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

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Kyle Van Noy

1× Pro BowlTop 20% all-time linebackersIron Man

Height6'3"

Weight255 lb

BornMar 26, 1991

Age35

CollegeBYU See College Stats

ConferenceIndependent

Rookie yr2014

Draft2014 · Rd 2, Pick 40 · DET

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

31stPlayoff Sacks·6

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Iron ManExplore archetypes →

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 90 · #1286 · High-Value

Worth 90 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 29% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 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

Avg surplus

peak +19

9 seasons × ~10 surplus ≈ VORP 90

Combined Season Grid

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

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)					Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2014	—	DET	4	—	4	4	0	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	51	9.4%	124	58.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	DET	7	—	7	5	2	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	80	11.6%	287	67.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	NE	14	—	47	27	20	2	2	1.0	5.0	1	3	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	DET	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	523	61.1%	143	37.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	NE	12	—	62	47	15	7	9	5.5	21.5	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	710	83.0%	76	21.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	NE	16	—	87	52	35	5	10	3.5	18.5	1	2	1	2	1	0	—	0.0%	946	90.9%	125	27.9%	—	—	—	—	—	41	32	0.8	83.6	3.7	18	9	5	109	16	0.1
2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	NE	15	—	47	32	15	7	15	6.5	28.5	0	3	3	2	1	0	—	0.0%	814	86.5%	10	10.7%	—	—	—	—	—	9	5	0.6	113.2	8.2	24	11	7	115	6	0.1
2020	—	MIA	14	—	65	42	23	10	10	6.0	26.0	0	6	2	2	0	0	—	0.0%	811	90.1%	3	9.0%	—	—	—	—	—	24	21	0.9	101.6	3.8	18	8	4	112	12	0.1
2021	—	NE	16	—	58	34	24	5	7	5.0	17.0	1	10	2	1	1	0	—	0.0%	810	79.8%	1	5.0%	—	—	—	—	—	21	14	0.7	69.3	0.9	18	11	2	48	6	0.1
2022	—	LAC	16	—	39	23	16	8	9	5.0	22.0	0	3	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	734	69.9%	8	7.5%	—	—	—	—	—	15	10	0.7	104.3	1.5	14	4	5	29	2	0.0
2023	—	BAL	14	—	25	15	10	9	9	9.0	27.0	0	4	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	486	51.6%	1	3.0%	—	—	—	—	—	6	2	0.3	42.4	-3.0	12	1	2	10	4	0.1
2024	—	BAL	16	—	39	23	16	14	21	12.5	47.5	0	2	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	631	57.8%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	8	7	0.9	102.1	4.4	25	4	8	10	3	0.1
2025	—	BAL	14	—	20	12	8	4	9	2.0	15.0	1	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	494	50.0%	1	4.0%	—	—	—	—	—	6	3	0.5	21.5	4.3	17	8	7	10	2	0.1
Career		—	172	—	500	316	184	74	102	57.0	233.0	4	39	14	10	3	0	—	0.0%	7,090	61.8%	779	22.9%	—	—	—	0	0	130	94	—	—	—	146	56	40	443	51	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2014	23	DET	4	0*	4	4	0	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	1.3
2015	24	DET	7	0*	7	5	2	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	2.8
2016	25	NE	14	9*	47	27	20	2	2	1.0	5.0	1	3	1	—	0	7.7
2017	26	NE	12	11*	62	47	15	7	9	5.5	21.5	0	2	0	—	0	8.2
2018	27	NE	16	15*	87	52	35	5	10	3.5	18.5	1	2	1	2	1	10.9
2019	28	NE	15	13*	47	32	15	7	15	6.5	28.5	0	3	3	2	1	11.5
2020	29	MIA	14	13*	65	42	23	10	10	6.0	26.0	0	6	2	2	0	11
2021	30	NE	16	13*	58	34	24	5	7	5.0	17.0	1	10	2	1	1	12.5
2022	31	LAC	16	12*	39	23	16	8	9	5.0	22.0	0	3	1	2	0	8.7
2023	32	BAL	14	7*	25	15	10	9	9	9.0	27.0	0	4	2	—	0	9.8
2024	33	BAL	16	9*	39	23	16	14	21	12.5	47.5	0	2	2	1	0	12.1
2025	34	BAL	14	8*	20	12	8	4	9	2.0	15.0	1	4	0	—	0	8
Career			158	110*	500	316	184	74	102	—	—	4	39	14	10	3	104.5

* 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%
2014	23	DET	8	0*	—	0.0%	51	9.4%	124	58.5%
2015	24	DET	15	0*	—	0.0%	80	11.6%	287	67.1%
2016	25	DET	14	9*	—	0.0%	523	61.1%	143	37.4%
2017	26	NE	13	11*	—	0.0%	710	83.0%	76	21.9%
2018	27	NE	16	15*	—	0.0%	946	90.9%	125	27.9%
2019	28	NE	15	13*	—	0.0%	814	86.5%	10	10.7%
2020	29	MIA	14	13*	—	0.0%	811	90.1%	3	9.0%
2021	30	NE	16	13*	—	0.0%	810	79.8%	1	5.0%
2022	31	LAC	17	12*	—	0.0%	734	69.9%	8	7.5%
2023	32	BAL	14	7*	—	0.0%	486	51.6%	1	3.0%
2024	33	BAL	16	9*	—	0.0%	631	57.8%	—	0.0%
2025	34	BAL	15	8*	—	0.0%	494	50.0%	1	4.0%
Career			173	110*	—	—	7,090	—	779	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2018	27	—	—	15*	—	—	—	0	0
Career				15*	—	—	—	0	0

* 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%
2018	27	NE	16	15*	41	32	0.8	83.6	3.7	18	9	5	109	16	0.1
2019	28	NE	15	13*	9	5	0.6	113.2	8.2	24	11	7	115	6	0.1
2020	29	MIA	14	13*	24	21	0.9	101.6	3.8	18	8	4	112	12	0.1
2021	30	NE	16	13*	21	14	0.7	69.3	0.9	18	11	2	48	6	0.1
2022	31	LAC	17	12*	15	10	0.7	104.3	1.5	14	4	5	29	2	0.0
2023	32	BAL	14	7*	6	2	0.3	42.4	-3.0	12	1	2	10	4	0.1
2024	33	BAL	16	9*	8	7	0.9	102.1	4.4	25	4	8	10	3	0.1
2025	34	BAL	15	8*	6	3	0.5	21.5	4.3	17	8	7	10	2	0.1
Career			123	90*	130	94	—	—	—	146	56	40	443	51	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 36.8

Availability 17.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2014bestavg 502025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 29% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

29% of the all-time Sacks leader29

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 93%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Excellent

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:4.09See leaderboard →

Disruption/1004.09Snap share61.8%Def snaps7,090VolatileCV 0.43

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2014

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

LB · 2014 class

4.71s

40-Yard

Below avg · 40th pct

Pos 40thAll 43thClass Pos 60thClass All 47th

32.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 31th pct

Pos 31thAll 39thClass Pos 42thClass All 46th

112"

Broad Jump

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 31thClass Pos 17thClass All 31th

21 reps

Bench

Below avg · 40th pct

Pos 40thAll 50thClass Pos 24thClass All 51th

7.22s

3-Cone

Below avg · 32th pct

Pos 32thAll 43thClass Pos 31thClass All 46th

4.20s

Shuttle

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 73thClass Pos 72thClass All 74th

Postseason Career

16 playoff games

Defense

Tkl55Solo40Ast15TFL6QBHits11Sk6.0Dis23.0PD4FF4

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.

2014 Draft Class· this player went #40

#32Teddy BridgewaterQB #33Xavier Su'a-FiloG #34DeMarcus LawrenceLB #35Joel BitonioG #36Derek CarrQB #37Ra'Shede HagemanDT #38Austin Seferian-JenkinsTE #39Marqise LeeWR #41Lamarcus JoynerS #42Jordan MatthewsTE #43Weston RichburgC #44Cyrus KouandjioOT #45Paul RichardsonWR #46Stephon TuittDE #47Trent MurphyDE #48Timmy JerniganDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kyle inherited the New England Patriots LB room from Elandon Roberts (2016–2019), and handed it to Ja'Whaun Bentley (2018–2024).

Todd F. Collins 1992–1998Willie McGinest 1994–2005Ted Johnson 1995–2004Tedy Bruschi 1996–2008Roman Phifer 2001–2004Mike Vrabel

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with BAL
2023team change
Joined BAL (from LAC)
2022team change
Joined LAC (from NE)
2021team change
Joined NE (from MIA)
2020team change
Joined MIA (from NE)
2016team change
Joined NE (from DET)
2014draft
Drafted by DET — Round 2, Pick 40

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 255 lb

Frame

243 lb at 4.71s

Size-speed

32.5" vert / 112" broad

Explosion

21 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	BAL	1	W1Out· gameday concussion protocol evaluation / EyeW2Questionable· EyeW13Doubtful· Hamstring / Neck
2023	BAL	0	W11Questionable· Groin
2021	NE	1	W2Out· ThroatW4Questionable· GroinW5Questionable· GroinW6Questionable· GroinW7Questionable· GroinW8Questionable· GroinW9Questionable· GroinW10Questionable· GroinW11Questionable· Groin
2020	MIA	0	W6Questionable· Groin / FootW11Questionable· HipW14Questionable· HipW15Questionable· Hip
2019	NE	0	W13Questionable· Illness
2017	NE	1	W13Questionable· CalfW14Out· CalfW15Questionable· CalfW16Questionable· CalfW17Questionable· Calf
2016	DET	0	W3Questionable· Calf

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 62

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

F2014

F2015

C+2016

C+2017

B2018

C+2019

B2020

C+2021

C+2022

C2023

C+2024

C2025

Availability

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
2014	4	1	0-4	0
2015	7	1	0-7	0
2016	47	3.4	44-3	2.6
2017	62	5.2	76+14	4.5
2018	87	5.4	83-4	4.9
2019	47	3.1	46-1	2.7
2020	65	4.6	76+11	4.5
2021	58	3.6	59+1	3.4
2022	39	2.4	39	2.3
2023	25	1.8	30+5	1.8
2024	39	2.4	43+4	2.5
2025	20	1.4	24+4	1.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

90 career value over replacement — #1286 all-time of 4,642. 7.5/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #40 (Rd 2) · DET · 2014 · +9.2 vs expected KV-H

59actual

49.8 expected · Δ+9.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2014

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2014 Draft Class· this player went #40

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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