Michael Danna is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Danna in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Danna's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Michael Danna
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | |||||
| 2020 | 22–23 | KC | 13 | — | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 334 | 37.9% | 43 | 12.5% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 23–24 | KC | 17 | — | 25 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 534 | 47.9% | 75 | 17.5% | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 85.4 | -2.3 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 24–25 | KC | 13 | — | 26 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 471 | 54.9% | 41 | 11.8% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 81.2 | -5.0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 25–26 | KC | 16 | — | 47 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 6.5 | 26.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 745 | 74.1% | 65 | 16.4% | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 116.7 | -4.5 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 26–27 | KC | 13 | — | 39 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 3.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 496 | 59.4% | 48 | 14.4% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 56.2 | -0.5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 27–28 | KC | 15 | — | 24 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 389 | 42.1% | 63 | 16.3% | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 57.1 | -1.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 28–29 | BUF | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 8 | 12.0% | 1 | 3.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 88 | — | 185 | 87 | 98 | 25 | 52 | 21.5 | 98.5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | 75 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 10 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
19 career value over replacement — #3203 all-time of 4,695. 3.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #177 (Rd 5) · KC · 2020 · +27.2 vs expected KV-H
51actual
23.8 expected · Δ+27.2
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