out· KneeW2Out· KneeW3Out· KneeW4Out· KneeW5Out· KneeW6Out· KneeW9Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· KneeW11Doubtful· KneeW12Out· KneeW13Out· KneeW14Out· Knee+1 more
2017	SEA	0	W15Doubtful· Concussion
2013	SEA	3	W15Out· FeetW16Out· FootW17Out· FootW19Out· Foot
2012	SEA	1	W10Out· Concussion

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 →

peak 59

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

C+2011

C+2012

C+2013

C+2014

C+2015

B2016

C2017

F2018

C+2019

C+2020

C2021

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

Era Translator

Sacks 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 Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2011	2	0.1	3+1	0.1
2012	1	0.1	1	0.1
2013	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2014	2	0.1	2	0.1
2015	1	0.1	1	0.1
2016	4	0.3	4	0.3
2017	0	0	0	0
2018	0	0	0	0
2019	0	0	0	0
2020	2	0.1	2	0.1
2021	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

63 career value over replacement — #1759 all-time of 4,642. 5.7/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #99 (Rd 4) · SEA · 2011 · +16.3 vs expected KV-H

55actual

38.7 expected · Δ+16.3

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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 · 2011

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2011 Draft Class· this player went #99

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator