Kevin O'Neill
Role Player
A linebacker who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4439 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 97% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1998 | — | DET | 11 | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | DET | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | DET | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 19 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 25 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 25 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
32
Sustained
career value
×.6
25
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 29.2 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 25· confidence 67%
What builds the career mark of 32
On-field 22.8
Availability 9.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1998bestavg 252000
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Bowling Green), 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
Robert PorcherDE3yJohnnie MortonWR3yHerman MooreWR3yTracy ScrogginsDE3yAllen AldridgeOLB3yLuther EllissDT3yJohn JettP3yDavid SloanTE3yWalter RasbyTE3yRon RiceS3yBrian StableinWR3yCharlie BatchQB3yBryant WestbrookDB3yTerry FairDB3yKelvin PritchettDT2yJ.B. BrownDB2yRobert BaileyDB2yDan OwensDT2yCorwin BrownS2yTravis KirschkeDE2yChris ClaiborneLB2yCory SchlesingerFB2yJared DeVriesDE2yDesmond HowardWR2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2000final season
Last recorded season with DET
- 1998signing
Entered the NFL with DET
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 249 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
25
peak 25
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1998
F1999
F2000
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
40%
19982000
1998 · cause not documented · 69%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 | 0.9 | 16+6 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0.3 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 1.8 | 17+10 | 1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4439 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level LB.
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