Kurt Gouveia is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Gouveia in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gouveia's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Kurt Gouveia

Top 17% all-time linebackersIron Man

Height6'1"

Weight240 lb

BornSep 14, 1964

Age61

CollegeBYU See College Stats

Rookie yr1987

Draft1986 · Rd 8, Pick 213 · WAS

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A high-end linebacker defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 109 · #1002 · High-Value

Worth 109 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 23% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.9

Avg surplus

peak +23

10 seasons × ~10.9 surplus ≈ VORP 109

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
1987	—	WAS	11	—	17	11	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	0	—	—	—
1988	—	WAS	16	—	19	18	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	WAS	15	—	29	24	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	4	1	—	—	—
1990	—	WAS	16	—	0	0	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1991	—	WAS	14	—	19	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	—	—	—
1992	—	WAS	16	—	70	64	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	3	7	4	—	—	—
1993	—	WAS	16	—	90	72	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	1	6	3	—	—	—
1994	—	WAS	14	—	36	34	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	2	0	—	—	—
1995	—	PHI	16	—	103	87	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	4	1	—	—	—
1996	—	LAC	16	—	80	66	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	3	6	0	—	—	—
1997	—	LAC	7	—	27	21	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	—	—	—
1998	—	LAC	14	—	44	32	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	—	2	0	—	—	—
1999	—	WAS	4	—	6	3	3	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	175	—	540	432	3	2	0	5.0	7.0	12	34	9	0	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1987	23	WAS	11	—	17	11	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	1	0	—	—	—	3.6
1988	24	WAS	16	—	19	18	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	4.7
1989	25	WAS	15	—	29	24	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	4	1	—	—	—	6.2
1990	26	WAS	16	—	0	0	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	6.7
1991	27	WAS	14	—	19	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	—	—	—	5
1992	28	WAS	16	—	70	64	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	3	7	4	—	—	—	14.3
1993	29	WAS	16	—	90	72	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	1	6	3	—	—	—	10.3
1994	30	WAS	14	—	36	34	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	2	0	—	—	—	5.9
1995	31	PHI	16	—	103	87	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	4	1	—	—	—	7.7
1996	32	LAC	16	—	80	66	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	3	6	0	—	—	—	10.5
1997	33	LAC	7	—	27	21	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	—	—	—	3.4
1998	34	LAC	14	—	44	32	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	—	2	0	—	—	—	6.3
1999	35	WAS	4	—	6	3	3	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1.5
Career			175		540	432	3	2	0	—	—	12	34	9	0	0	0	86.1

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 60.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 37.8

Availability 18.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1987bestavg 52elite 701999

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5

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+).

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl1Ast1

College Stats

BYUCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (BYU), 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.

1986 Draft Class· this player went #213

#175Rodney CarterRB #177Pat FranklinRB #179Carl HiltonTE #180Butch RolleTE #184Jon FrancisRB #186Rick BadanjekRB #201Ray BrownG #207Cap BosoTE #220Greg BatyTE #223Tommy BarnhardtP #233Clyde SimmonsDE #245Nuu FaaolaRB #249John TeltschikP #252Tony BakerRB #254Vai SikahemaRB #260Warren SeitzRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kurt opened the Washington Commanders LB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Wilber Marshall (1988–1992).

Kurt Gouveia 1987–1999Wilber Marshall 1988–1992Andre Collins 1990–1994Marvcus Patton 1995–1998Derek M. Smith 1997–2000Shawn Barber 1998–2001

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1999team change
Joined WAS (from LAC)
1999final season
Last recorded season with WAS
1996team change
Joined LAC (from PHI)
1995team change
Joined PHI (from WAS)
1986draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 8, Pick 213

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 240 lb

Frame

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 13-season peers. See all →

peak 68

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

C1987

C+1988

C+1989

C1990

C1991

B1992

B1993

C+1994

B+1995

B1996

C1997

C+1998

F1999

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
1987	17	1.5	8-9	0.4
1988	19	1.2	32+13	1.9
1989	29	1.9	39+10	2.3
1990	0	0	12+12	0.7
1991	19	1.4	28+9	1.7
1992	70	4.4	73+3	4.3
1993	90	5.6	86-4	5
1994	36	2.6	42+6	2.4
1995	103	6.4	97-6	5.7
1996	80	5	84+4	4.9
1997	27	3.9	66+39	3.9
1998	44	3.1	53+9	3.1
1999	6	1.5	21+15	1.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (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

109 career value over replacement — #1002 all-time of 4,642. 8.4/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #213 (Rd 8) · WAS · 1986 · +38.1 vs expected KV-H

62actual

23.9 expected · Δ+38.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1986 Draft Class· this player went #213

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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