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

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Micah Parsons

5× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 20% all-time linebackersFranchise Cornerstone🌅 Early Bloomer · 2021

Height6'3"

Weight250 lb

BornMay 26, 1999

Age27

CollegePenn State See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2021

Draft2021 · Rd 1, Pick 12 · DAL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Franchise CornerstoneExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time linebacker with excellent availability over their career and elite per-snap production (top 5% in their position group). The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 54 · #1950 · Above Average

Worth 54 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 43% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.8

Avg surplus

peak +17

5 seasons × ~10.8 surplus ≈ VORP 54

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%
2021	—	DAL	16	—	79	59	20	20	30	13.0	63.0	0	3	3	—	0	0	1	1.0%	904	83.6%	14	8.2%	36	22	0.6	71.5	3.1	47	16	17	114	10	0.1
2022	—	DAL	17	—	59	36	23	14	27	13.5	54.5	0	3	3	3	1	0	—	0.0%	919	79.9%	—	0.0%	11	9	0.8	128.0	0.5	41	13	14	68	5	0.1
2023	—	DAL	16	—	56	28	28	18	33	14.0	65.0	0	2	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	864	80.2%	1	4.0%	5	3	0.6	64.6	2.2	43	11	16	47	3	0.0
2024	—	DAL	13	—	40	27	13	12	23	12.0	47.0	0	1	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	696	81.7%	37	16.1%	4	4	1.0	97.9	-2.8	46	21	12	32	6	0.1
2025	—	GB	14	—	39	17	22	12	26	12.5	50.5	0	1	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	707	78.0%	—	0.0%	3	1	0.3	42.4	-1.3	48	22	12	3	3	0.1
Career		—	76	—	273	167	106	76	139	65.0	280.0	0	10	11	4	1	0	1	1.0%	4,090	80.7%	52	9.4%	59	39	—	—	—	225	83	71	264	27	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2021	22	DAL	16	13*	79	59	20	20	30	13.0	63.0	3	3	—	0	15.1
2022	23	DAL	17	14*	59	36	23	14	27	13.5	54.5	3	3	3	1	14.7
2023	24	DAL	16	14*	56	28	28	18	33	14.0	65.0	2	1	1	0	13.2
2024	25	DAL	13	11*	40	27	13	12	23	12.0	47.0	1	2	—	0	10.7
2025	26	GB	14	11*	39	17	22	12	26	12.5	50.5	1	2	—	0	11.6
Career			76	63*	273	167	106	76	139	—	—	10	11	4	1	65.3

* 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%
2021	22	DAL	16	13*	1	1.0%	904	83.6%	14	8.2%
2022	23	DAL	17	14*	—	0.0%	919	79.9%	—	0.0%
2023	24	DAL	17	14*	—	0.0%	864	80.2%	1	4.0%
2024	25	DAL	13	11*	—	0.0%	696	81.7%	37	16.1%
2025	26	GB	14	11*	—	0.0%	707	78.0%	—	0.0%
Career			77	63*	1	—	4,090	—	52	—

* 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	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2021	22	DAL	16	13*	36	22	0.6	71.5	3.1	47	16	17	114	10	0.1
2022	23	DAL	17	14*	11	9	0.8	128.0	0.5	41	13	14	68	5	0.1
2023	24	DAL	17	14*	5	3	0.6	64.6	2.2	43	11	16	47	3	0.0
2024	25	DAL	13	11*	4	4	1.0	97.9	-2.8	46	21	12	32	6	0.1
2025	26	GB	14	11*	3	1	0.3	42.4	-1.3	48	22	12	3	3	0.1
Career			77	63*	59	39	—	—	—	225	83	71	264	27	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 59.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 40

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

2021bestavg 582025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 33% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

33% of the all-time Sacks leader33

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Elite

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:7.359See leaderboard →

Disruption/1007.359Snap share80.7%Def snaps4,090Elite · ConsistentCV 0.06

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 · 2021

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

LB · 2021 class

4.39s

40-Yard

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 94thClass Pos 96thClass All 91th

34"

Vertical

Below avg · 48th pct

Pos 48thAll 54thClass Pos 51thClass All 52th

126"

Broad Jump

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 88thClass Pos 78thClass All 82th

19 reps

Bench

Low · 22th pct

Pos 22thAll 38thClass Pos 24thClass All 38th

6.89s

3-Cone

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 82thClass Pos 85thClass All 82th

4.40s

Shuttle

Low · 22th pct

Pos 22thAll 40thClass Pos 29thClass All 40th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl17Solo7Ast10TFL3QBHits4Sk1.0Dis8.0PD3

College Stats

Penn StateImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2018	Penn State	—	48	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	2	0	—	—
2019	Penn State	—	52	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	4	1	—	—
2020	Penn State	—	-19	—	—	—	—	—	-19	—	-19	-19	—	—
Career		0	81	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	-14	0	-13	-18	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2021 Draft Class· this player went #12

#4Kyle PittsTE #5Ja'Marr ChaseWR #6Jaylen WaddleWR #7Penei SewellOT #8Jaycee HornCB #9Pat Surtain IICB #10DeVonta SmithWR #11Justin FieldsQB #13Rashawn SlaterOT #14Alijah Vera-TuckerG #15Mac JonesQB #16Zaven CollinsLB #17Alex LeatherwoodOT #18Jaelan PhillipsLB #19Jamin DavisLB #20Kadarius ToneyWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Micah inherited the Dallas Cowboys LB room from Leighton Vander Esch (2018–2023), and handed it to Damone Clark (2022–2025).

Jack Del Rio 1989–1991Ken Norton 1989–1993Vinson Smith 1991–1997Robert Jones 1992–1995Darrin Smith 1993–1996Fred Strickland

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined GB (from DAL)
2025final season
Last recorded season with GB
2021draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 1, Pick 12

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 250 lb

Frame

246 lb at 4.39s

Size-speed

34" vert / 126" broad

Explosion

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	DAL	4	W5Out· AnkleW6Out· AnkleW8Out· AnkleW9Out· AnkleW10Questionable· AnkleW16Questionable· Illness
2022	DAL	0	W3Questionable· IllnessW8Questionable· ShoulderW12Questionable· Knee / AnkleW16Questionable· IllnessW17Questionable· Hand

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 61

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

B2021

C+2022

C+2023

C+2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

91%

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
2021	79	4.9	80+1	4.7
2022	59	3.5	57-2	3.3
2023	56	3.5	59+3	3.5
2024	40	3.1	53+13	3.1
2025	39	2.8	47+8	2.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

54 career value over replacement — #1950 all-time of 4,642. 10.8/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

5 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #12 (Rd 1) · DAL · 2021 · -1.3 vs expected KV-H

59actual

60.3 expected · Δ−1.3

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

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 · 2021

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2021 Draft Class· this player went #12

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator