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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2005 | 23 | OAK | 16 | — | 92 | 67 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 24 | OAK | 16 | — | 102 | 77 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 25 | OAK | 16 | — | 98 | 74 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 26 | OAK | 16 | — | 113 | 77 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 27 | OAK | 16 | — | 112 | 88 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28 | JAX | 16 | — | 78 | 53 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 29 | 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 | |
Career Value · VORP
140 career value over replacement — #724 all-time of 4,695. 20/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #78 (Rd 3) · LV · 2005 · +32.4 vs expected KV-H
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7 seasons · peak 5.0 in 2007
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.
0.6 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2007 · +0.4 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.
#65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23 | OAK | 16 | — | 92 | 67 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 24 | OAK | 16 | — | 102 | 77 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 2007 | 25 | OAK | 16 | — | 98 | 74 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 26 | OAK | 16 | — | 113 | 77 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 2009 | 27 | OAK | 16 | — | 112 | 88 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28 | JAX | 16 | — | 78 | 53 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 29 | BUF | 5 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Career | 101 | 602 | 442 | 160 | 17 | 7 | 6.0 | 30.0 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7.8 |
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.
Blend 70.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 95%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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88% match
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