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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2000 | 23–24 | ATL | 11 | — | 37 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24–25 | ATL | 9 | — | 27 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | ATL | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | PHI | 16 | — | 100 | 78 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | PHI | 13 | — | 47 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28–29 | PHI | 14 | — | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29–30 | NO | 16 | — | 53 | 25 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30–31 | 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 | |
Career Value · VORP
46 career value over replacement — #2207 all-time of 4,695. 5.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #67 (Rd 3) · ATL · 2000 · +12 vs expected KV-H
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8 seasons · peak 0.8 in 2003
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.2 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2003 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#264 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23–24 | ATL | 11 | — | 37 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24–25 | ATL | 9 | — | 27 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | ATL | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | PHI | 16 | — | 100 | 78 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | PHI | 13 | — | 47 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | 28–29 | PHI | 14 | — | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29–30 | NO | 16 | — | 53 | 25 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 2007 | 30–31 | NO | 15 | — | 50 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 99 | 343 | 235 | 108 | 7 | 6 | 7.5 | 20.5 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
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.
Blend 54.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 95%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
Morlon Greenwood
OLB
89% match
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