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

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Mark Simoneau

Top 27% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter

Height6'0"

Weight245 lb

BornJan 16, 1977

Age49

CollegeKansas State See College Stats

Rookie yr2000

Draft2000 · Rd 3, Pick 67 · ATL

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 48 · #2113 · Above Average

Worth 48 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 46% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+9.6

Avg surplus

peak +25

5 seasons × ~9.6 surplus ≈ VORP 48

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2000	—	ATL	11	—	37	25	12	3	1	0.5	4.5	0	3	0	—	0	0
2001	—	ATL	9	—	27	21	6	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	1	1	—	0	0
2002	—	ATL	5	—	5	4	1	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2003	—	PHI	16	—	100	78	22	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	5	3	—	0	0
2004	—	PHI	13	—	47	33	14	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	1	1	1	0	0
2005	—	PHI	14	—	24	19	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	1	—	0	0
2006	—	NO	16	—	53	25	28	0	4	1.0	5.0	1	1	0	—	0	0
2007	—	NO	15	—	50	30	20	0	1	2.0	3.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
Career		—	99	—	343	235	108	7	6	7.5	20.5	1	16	6	1	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2000	23	ATL	11	—	37	25	12	3	1	0.5	4.5	0	3	0	—	4.8
2001	24	ATL	9	—	27	21	6	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	1	1	—	3.6
2002	25	ATL	5	—	5	4	1	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	1.7
2003	26	PHI	16	—	100	78	22	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	5	3	—	9.4
2004	27	PHI	13	—	47	33	14	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	1	1	1	6.4
2005	28	PHI	14	—	24	19	5	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	1	—	5.8
2006	29	NO	16	—	53	25	28	0	4	1.0	5.0	1	1	0	—	7.4
2007	30	NO	15	—	50	30	20	0	1	2.0	3.0	0	1	0	—	6.2
Career			99		343	235	108	7	6	—	—	1	16	6	1	45.3

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 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 55.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 35.3

Availability 16.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2000bestavg 48elite 702007

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Sacks leader4

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: 89%.

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 · 2000

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

LB · 2000 class

4.60s

40-Yard

Above avg · 73th pct

Pos 73thAll 58thClass Pos 79thClass All 58th

36"

Vertical

Above avg · 72th pct

Pos 72thAll 73thClass Pos 93thClass All 75th

117"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 50thClass Pos 83thClass All 63th

24 reps

Bench

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 69thClass Pos 75thClass All 70th

7.08s

3-Cone

Above avg · 56th pct

Pos 56thAll 59thClass Pos 77thClass All 60th

4.09s

Shuttle

Elite · 90th pct

Pos 90thAll 89thClass Pos 96thClass All 87th

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl23Solo17Ast6PD1

College Stats

Kansas StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Kansas State), 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.

2000 Draft Class· this player went #67

#58Travares TillmanS #59Marcus WashingtonOLB #60Brad MeesterC #61Bobbie WilliamsG #62Jacoby ShepherdDB #63Travis PrenticeRB #64Lloyd HarrisonDB #66Ron DugansWR #68Erron KinneyTE #69Dez WhiteWR #70Chris ColeWR #71Darwin WalkerDT #72Kendrick ClancyNT #73Ron DixonWR #74Steve WarrenDT #75Chris RedmanQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Mark inherited the Philadelphia Eagles LB room from Nate Wayne (2003–2004), and handed it to Dhani Jones (2004–2006).

William Thomas 1991–1999Bill Romanowski 1994–1995James Willis 1995–1998James Darling 1997–2000Mike Caldwell 1998–2001Ike Reese

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2007final season
Last recorded season with NO
2006team change
Joined NO (from PHI)
2003team change
Joined PHI (from ATL)
2000draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 3, Pick 67

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 245 lb

Frame

237 lb at 4.60s

Size-speed

36" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

24 reps

Bench power

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 60

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

C+2000

C2001

F2002

B+2003

C+2004

C2005

C+2006

C+2007

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 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
2000	37	3.4	48+11	2.9
2001	27	3	33+6	2
2002	5	1	0-5	0
2003	100	6.3	104+4	6.1
2004	47	3.6	43-4	2.6
2005	24	1.7	1-23	0
2006	53	3.3	38-15	2.2
2007	50	3.3	40-10	2.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

48 career value over replacement — #2113 all-time of 4,642. 6/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #67 (Rd 3) · ATL · 2000 · +11.4 vs expected KV-H

55actual

43.6 expected · Δ+11.4

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2000

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2000 Draft Class· this player went #67

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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