Kenny Young is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Young in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Young's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| 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% | |||||
| 2018 | 23–24 | BAL | 16 | — | 43 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 369 | 35.6% | 178 | 39.7% | 23 | 15 | 0.7 | 87.8 | 1.6 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 24–25 | BAL / LAR | 14 | — | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 99 | — | 207 | — | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 158.3 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 25–26 | LAR | 16 | — | 48 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 471 | 46.2% | 53 | 12.1% | 28 | 23 | 0.8 | 81.4 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 26–27 | DEN / LAR | 13 | — | 72 | 38 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 645 | — | — | — | 46 | 40 | 0.9 | 113.5 | 2.7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 27–28 | TB | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 70 | 68.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 63 | — | 174 | 107 | 67 | 16 | 13 | 5.5 | 34.5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,584 | 38.4% | 508 | 29.1% | 101 | 82 | — | — | — | 26 | 11 | 9 | 86 | 20 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
34 career value over replacement — #2560 all-time of 4,695. 11.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #122 (Rd 4) · BAL · 2018 · +19.4 vs expected KV-H
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5 seasons · peak 1.8 in 2020
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.
0.3 career wins over 5 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2020 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#352 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23–24 | BAL | 14 | 0* | 43 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 24–25 | BAL | 3 | — | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25–26 | LAR | 16 | 0* | 48 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 26–27 | All teams | 13 | — | 72 | 38 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Career | 46 | 174 | 107 | 67 | 16 | 13 | 5.5 | 34.5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23–24 | BAL | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 369 | 35.6% | 178 | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 24–25 | All teams | 14 | — | — | — | 99 | — | 207 | — |
| 2020 | 25–26 | LAR | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 471 | 46.2% | 53 | 12.1% |
| 2021 | 26–27 | All teams | 13 | — | — | — | 645 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 27–28 | TB | 4 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 70 | 68.5% |
| Career | 63 | — | 0.0% | 1,584 | 38.4% | 508 | 29.1% |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23–24 | BAL | 16 | 0* | 23 | 15 | 0.7 | 87.8 | 1.6 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 24–25 | All teams* | 14 | — | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 158.3 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 25–26 | LAR | 16 | 0* | 28 | 23 | 0.8 | 81.4 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 26–27 | All teams* | 13 | — | 46 | 40 | 0.9 | 113.5 | 2.7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Career | 59 | 101 | 82 | — | — | — | 26 | 11 | 9 | 86 | 20 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
All teams* — this source provides a season total only; team splits are unavailable in this table.
A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 58 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 50· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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