Matt LaBounty is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places LaBounty in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and LaBounty's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Matt LaBounty
Height6'4"
Weight275 lb
BornJan 3, 1969
Age57
CollegeOregonSee College Stats
Rookie yr1993
Draft1992 Β· Rd 12, Pick 327 Β· SF
A quality edge rusher with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 32 Β· #2603 Β· Role PlayerWorth 32 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 57% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.7 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+10.7
Avg surplus
peak +17
3 seasons Γ ~10.7 surplus β VORP 32
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1993 | β | SF | 6 | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | GB | 14 | β | 13 | 12 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 2 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | SEA | 16 | β | 21 | 16 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | SEA | 16 | β | 19 | 14 | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | SEA | 10 | β | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | SEA | 9 | β | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | SEA | 2 | β | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 73 | β | 79 | 58 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 14.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24 | SF | 6 | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 1.4 |
| 1995 | 26 | GB | 14 | β | 13 | 12 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 2 | 0 | β | β | β | 5.9 |
| 1997 | 28 | SEA | 16 | β | 21 | 16 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.1 |
| 1998 | 29 | SEA | 16 | β | 19 | 14 | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β | 12.4 |
| 1999 | 30 | SEA | 10 | β | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | 31 | SEA | 9 | β | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 32 | SEA | 2 | β | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| Career | 73 | 79 | 58 | 10 | 5 | 3 | β | β | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.7 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 58 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
55
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
62
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 57.8 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 58Β· confidence 96%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 38.9
Availability 16.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1993bestavg 512000
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Sacks leader7
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oregon), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Mack StrongFB5yShawn SpringsCB5yChristian FauriaTE5yRicky WattersRB5yMichael SinclairDE5yJeff FeaglesP4yJay BellamyDB4yCortez KennedyDT4yJon KitnaQB4yAnthony SimmonsOLB4yItula MiliTE4yRiddick ParkerDT4yJoey GallowayWR3yPhillip DanielsDE3ySam AdamsDT3yDarryl WilliamsDB3yFred ThomasCB3yMike PritchardWR3yChad BrownLB3yWillie WilliamsCB3yAntonio CochranDE3yLamar KingDE3yKerry JosephDB3yFabien BownesWR3y
1992 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #327
#232David DixonG#244Jay LeeuwenburgG#251Chris WalshWR#254Elijah AlexanderOLB#255Tim LesterRB#264Brad CulpepperDT#271Jerry OstroskiG#272Mark McMillianCB#276Marcus DowdellWR#284Mazio RoysterRB#291Kendall GammonLS#292Nate SingletonWR#295Chuck EvansRB#301Anthony DavisLB#307Vince MarrowTE#311Klaus WilmsmeyerP
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterMatt inherited the Seattle Seahawks DL room from Riddick Parker (1997β2000), and handed it to Lamar King (1999β2003).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2001final season
Last recorded season with SEA
- 1997team change
Joined SEA (from GB)
- 1995team change
Joined GB (from SF)
- 1992draft
Drafted by SF β Round 12, Pick 327
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 275 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 6-season peers. See all β
58
peak 62
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1993
C+1995
C+1997
B1998
C+1999
C2000
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
70%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.3 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1+0.5 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
32 career value over replacement β #2603 all-time of 4,642. 5.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #327 (Rd 12) Β· SF Β· 1992 Β· +50 vs expected KV-H
58actual
8 expected Β· Ξ+50
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