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.
Manti Te'o
Top 34% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
Height6'1"
Weight241 lb
BornJan 26, 1991
Age35
CollegeNotre DameSee College Stats
ConferenceIndependent
Rookie yr2013
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | 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% | |||||
| 2013 | 22–23 | SD | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 524 | 65.5% | 107 | 30.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 23–24 | SD | 10 | — | 48 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 457 | 70.5% | 51 | 18.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 24–25 | SD | 12 | — | 65 | 45 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 710 | 95.3% | 21 | 6.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 25–26 | SD | 3 | — | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 142 | 68.7% | 8 | 8.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 26–27 | NO | 14 | — | 60 | 40 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 501 | 46.7% | 73 | 15.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 27–28 | NO | 5 | — | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 141 | 41.8% | 10 | 7.2% | 11 | 6 | 0.5 | 60.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 28–29 | NO | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 34 | 18.7% | 11 | 10.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 59 | — | 209 | 134 | 75 | 16 | 5 | 1.5 | 22.5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
31 career value over replacement — #2645 all-time of 4,666. 7.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #38 (Rd 2) · LAC · 2013 · +0.2 vs expected KV-H
51actual
50.8 expected · Δ+0.2
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