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

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Larry Foote

Top 18% all-time linebackersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2009

Height6'1"

Weight239 lb

BornJun 12, 1980

Age46

CollegeMichigan See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 4, Pick 128 · PIT

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time linebacker who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 115 · #924 · High-Value

Worth 115 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 21% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+12.8

Avg surplus

peak +21

9 seasons × ~12.8 surplus ≈ VORP 115

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2002	—	PIT	5	—	15	8	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	PIT	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	PIT	16	—	55	39	16	0	0	3.0	3.0	1	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	PIT	16	—	70	45	25	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	2	0	1	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	PIT	16	—	69	42	27	0	4	4.0	8.0	1	3	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	PIT	15	—	66	31	35	0	4	3.5	7.5	1	5	3	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	PIT	16	—	51	22	29	3	5	1.5	9.5	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	DET	14	—	89	60	29	11	3	2.0	16.0	0	4	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	PIT	8	—	20	15	5	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	PIT	14	—	39	23	16	2	4	1.5	7.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	PIT	16	—	95	57	38	8	7	4.0	19.0	0	3	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	PIT	1	—	5	0	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	58	87.0%	2	8.0%
2014	—	ARI	15	—	81	59	22	6	7	2.0	15.0	1	3	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	994	99.9%	74	17.7%
Career		—	153	—	655	401	254	32	35	25.5	92.5	4	27	10	6	0	1	—	0.0%	1,052	93.5%	76	12.9%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	Sfty	VAL
2002	22	PIT	5	—	15	8	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	1.6
2003	23	PIT	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	—
2004	24	PIT	16	—	55	39	16	0	0	3.0	3.0	1	2	1	—	0	9
2005	25	PIT	16	—	70	45	25	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	2	0	1	1	7.6
2006	26	PIT	16	—	69	42	27	0	4	4.0	8.0	1	3	2	1	0	9.7
2007	27	PIT	15	—	66	31	35	0	4	3.5	7.5	1	5	3	—	0	10
2008	28	PIT	16	—	51	22	29	3	5	1.5	9.5	0	3	1	—	0	7.2
2009	29	DET	14	—	89	60	29	11	3	2.0	16.0	0	4	1	1	0	8.7
2010	30	PIT	8	—	20	15	5	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	1	0	—	0	3
2011	31	PIT	14	—	39	23	16	2	4	1.5	7.5	0	1	0	—	0	5.6
2012	32	PIT	16	—	95	57	38	8	7	4.0	19.0	0	3	2	2	0	10.1
2013	33	PIT	1	—	5	0	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	—
2014	34	ARI	15	15*	81	59	22	6	7	2.0	15.0	1	3	0	1	0	8.9
Career			153	15*	655	401	254	32	35	—	—	4	27	10	6	1	81.4

* 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%
2013	33	PIT	1	—	—	0.0%	58	87.0%	2	8.0%
2014	34	ARI	15	15*	—	0.0%	994	99.9%	74	17.7%
Career			16	15*	—	—	1,052	—	76	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 61.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 39.7

Availability 18.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 552014

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 13% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

13% of the all-time Sacks leader13

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: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.806See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.806Snap share93.5%Def snaps1,052Emerging

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 · 2002

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

LB · 2002 class

4.83s

40-Yard

Low · 14th pct

Pos 14thAll 32thClass Pos 14thClass All 30th

30"

Vertical

Low · 8th pct

Pos 8thAll 21thClass Pos 3thClass All 15th

24 reps

Bench

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 69thClass Pos 63thClass All 68th

7.18s

3-Cone

Below avg · 38th pct

Pos 38thAll 47thClass Pos 23thClass All 44th

4.41s

Shuttle

Low · 19th pct

Pos 19thAll 38thClass Pos 10thClass All 24th

Postseason Career

12 playoff games

Defense

Tkl51Solo34Ast17TFL2Sk0.5Dis2.5Int2PD2

College Stats

MichiganCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan), 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.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #128

#119Travis StephensRB #120Terreal BierriaS #121Alan HarperDT #122Darnell SandersTE #123Ron JohnsonWR #124Scott PetersC #125Keyuo CraverCB #126Jarvis GreenDE #129Jamar MartinRB #131Sam BrandonDB #133Rocky BoimanLB #135Najeh DavenportRB #136Jarrod BaxterRB #137Randy FasaniQB #138John OwensTE #139Justin BannanDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Larry inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers LB room from James Farrior (2002–2011), and handed it to James Harrison (2004–2017).

Hardy Nickerson 1987–1992Levon Kirkland 1992–2000Jason Gildon 1994–2003Carlos Emmons 1996–1999Earl Holmes 1996–2001Joey Porter

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2014team change
Joined ARI (from PIT)
2014final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2010team change
Joined PIT (from DET)
2009team change
Joined DET (from PIT)
2002draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 4, Pick 128

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 239 lb

Frame

231 lb at 4.83s

Size-speed

24 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2014	ARI	0	W14Questionable· FootW17Doubtful· Knee
2011	PIT	0	W13Questionable· Hamstring
2009	DET	1	W10Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· FootW17Out· Foot

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 11-season peers. See all →

peak 66

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

F2002

C+2004

B2005

B2006

B2007

C+2008

B2009

C2010

C+2011

B2012

B2014

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 13 seasons.

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
2002	15	3	29+14	1.7
2004	55	3.4	39-16	2.3
2005	70	4.4	61-9	3.6
2006	69	4.3	60-9	3.5
2007	66	4.4	62-4	3.7
2008	51	3.2	37-14	2.2
2009	89	6.4	101+12	6
2010	20	2.5	30+10	1.8
2011	39	2.8	35-4	2.1
2012	95	5.9	91-4	5.3
2014	81	5.4	74-7	4.3

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

Career Value · VORP

115 career value over replacement — #924 all-time of 4,642. 10.5/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #128 (Rd 4) · PIT · 2002 · +27.5 vs expected KV-H

61actual

33.5 expected · Δ+27.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #128

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography