London Fletcher ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Fletcher in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Fletcher a career score of 82, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
London Fletcher
Top 1% all-time linebackersIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters🏟️ Washington Commanders Icon⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2011
Height5'10"
Weight242 lb
BornMay 19, 1975
Age51
Rookie yr1998
An all-time caliber linebacker (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 407 · #41 · All-TimeWorth 407 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 2% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 15 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +27.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
15 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
15
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+27.1
Avg surplus
peak +34
15 seasons × ~27.1 surplus ≈ VORP 407
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1998 | — | STL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | LA | 15 | — | 79 | 57 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | LA | 16 | — | 116 | 89 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5.5 | 24.5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | LA | 16 | — | 94 | 65 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | — | BUF | 16 | — | 119 | 68 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | BUF | 16 | — | 93 | 58 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | BUF | 16 | — | 101 | 52 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | BUF | 16 | — | 125 | 71 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | BUF | 16 | — | 111 | 66 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | WAS | 16 | — | 98 | 70 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | WAS | 16 | — | 107 | 70 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | WAS | 16 | — | 130 | 83 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | WAS | 16 | — | 116 | 67 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | WAS | 16 | — | 136 | 67 | 69 | 5 | 8 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | WAS | 16 | — | 124 | 63 | 61 | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | WAS | 16 | — | 99 | 51 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 917 | 89.5% | 89 | 18.5% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 255 | — | 1,648 | 997 | 651 | 71 | 44 | 39.0 | 154.0 | 23 | 96 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.0% | 917 | 89.5% | 89 | 18.5% | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23 | STL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9 |
| 1999 | 24 | LA | 15 | — | 79 | 57 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 8.6 |
| 2000 | 25 | LA | 16 | — | 116 | 89 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 5.5 | 24.5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 15.6 |
| 2001 | 26 | LA | 16 | — | 94 | 65 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 13.3 |
| 2002 | 27 | BUF | 16 | — | 119 | 68 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 |
| 2003 | 28 | BUF | 16 | — | 93 | 58 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2004 | 29 | BUF | 16 | — | 101 | 52 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| 2005 | 30 | BUF | 16 | — | 125 | 71 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10.5 |
| 2006 | 31 | BUF | 16 | — | 111 | 66 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 2007 | 32 | WAS | 16 | — | 98 | 70 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.6 |
| 2008 | 33 | WAS | 16 | — | 107 | 70 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |
| 2009 | 34 | WAS | 16 | — | 130 | 83 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.9 |
| 2010 | 35 | WAS | 16 | — | 116 | 67 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11.9 |
| 2011 | 36 | WAS | 16 | — | 136 | 67 | 69 | 5 | 8 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 13.5 |
| 2012 | 37 | WAS | 16 | — | 124 | 63 | 61 | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 13.1 |
| 2013 | 38 | WAS | 16 | 14* | 99 | 51 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Career | 255 | 14* | 1,648 | 997 | 651 | 71 | 44 | — | — | 23 | 96 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 171.1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 82 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 82 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 15 scored seasons.
74
Sustained
career value
×.6
80
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 76.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 82· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 74
On-field 54.1
Availability 19.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1999bestavg 74elite 702013
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position18
Depth
of 100
Reached 20% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
20% of the all-time Sacks leader20
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%.
Per-Snap Impact
Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+27
Rotational
SIS
Disruption/1001.309Snap share89.5%Def snaps917Emerging
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
9 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl59Solo34Ast25TFL5QBHits2Sk1.5Dis8.5PD2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (John Carroll University; St. Francis PA), 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.
Top Teammates
Santana MossWR7yKedric GolstonDE7yReed DoughtyS7yDeAngelo HallS6yLorenzo AlexanderOLB6yChris CooleyTE6yFred DavisTE6yRob JacksonOLB6yNate ClementsS5yAaron SchobelDE5yBrian OrakpoOLB5yMike SellersTE5yJosh ReedWR5yLaRon LandryFS5yRyan DenneyDE5yRocky McIntoshLB5yBrian MoormanP5yCoy WireOLB5yChris WilsonLB5yIsaac BruceWR4yTakeo SpikesILB4yRian LindellK4yRicky ProehlWR4yEric MouldsWR4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterLondon inherited the Washington Commanders LB room from Lorenzo Alexander (2007–2012), and handed it to Rob Jackson (2008–2013).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2013final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 2007team change
Joined WAS (from BUF)
- 2002team change
Joined BUF (from LA)
- 1999team change
Joined LA (from STL)
- 1998signing
Entered the NFL with STL
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'10" / 242 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | WAS | 0 | W8Questionable· Hamstring / HeadW12Questionable· AnkleW13Questionable· AnkleW14Questionable· AnkleW15Questionable· Ankle |
| 2011 | WAS | 0 | W8Questionable· HamstringW13Questionable· Ankle |
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 15-season peers. See all →
82
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79 | 5.3 | 89+10 | 5.2 |
| 2000 | 116 | 7.3 | 124+8 | 7.3 |
| 2001 | 94 | 5.9 | 93-1 | 5.5 |
| 2002 | 119 | 7.4 | 132+13 | 7.8 |
| 2003 | 93 | 5.8 | 94+1 | 5.5 |
| 2004 | 101 | 6.3 | 105+4 | 6.2 |
| 2005 | 125 | 7.8 | 138+13 | 8.1 |
| 2006 | 111 | 6.9 | 120+9 | 7.1 |
| 2007 | 98 | 6.1 | 99+1 | 5.8 |
| 2008 | 107 | 6.7 | 111+4 | 6.5 |
| 2009 | 130 | 8.1 | 135+5 | 8 |
| 2010 | 116 | 7.3 | 119+3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 136 | 8.5 | 139+3 | 8.2 |
| 2012 | 124 | 7.8 | 124 | 7.3 |
| 2013 | 99 | 6.2 | 90-9 | 5.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
407 career value over replacement — #41 all-time of 4,642. 27.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
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