Mike Maslowski is a career quality starter β a linebacker whose body of work places Maslowski in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Maslowski's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 39 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker β top 52% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 seasons Γ ~13 surplus β VORP 39
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2000 | β | KC | 10 | β | 35 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | KC | 4 | β | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | KC | 16 | β | 103 | 71 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | KC | 10 | β | 50 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 40 | β | 193 | 134 | 59 | 13 | 4 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 58.2 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 54Β· confidence 88%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
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StatVault has the verified college attribution (Wisconsin La Crosse), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Mike inherited the Kansas City Chiefs LB room from Marvcus Patton (1999β2002), and handed it to Scott Fujita (2002β2004).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Last recorded season with KC
Entered the NFL with KC
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 4-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
Tackles translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Tackles | Tackles/G | β 2025 Tackles | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35 | 3.5 | 51+16 | 3 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1.3 | 0-5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 103 | 6.4 | 109+6 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | 50 | 5 | 75+25 | 4.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
39 career value over replacement β #2363 all-time of 4,642. 9.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
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1999 Draft ClassmatesFull class β
Gave the Kansas City Chiefs an entire corpus-attributed career β 4 seasons (2000β2003), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.