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

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Mark Barron

Top 11% all-time linebackersElite Playmaker⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2016

Height6'2"

Weight230 lb

BornOct 27, 1989

Age36

CollegeAlabama See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2012

Draft2012 · Rd 1, Pick 7 · TB

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

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 136 · #733 · High-Value

Worth 136 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 17% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17

Avg surplus

peak +26

8 seasons × ~17 surplus ≈ VORP 136

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%
2012	—	TB	16	—	83	66	17	4	0	0.0	4.0	1	10	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	TB	14	—	79	61	18	3	3	2.0	8.0	2	7	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	834	88.9%	74	20.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	LA	15	—	59	43	16	4	4	3.0	11.0	0	4	0	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	STL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	639	60.3%	63	19.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	LA	16	—	110	73	37	16	4	1.0	21.0	0	5	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	STL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	918	79.4%	72	15.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	LA	16	—	114	87	27	7	3	1.0	11.0	2	8	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,087	99.7%	49	11.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	LA	13	—	76	63	13	7	2	1.0	10.0	3	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	825	85.5%	4	4.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	LA	12	—	53	36	17	3	1	1.0	5.0	0	1	1	—	0	1	—	0.0%	570	73.8%	—	0.0%	37	22	0.6	84.7	6.2	1	0	0	8	7	0.1
2019	—	PIT	15	—	74	50	24	4	4	3.0	11.0	1	3	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	750	73.3%	—	0.0%	71	52	0.7	96.1	3.8	5	1	0	39	5	0.1
Career		—	149	—	648	479	169	48	21	12.0	81.0	9	42	4	5	0	1	—	0.0%	5,623	80.1%	262	14.0%	108	74	—	—	—	6	1	0	47	12	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	Sfty	VAL
2012	23	TB	16	—	83	66	17	4	0	0.0	4.0	1	10	1	—	0	9.3
2013	24	TB	14	12*	79	61	18	3	3	2.0	8.0	2	7	0	1	0	9
2014	25	LA	15	10*	59	43	16	4	4	3.0	11.0	0	4	0	2	0	7.5
2015	26	LA	16	13*	110	73	37	16	4	1.0	21.0	0	5	2	—	0	10.8
2016	27	LA	16	16*	114	87	27	7	3	1.0	11.0	2	8	0	1	0	11.5
2017	28	LA	13	12*	76	63	13	7	2	1.0	10.0	3	4	0	—	0	9.2
2018	29	LA	12	9*	53	36	17	3	1	1.0	5.0	0	1	1	—	1	5.8
2019	30	PIT	15	11*	74	50	24	4	4	3.0	11.0	1	3	0	1	0	8.5
Career			117	83*	648	479	169	48	21	—	—	9	42	4	5	1	71.6

* 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	24	TB	14	12*	—	0.0%	834	88.9%	74	20.7%
2014	25	STL	16	10*	—	0.0%	639	60.3%	63	19.2%
2015	26	STL	16	13*	—	0.0%	918	79.4%	72	15.2%
2016	27	LA	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,087	99.7%	49	11.1%
2017	28	LA	14	12*	—	0.0%	825	85.5%	4	4.0%
2018	29	LA	12	9*	—	0.0%	570	73.8%	—	0.0%
2019	30	PIT	15	11*	—	0.0%	750	73.3%	—	0.0%
Career			103	83*	—	—	5,623	—	262	—

* 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	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	29	LA	12	9*	37	22	0.6	84.7	6.2	1	0	8	7	0.1
2019	30	PIT	15	11*	71	52	0.7	96.1	3.8	5	1	39	5	0.1
Career			27	20*	108	74	—	—	—	6	1	47	12	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 66.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 45.6

Availability 18.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2012bestavg 64elite 702019

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Sacks leader6

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.134See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.134Snap share80.1%Def snaps5,623ReliableCV 0.24

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 · 2012

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

LB · 2012 class

4.54s

40-Yard

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 69thClass Pos 88thClass All 65th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl28Solo18Ast10PD1

College Stats

AlabamaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Alabama), 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.

2012 Draft Class· this player went #7

#1Andrew LuckQB #1Josh GordonWR #2Robert Griffin IIIQB #3Trent RichardsonRB #4Matt KalilOT #5Justin BlackmonWR #6Morris ClaiborneCB #8Ryan TannehillQB #9Luke KuechlyILB #10Stephon GilmoreCB #11Dontari PoeDT #12Fletcher CoxDT #13Michael FloydWR #14Michael BrockersDT #15Bruce IrvinLB #16Quinton CoplesOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Mark inherited the Los Angeles Rams LB room from Alec Ogletree (2013–2017), and handed it to Matt Longacre (2015–2018).

Fred Strickland 1988–1992Roman Phifer 1991–1998Charlie Clemons 1997–1999Mike A. Jones 1997–2000London Fletcher 1998–2001Tommy Polley

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2019team change
Joined PIT (from LA)
2019final season
Last recorded season with PIT
2014team change
Joined LA (from TB)
2012draft
Drafted by TB — Round 1, Pick 7

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 230 lb

Frame

213 lb at 4.54s

Size-speed

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2020	DEN	2	W1Out· HamstringW2Out· Hamstring
2019	PIT	1	W6Out· HamstringW8Questionable· Hamstring
2018	LA	0	W1Doubtful· AnkleW2Doubtful· AnkleW3Doubtful· AnkleW4Doubtful· AnkleW5Questionable· Ankle
2017	LA	0	W6Questionable· KneeW7Questionable· ThumbW17Doubtful· Achilles
2014	TB	0	W5Questionable· Abdomen
2013	TB	0	W9Questionable· HipW16Questionable· HamstringW17Questionable· Hamstring

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 70

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

B2012

B2013

C+2014

B+2015

B+2016

B2017

C+2018

B2019

Availability

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

93%

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
2012	83	5.2	77-6	4.5
2013	79	5.6	80+1	4.7
2014	59	3.9	47-12	2.8
2015	110	6.9	102-8	6
2016	114	7.1	111-3	6.5
2017	76	5.8	88+12	5.2
2018	53	4.4	66+13	3.9
2019	74	4.9	77+3	4.5

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

136 career value over replacement — #733 all-time of 4,642. 17/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #7 (Rd 1) · TB · 2012 · +4.2 vs expected KV-H

66actual

61.8 expected · Δ+4.2

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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 · 2012

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2012 Draft Class· this player went #7

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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