Kirk Morrison ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Morrison in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Morrison a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Kirk Morrison

Top 6% all-time linebackersIron Man⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2008

Height6'2"

Weight245 lb

BornFeb 19, 1982

Age44

CollegeSan Diego State See College Stats

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 3, Pick 78 · LV

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end linebacker defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 141 · #697 · High-Value

Worth 141 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 16% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+23.5

Avg surplus

peak +28

6 seasons × ~23.5 surplus ≈ VORP 141

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2005	—	LV	16	—	92	67	25	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	0	2	0	0
2006	—	LV	16	—	102	77	25	0	1	1.0	2.0	2	5	1	1	1	0
2007	—	LV	16	—	98	74	24	0	1	1.0	2.0	4	10	0	1	0	0
2008	—	LV	16	—	113	77	36	2	0	1.0	3.0	1	1	2	—	0	0
2009	—	LV	16	—	112	88	24	10	2	2.0	14.0	0	0	3	2	0	0
2010	—	JAX	16	—	78	53	25	4	2	0.0	6.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2011	—	BUF	5	—	7	6	1	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
Career		—	101	—	602	442	160	17	7	6.0	30.0	7	20	6	6	1	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2005	23	LV	16	—	92	67	25	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	0	2	0	7.2
2006	24	LV	16	—	102	77	25	0	1	1.0	2.0	2	5	1	1	1	10.6
2007	25	LV	16	—	98	74	24	0	1	1.0	2.0	4	10	0	1	0	11.4
2008	26	LV	16	—	113	77	36	2	0	1.0	3.0	1	1	2	—	0	8.4
2009	27	LV	16	—	112	88	24	10	2	2.0	14.0	0	0	3	2	0	9.7
2010	28	JAX	16	—	78	53	25	4	2	0.0	6.0	0	1	0	—	0	6
2011	29	BUF	5	—	7	6	1	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	1	0	—	0	2.1
Career			101		602	442	160	17	7	—	—	7	20	6	6	1	55.4

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 70 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 70.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 68

On-field 48.9

Availability 19.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2005bestavg 63elite 702011

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 3% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

3% of the all-time Interceptions leader3

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: 91%.

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 · 2005

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

LB · 2005 class

4.75s

40-Yard

Below avg · 30th pct

Pos 30thAll 39thClass Pos 25thClass All 40th

25 reps

Bench

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 74thClass Pos 68thClass All 71th

4.31s

Shuttle

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 55thClass Pos 26thClass All 41th

College Stats

San Diego StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (San Diego 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.

2005 Draft Class· this player went #78

#68Courtney RobyWR #69Andrew WalterQB #70Channing CrowderILB #71Alex SmithTE #73Vernand MorencyRB #74Justin TuckDE #76Karl PaymahDB #77Ryan MoatsRB #79Evan MathisG #80Dustin FoxDB #81Richie IncognitoG #82Alfred FincherLB #84Ellis HobbsCB #86Kevin EverettTE #87Scott StarksDB #88Sione Po'uhaNT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kirk inherited the Las Vegas Raiders LB room from Danny Clark (2004–2005), and handed it to Thomas Howard (2006–2010).

Mike A. Jones 1991–1996Greg Biekert 1993–2001Rob Fredrickson 1994–1997Rob Holmberg 1994–1997James Folston 1994–1998Richard Harvey

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined BUF (from JAX)
2011final season
Last recorded season with BUF
2010team change
Joined JAX (from LV)
2005draft
Drafted by LV — Round 3, Pick 78

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 245 lb

Frame

235 lb at 4.75s

Size-speed

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	BUF	1	W3Out· Hamstring

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 74

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

B2005

B+2006

B+2007

B+2008

B+2009

B2010

F2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

90%

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
2005	92	5.8	92	5.4
2006	102	6.4	107+5	6.3
2007	98	6.1	99+1	5.8
2008	113	7.1	119+6	7
2009	112	7	114+2	6.7
2010	78	4.9	74-4	4.4
2011	7	1.4	10+3	0.6

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

Career Value · VORP

141 career value over replacement — #697 all-time of 4,642. 20.1/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #78 (Rd 3) · LV · 2005 · +31.3 vs expected KV-H

70actual

38.7 expected · Δ+31.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2005

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #78

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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