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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | ||||||
| 2014 | 23 | DET | 8 | — | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 51 | 9.4% | 124 | 58.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 24 | DET | 15 | — | 0.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 80 | 8.5% | 287 | 67.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 25 | DET / NE | 14 | — | 1.8 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 523 | — | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 26 | NE | 13 | — | 4.2 | 62 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 710 | 83.0% | 76 | 20.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 27 | NE | 16 | — | 3.5 | 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 |
| 2019 | 28 | NE | 15 | — | 5.8 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 6.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 814 | 86.5% | 10 | 2.1% | 9 | 5 | 0.6 | 113.2 | 8.2 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 115 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 29 | MIA | 14 | — | 5.0 | 65 | 42 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 6.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 811 | 90.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 24 | 21 | 0.9 | 101.6 | 3.8 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 112 | 12 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 30 | NE | 16 | — | 5.8 | 58 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 810 | 79.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 21 | 14 | 0.7 | 69.3 | 0.9 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 31 | LAC | 17 | — | 2.4 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 734 | 69.9% | 8 | 1.8% | 15 | 10 | 0.7 | 104.3 | 1.5 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 32 | BAL | 14 | — | 6.6 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 486 | 51.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 42.4 | -3.0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 33 | BAL | 16 | — | 8.8 | 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 | 34 | BAL | 15 | — | 2.6 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 494 | 50.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 21.5 | 4.3 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 35 | MIN | 5 | — | 0.5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 91 | 32.4% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 178 | — | 47.0 | 507 | 321 | 186 | 80 | 104 | 58.5 | 242.5 | 4 | 39 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | 94 | — | — | — | 146 | 56 | 40 | 443 | 51 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
94 career value over replacement — #1251 all-time of 4,695. 7.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Career Profile
Pick #40 (Rd 2) · DET · 2014 · +9.2 vs expected KV-H
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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.
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