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

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Michael Boley

Top 17% all-time linebackersIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2007

Height6'3"

Weight230 lb

BornAug 24, 1982

Age43

CollegeSouthern Mississippi See College Stats

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 5, Pick 160 · ATL

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end linebacker defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 111 · #982 · High-Value

Worth 111 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 22% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.9 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

+13.9

Avg surplus

peak +22

8 seasons × ~13.9 surplus ≈ VORP 111

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2005	—	ATL	12	—	49	30	19	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	ATL	15	—	69	50	19	0	2	3.0	5.0	2	7	1	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	ATL	16	—	93	77	16	0	4	3.0	7.0	2	7	3	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	ATL	15	—	56	46	10	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	9	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	NYG	11	—	66	47	19	10	3	2.0	15.0	0	8	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	NYG	16	—	63	42	21	3	7	1.0	11.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	NYG	14	—	74	55	19	4	2	1.0	7.0	0	3	1	3	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	NYG	16	—	74	47	27	4	3	0.5	7.5	3	4	0	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	CIN	4	—	7	6	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	56	19.0%	154	51.1%
Career		—	119	—	551	400	151	23	21	10.5	54.5	8	44	6	8	2	0	—	0.0%	56	19.0%	154	51.1%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2005	23	ATL	12	—	49	30	19	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	1	—	0	5.9
2006	24	ATL	15	—	69	50	19	0	2	3.0	5.0	2	7	1	3	0	10.1
2007	25	ATL	16	—	93	77	16	0	4	3.0	7.0	2	7	3	—	0	12.1
2008	26	ATL	15	—	56	46	10	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	9	0	—	0	7.2
2009	27	NYG	11	—	66	47	19	10	3	2.0	15.0	0	8	0	—	0	7.5
2010	28	NYG	16	—	63	42	21	3	7	1.0	11.0	0	1	0	—	0	6.4
2011	29	NYG	14	—	74	55	19	4	2	1.0	7.0	0	3	1	3	1	7.6
2012	30	NYG	16	—	74	47	27	4	3	0.5	7.5	3	4	0	2	1	10.6
2013	31	CIN	4	0*	7	6	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	1.2
Career			119		551	400	151	23	21	—	—	8	44	6	8	2	68.6

* 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	31	CIN	10	0*	—	0.0%	56	19.0%	154	51.1%
Career			10		—	—	56	—	154	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 62 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 42.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2005bestavg 562013

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Sacks leader5

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Disruption / 100 snaps:0See leaderboard →

Disruption/1000Snap share19%Def snaps56Emerging

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 · 2005

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

LB · 2005 class

4.56s

40-Yard

Strong · 83th pct

Pos 83thAll 66thClass Pos 94thClass All 68th

34"

Vertical

Below avg · 48th pct

Pos 48thAll 54thClass Pos 28thClass All 44th

113"

Broad Jump

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 35thClass Pos 47thClass All 46th

7.08s

3-Cone

Above avg · 56th pct

Pos 56thAll 59thClass Pos 87thClass All 72th

4.12s

Shuttle

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 86thClass Pos 58thClass All 60th

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl27Solo21Ast6TFL3QBHits2Sk2.0Dis7.0PD2

College Stats

Southern MississippiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Southern Mississippi), 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.

2005 Draft Class· this player went #160

#145Dan OrlovskyQB #146Trent ColeOLB #148Jonathan WelshDE #149Adam SewardLB #150Daniel LoperOT #156Eric KingDB #157Gerald SensabaughFS #158Justin GreenRB #163Frank OmiyaleOT #166Rian WallaceLB #167Mike HawkinsDB #168Lance MitchellLB #169Geoff HangartnerG #171Ben EmanuelDB #173Tyjuan HaglerOLB #174Rasheed MarshallWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Michael inherited the Atlanta Falcons LB room from Demorrio Williams (2004–2007), and handed it to John Abraham (2006–2012).

Jessie Tuggle 1987–2000Jesse Solomon 1992–1993Ron George 1993–1996Cornelius Bennett 1996–1998Henri Crockett 1997–2001Keith Brooking

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2013team change
Joined CIN (from NYG)
2013final season
Last recorded season with CIN
2009team change
Joined NYG (from ATL)
2005draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 5, Pick 160

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 230 lb

Frame

236 lb at 4.56s

Size-speed

34" vert / 113" broad

Explosion

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2013	CIN	0	W6Questionable· HamstringW9Questionable· HamstringW10Doubtful· Hamstring
2012	NYG	0	W1Questionable· HamstringW5Questionable· HipW7Questionable· HipW15Questionable· Back
2011	NYG	0	W11Doubtful· HamstringW12Doubtful· HamstringW13Questionable· Hamstring
2010	NYG	0	W15Questionable· Shoulder
2009	NYG	4	W5Out· KneeW6Out· KneeW7Out· KneeW8Out· KneeW9Questionable· Knee

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 65

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

C+2005

B2006

B2007

C+2008

B2009

C+2010

B2011

B2012

F2013

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

87%

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
2005	49	4.1	54+5	3.2
2006	69	4.6	67-2	3.9
2007	93	5.8	93	5.5
2008	56	3.7	49-7	2.9
2009	66	6	94+28	5.6
2010	63	3.9	57-6	3.3
2011	74	5.3	81+7	4.8
2012	74	4.6	66-8	3.9
2013	7	1.8	9+2	0.5

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

111 career value over replacement — #982 all-time of 4,642. 12.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #160 (Rd 5) · ATL · 2005 · +30.1 vs expected KV-H

62actual

31.9 expected · Δ+30.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2005

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #160

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography