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

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Manti Te'o

Top 27% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter

Height6'1"

Weight241 lb

BornJan 26, 1991

Age35

CollegeNotre Dame See College Stats

ConferenceIndependent

Rookie yr2013

Draft2013 · Rd 2, Pick 38 · LAC

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 36 · #2467 · Role Player

Worth 36 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 54% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +12

4 seasons × ~9 surplus ≈ VORP 36

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+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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%
2013	—	LAC	13	—	52	32	20	6	0	0.0	6.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	SD	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	524	65.5%	107	30.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	LAC	10	—	48	27	21	3	1	1.0	5.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	SD	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	457	70.5%	51	26.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	LAC	12	—	65	45	20	4	3	0.5	7.5	1	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	SD	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	710	95.3%	21	15.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	LAC	3	—	17	11	6	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	SD	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	142	68.7%	8	8.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	NO	14	—	60	40	20	7	0	0.0	7.0	0	3	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	501	46.7%	73	17.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	NO	5	—	16	10	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	141	41.8%	10	12.0%	11	6	0.5	60.0	3.5	0	0	0	6	1	0.1
2019	—	NO	2	—	3	1	2	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	34	28.0%	11	10.7%	0	0	—	—	—	1	0	1	2	1	0.1
2020	—	CHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	54	70.0%	3	13.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	98	—	261	166	95	22	5	1.5	28.5	2	13	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	2,563	60.8%	284	16.7%	11	6	—	—	—	1	0	1	8	2	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2013	22	LAC	13	9*	52	32	20	6	0	0.0	6.0	0	4	0	—	5.6
2014	23	LAC	10	7*	48	27	21	3	1	1.0	5.0	1	3	0	—	5.8
2015	24	LAC	12	11*	65	45	20	4	3	0.5	7.5	1	2	1	—	7.2
2016	25	LAC	3	—	17	11	6	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	—
2017	26	NO	14	0*	60	40	20	7	0	0.0	7.0	0	3	0	1	6.2
2018	27	NO	5	0*	16	10	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	—	1.8
2019	28	NO	2	—	3	1	2	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	—
Career			59	27*	261	166	95	22	5	—	—	2	13	1	1	26.6

* 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	22	SD	13	9*	—	0.0%	524	65.5%	107	30.3%
2014	23	SD	10	7*	—	0.0%	457	70.5%	51	26.0%
2015	24	SD	12	11*	—	0.0%	710	95.3%	21	15.2%
2016	25	SD	3	—	—	0.0%	142	68.7%	8	8.7%
2017	26	NO	16	0*	—	0.0%	501	46.7%	73	17.9%
2018	27	NO	5	0*	—	0.0%	141	41.8%	10	12.0%
2019	28	NO	3	—	—	0.0%	34	28.0%	11	10.7%
2020	29	CHI	1	—	—	0.0%	54	70.0%	3	13.0%
Career			63	27*	—	—	2,563	—	284	—

* 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	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	27	NO	5	0*	11	6	0.5	60.0	3.5	0	0	6	1	0.1
2019	28	NO	3	—	0	0	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	0.1
Career			8		11	6	—	—	—	1	1	8	2	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 38.7

Availability 14.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2013bestavg 502018

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 1% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

1% of the all-time Interceptions leader1

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.774See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.774Snap share59.5%Def snaps2,509ReliableCV 0.28

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 · 2013

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

LB · 2013 class

4.82s

40-Yard

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 33thClass Pos 30thClass All 37th

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 38th pct

Pos 38thAll 44thClass Pos 46thClass All 48th

113"

Broad Jump

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 35thClass Pos 9thClass All 35th

7.13s

3-Cone

Below avg · 46th pct

Pos 46thAll 52thClass Pos 35thClass All 47th

4.27s

Shuttle

Above avg · 60th pct

Pos 60thAll 62thClass Pos 45thClass All 65th

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl31Solo18Ast13TFL1QBHits1Sk1.0Dis3.0

College Stats

Notre DameCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), 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.

2013 Draft Class· this player went #38

#30Alec OgletreeILB #31Travis FrederickC #32Matt ElamS #33Johnathan CyprienDB #34Justin HunterWR #35Zach ErtzTE #36Darius SlayCB #37Giovani BernardRB #39Geno SmithQB #40Tank CarradineDE #41Robert WoodsWR #42Menelik WatsonOT #43Johnthan BanksDB #44Kawann ShortDT #45Kevin MinterILB #46Kiko AlonsoOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Manti inherited the Los Angeles Chargers LB room from Melvin Ingram (2012–2020), and handed it to Jeremiah Attaochu (2014–2022).

Billy Ray Smith Jr. 1983–1991Junior Seau 1990–2002Lewis Bush 1993–1999Kurt Gouveia 1996–1998Gerald Dixon 1998–2001Ben Leber

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2020team change
Joined CHI (from NO)
2020final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2017team change
Joined NO (from LAC)
2013draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 2, Pick 38

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 241 lb

Frame

241 lb at 4.82s

Size-speed

33" vert / 113" broad

Explosion

Injury History

12 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2018	NO	2	W3Out· KneeW4Out· KneeW5Questionable· Knee
2015	SD	2	W6Questionable· AnkleW7Doubtful· AnkleW8Out· AnkleW9Out· AnkleW17Questionable· Ankle
2014	SD	6	W1Questionable· FootW4Out· FootW5Out· FootW6Out· FootW7Out· FootW8Out· FootW9Out· Foot
2013	SD	2	W1Out· FootW2Out· FootW3Doubtful· Foot

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 57

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

C+2013

C+2014

C+2015

C+2017

F2018

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

49%

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
2013	52	4	50-2	2.9
2014	48	4.8	63+15	3.7
2015	65	5.4	76+11	4.5
2017	60	4.3	60	3.6
2018	16	3.2	45+29	2.7

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

36 career value over replacement — #2467 all-time of 4,642. 7.2/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #38 (Rd 2) · LAC · 2013 · +5.2 vs expected KV-H

55actual

49.8 expected · Δ+5.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2013

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2013 Draft Class· this player went #38

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

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