Ken Norton ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Norton in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Norton a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Ken Norton

3× Pro Bowl1× All-Pro👑 Dynasty DNA · 11 seasons · 3 titles Top 4% all-time linebackersIron Legend📈 Late Developer · 1996

Height6'2"

Career Value · VORP

232 career value over replacement — #275 all-time of 4,695. 19.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #41 (Rd 2) · DAL · 1988 · +23.3 vs expected KV-H

74actual

50.7 expected · Δ+23.3

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1989	22–23	DAL	13	—	53	40	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	—	3	0	—	—	—
1990	23–24	DAL	15	—	0	0	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	—	0	0	—	—	—
1991	24–25	DAL	16	—	67	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	0	—	—	—
1992	25–26	DAL	16	—	82	69	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	4	1	—	—	—
1993	26–27	DAL	16	—	123	98	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	1	5	0	—	—	—
1994	27–28	SF	16	—	87	77	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	5	1	—	—	—
1995	28–29	SF	16	—	95	81	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	3	5	1	—	—	—
1996	29–30	SF	16	—	127	106	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	2	0	—	—	—
1997	30–31	SF	16	—	95	70	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	—	8	2	—	—	—
1998	31–32	SF	16	—	113	91	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	5	2	—	—	—
1999	32–33	SF	16	—	93	67	26	9	1	1.0	11.0	0	7	1	1	0	0
2000	33–34	SF	16	—	65	39	26	7	0	0.0	7.0	0	2	0	1	0	0
Career		—	188	—	1,000	738	52	16	1	12.5	29.5	5	47	8	2	0	0

No production recorded1988

1988: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.

Career arc · VAL by season

12 seasons · peak 4.5 in 1995

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

1.1 career wins over 12 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1995 · +0.3 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1989	22–23	DAL	13	—	53	40	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	—	3	0	—	—	—	1.8
1990	23–24	DAL	15	—	0	0	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	—	0	0	—	—	—	1.3
1991	24–25	DAL	16	—	67	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	0	—	—	—	0
1992	25–26	DAL	16	—	82	69	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	4	1	—	—	—	0
1993	26–27	DAL	16	—	123	98	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	1	5	0	—	—	—	3
1994	27–28	SF	16	—	87	77	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	5	1	—	—	—	1
1995	28–29	SF	16	—	95	81	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	3	5	1	—	—	—	4.5
1996	29–30	SF	16	—	127	106	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	2	0	—	—	—	0
1997	30–31	SF	16	—	95	70	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	—	8	2	—	—	—	1.2
1998	31–32	SF	16	—	113	91	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	5	2	—	—	—	1.6
1999	32–33	SF	16	—	93	67	26	9	1	1.0	11.0	0	7	1	1	0	0	0
2000	33–34	SF	16	—	65	39	26	7	0	0.0	7.0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
Career			188		1,000	738	52	16	1	12.5	29.5	5	47	8	2	0	0	14.4

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 74 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 71 × longevity 1 = KV-H 74· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 47.2

Availability 19.8

On-field production

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Ken Norton

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · LB