Luke Gifford
Solid Contributor⭐ Shooting Star · 2025
Height6'3"
Weight242 lb
BornAug 28, 1995
Age30
CollegeNebraskaSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2019
A linebacker with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 5 · #3940 · Role PlayerWorth 5 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 86% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+5
Avg surplus
peak +5
1 seasons × ~5 surplus ≈ VORP 5
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 Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2019 | — | DAL | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 58 | 34.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | DAL | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 160 | 64.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | DAL | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 32 | 10.0% | 368 | 80.4% | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 77.1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | — | DAL | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0% | 41 | 9.0% | 368 | 82.1% | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 78.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | — | TEN | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 8 | 3.7% | 259 | 83.1% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | — | TEN | 5 | — | 33 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 203 | 66.6% | 329 | 75.1% | 16 | 11 | 0.7 | 83.3 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | — | SF | 14 | — | 35 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 172 | 18.1% | 352 | 81.5% | 14 | 10 | 0.7 | 149.1 | 12.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 51 | — | 77 | 37 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0% | 457 | 18.1% | 1,894 | 71.5% | 38 | 27 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | DAL | 3 | 0* | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 27 | DAL | 4 | 0* | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2024 | 29 | TEN | 5 | 5* | 33 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| 2025 | 30 | SF | 14 | 0* | 35 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 26 | 5* | 77 | 37 | 40 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 24 | DAL | 6 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 58 | 34.2% |
| 2020 | 25 | DAL | 8 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 160 | 64.3% |
| 2021 | 26 | DAL | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 32 | 10.0% | 368 | 80.4% |
| 2022 | 27 | DAL | 16 | 0* | 1 | 2.0% | 41 | 9.0% | 368 | 82.1% |
| 2023 | 28 | TEN | 11 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 8 | 3.7% | 259 | 83.1% |
| 2024 | 29 | TEN | 16 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 203 | 66.6% | 329 | 75.1% |
| 2025 | 30 | SF | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 172 | 18.1% | 352 | 81.5% |
| Career | 90 | 11* | 1 | — | 457 | — | 1,894 | — |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | DAL | 16 | 0* | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 77.1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 27 | DAL | 16 | 0* | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 78.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 28 | TEN | 11 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 29 | TEN | 16 | 11* | 16 | 11 | 0.7 | 83.3 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 30 | SF | 17 | 0* | 14 | 10 | 0.7 | 149.1 | 12.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Career | 76 | 11* | 38 | 27 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 34 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 34 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
43
Sustained
career value
×.6
35
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 39.8 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 34· confidence 71%
What builds the career mark of 43
On-field 31.7
Availability 11.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2022bestavg 352025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position0
Depth
of 100
Reached 0% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
0% of the all-time Interceptions leader0
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+—
below snap floor
Disruption/1001.339Snap share25.9%Def snaps448Emerging
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Nebraska), 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
Tony PollardRB5yZack MartinG4yDeMarcus LawrenceLB4yTyron SmithOT4yDak PrescottQB4yEzekiel ElliottRB4yJourdan LewisCB4yDalton SchultzTE4yDorance ArmstrongDE4yC.J. GoodwinCB4yDonovan WilsonSAF4yMichael GallupWR4yLeighton Vander EschOLB4yTrysten HillDT4yAmari CooperWR3yChidobe AwuzieCB3yJaylon SmithMLB3yTerence SteeleOT3yCeeDee LambWR3yCedrick Wilson Jr.WR3yConnor WilliamsC3yTyler BiadaszC3yNoah BrownWR3yNeville GallimoreDT3y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined SF (from TEN)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with SF
- 2023team change
Joined TEN (from DAL)
- 2019signing
Entered the NFL with DAL
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 242 lb
Frame
Injury History
8 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TEN | 1 | W16Out· Concussion |
| 2023 | TEN | 4 | W4Out· HamstringW5Out· HamstringW6Out· HamstringW11Questionable· ShinW12Questionable· ShinW16Out· Hamstring |
| 2019 | DAL | 3 | W1Out· AnkleW2Out· AnkleW3Out· AnkleW4Questionable· Ankle |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
34
peak 35
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2022
D2024
C+2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
77%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 1.3 | 20+15 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 33 | 6.6 | 111+78 | 6.5 |
| 2025 | 35 | 2.5 | 43+8 | 2.5 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
5 career value over replacement — #3940 all-time of 4,642. 1.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
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