Michael Hamilton
Role Player
A linebacker who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4490 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 98% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | — | LAC | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | LAC | 13 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | LAC | 5 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 24 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 29 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 29 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
35
Sustained
career value
×.6
31
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 33.4 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 29· confidence 79%
What builds the career mark of 35
On-field 24.1
Availability 10.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1997bestavg 311999
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers 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 (North Carolina A&T), 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.
Top Teammates
John CarneyK3yJohn ParrellaDT3yGreg JacksonDB3yRaylee JohnsonDE3yLewis BushOLB3yDarren BennettP3yTerrance ShawCB3yNorman HandDT3yMike DumasFS3yKenny BynumRB3yMike MohringDT3yMarco ColemanDE2yCharles DimryCB2yKurt GouveiaLB2yJimmy SpencerDB2yJamal WilliamsNT2yDwayne HarperDB2yGerald DixonOLB2yChris MimsDE2yAlfred PupunuTE2yMikhael RicksTE2yBryan StillWR2yTremayne StephensRB2yCraig WhelihanQB2y
1997 Draft Class· this player went #74
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with LAC
- 1997draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 3, Pick 74
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 245 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
29
peak 31
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1997
C1998
F1999
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
56%
19971999
1997 · backup · 6/16 G
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3 | 0.5 | 16+13 | 1 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0.6 | 12+4 | 0.7 |
| 1999 | 7 | 1.4 | 19+12 | 1.1 |
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), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4490 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #74 (Rd 3) · LAC · 1997 · -11 vs expected KV-H
29actual
40 expected · Δ−11
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