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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2005 | 23 | ATL | 12 | — | 49 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 24 | ATL | 15 | — | 69 | 50 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 25 | ATL | 16 | — | 93 | 77 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 26 | ATL | 15 | — | 56 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 27 | NYG | 11 | — | 66 | 47 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 28 | NYG | 16 | — | 63 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 29 | NYG | 14 | — | 74 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 30 | NYG | 16 | — | 74 | 47 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 31 | CIN | 10 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 56 | 9.5% | 154 | 51.1% |
| Career | — | 125 | — | 551 | 400 | 151 | 23 | 21 | 10.5 | 54.5 | 8 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 56 | 9.5% | 154 | 51.1% | |
Career Value · VORP
109 career value over replacement — #1031 all-time of 4,695. 12.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #160 (Rd 5) · ATL · 2005 · +34.2 vs expected KV-H
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