Khalid Kareem
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2020
Height6'4"
Weight268 lb
BornApr 28, 1998
Age28
CollegeNotre DameSee College Stats
ConferenceIndependent
Rookie yr2020
Draft2020 · Rd 5, Pick 147 · CIN
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 · #4444 · 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
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+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2020 | — | CIN | 12 | — | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 259 | 25.1% | 86 | 20.1% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | — | CIN | 4 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 110 | 24.1% | 9 | 16.5% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | — | IND | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 61 | 23.0% | 20 | 19.5% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | — | CHI | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 26 | 38.0% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | — | ATL | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 32 | 27.0% | 22 | 42.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | — | ATL | 4 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 71 | 25.3% | 25 | 28.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 26 | — | 39 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 559 | 27.1% | 162 | 25.4% | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | CIN | 12 | 0* | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2021 | 23 | CIN | 4 | 0* | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 24 | IND | 3 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 25 | CHI | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 26 | ATL | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 27 | ATL | 4 | 0* | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Career | 26 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | CIN | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 259 | 25.1% | 86 | 20.1% |
| 2021 | 23 | CIN | 7 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 110 | 24.1% | 9 | 16.5% |
| 2022 | 24 | IND | 4 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 61 | 23.0% | 20 | 19.5% |
| 2023 | 25 | CHI | 1 | — | — | 0.0% | 26 | 38.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | ATL | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | 32 | 27.0% | 22 | 42.0% |
| 2025 | 27 | ATL | 4 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 71 | 25.3% | 25 | 28.7% |
| Career | 34 | — | — | 559 | — | 162 | — |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | CIN | 16 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 23 | CIN | 7 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 24 | IND | 4 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 25 | CHI | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 26 | ATL | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 27 | ATL | 4 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 34 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 27 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 27 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
35
Sustained
career value
×.6
28
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 32.2 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 27· confidence 67%
What builds the career mark of 35
On-field 25
Availability 10
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2020bestavg 282025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
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: 92%.
Per-Snap Impact
Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+49
Solid
SIS
Disruption/1002.683Snap share27.1%Def snaps559Emerging
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl2Solo1Ast1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), 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
Jessie BatesFS4yDarnell MooneyWR3yJake MatthewsOT2yKevin HuberP2yBradley PinionP2yKirk CousinsQB2yDavid OnyemataDT2yClark HarrisLS2yVonn BellS2yDJ ReaderDT2yTyler BoydWR2yYannick NgakoueDE2ySamaje PerineRB2yJonah WilliamsDE2yKhaDarel HodgeWR2yGermaine PrattLB2yJoe MixonRB2yMike DanielsDE2ySam HubbardDE2yYounghoe KooK2yC.J. UzomahTE2yKaden EllissLB2yMike HughesCB2yCharlie WoernerTE2y
2020 Draft Class· this player went #147
#139Amik RobertsonCB#140Shaquille QuartermanLB#141John ReidCB#142Antonio Gandy-GoldenWR#143Ben BredesonG#144DeeJay DallasRB#145Jack DriscollOT#146Tyler BiadaszC#148Alton RobinsonLB#149Danny PinterG#150Shane LemieuxG#151Joe ReedWR#152Kenny RobinsonSAF#153Colton McKivitzOT#154Jason StrowbridgeDE#155Trevis GipsonLB
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with ATL
- 2024team change
Joined ATL (from CHI)
- 2023team change
Joined CHI (from IND)
- 2022team change
Joined IND (from CIN)
- 2020draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 5, Pick 147
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 268 lb
Frame
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CHI | 1 | W3Out· Hip |
| 2021 | CIN | 0 | W13Doubtful· IllnessW16Questionable· Concussion |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
27
peak 28
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2020
F2021
F2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
34%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 18 | 1.5 | 23+5 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 31+23 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1.8 | 30+23 | 1.8 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4444 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #147 (Rd 5) · CIN · 2020 · -6 vs expected KV-H
27actual
33 expected · Δ−6
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