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

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Na'il Diggs

Top 22% all-time linebackersReliable Starter

Height6'4"

Weight240 lb

BornJul 8, 1978

Age48

CollegeOhio State See College Stats

Rookie yr2000

Draft2000 · Rd 4, Pick 98 · GB

Archetype Intelligence

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A linebacker with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 69 · #1652 · Above Average

Worth 69 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 37% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+6.9

Avg surplus

peak +14

10 seasons × ~6.9 surplus ≈ VORP 69

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2000	—	GB	13	—	29	20	9	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	2	0	1	0	0
2001	—	GB	16	—	55	39	16	7	2	2.0	11.0	0	6	0	—	0	0
2002	—	GB	16	—	68	49	19	12	3	3.0	18.0	2	7	1	2	0	0
2003	—	GB	15	—	69	58	11	0	0	1.0	1.0	2	6	0	—	0	0
2004	—	GB	14	—	68	49	19	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	—	GB	9	—	28	25	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2006	—	CAR	14	—	53	38	15	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	0	—	0	0
2007	—	CAR	14	—	40	28	12	0	4	3.5	7.5	0	3	1	1	0	0
2008	—	CAR	15	—	40	31	9	3	2	1.0	6.0	1	2	0	—	0	0
2009	—	CAR	14	—	30	25	5	3	2	0.0	5.0	0	1	1	—	0	0
2010	—	LA	12	—	36	28	8	5	0	0.0	5.0	0	2	1	1	0	0
2011	—	LAC	11	—	33	27	6	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
Career		—	163	—	549	417	132	34	13	11.5	58.5	5	33	4	6	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2000	22	GB	13	—	29	20	9	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	2	0	1	4.7
2001	23	GB	16	—	55	39	16	7	2	2.0	11.0	0	6	0	—	7.6
2002	24	GB	16	—	68	49	19	12	3	3.0	18.0	2	7	1	2	12.6
2003	25	GB	15	—	69	58	11	0	0	1.0	1.0	2	6	0	—	9.4
2004	26	GB	14	—	68	49	19	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	6.2
2005	27	GB	9	—	28	25	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	3.4
2006	28	CAR	14	—	53	38	15	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	0	—	5.3
2007	29	CAR	14	—	40	28	12	0	4	3.5	7.5	0	3	1	1	7.2
2008	30	CAR	15	—	40	31	9	3	2	1.0	6.0	1	2	0	—	6.7
2009	31	CAR	14	—	30	25	5	3	2	0.0	5.0	0	1	1	—	5.4
2010	32	LA	12	—	36	28	8	5	0	0.0	5.0	0	2	1	1	4.8
2011	33	LAC	11	—	33	27	6	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	3.7
Career			163		549	417	132	34	13	—	—	5	33	4	6	77

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 58 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 55.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 35.6

Availability 17.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2000bestavg 532011

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Sacks leader6

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: 89%.

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 · 2000

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

LB · 2000 class

4.66s

40-Yard

Above avg · 56th pct

Pos 56thAll 49thClass Pos 61thClass All 48th

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl21Solo15Ast6TFL1QBHits1Sk2.0Dis4.0

College Stats

Ohio StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio State), 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.

2000 Draft Class· this player went #98

#90Nate WebsterMLB #91David MacklinDB #92T.J. SlaughterLB #93Byron FrischDE #94John St. ClairOT #95Lewis SandersDB #96Terrelle SmithFB #97Curtis KeatonRB #99Gari ScottWR #100Michael ThompsonOT #101Jerry JohnsonDT #102David BarrettCB #103Danny FarmerWR #105Brandon ShortOLB #106Antonio WilsonLB #107Junior IoaneDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Na'il inherited the Green Bay Packers LB room from Nate Wayne (2000–2002), and handed it to Nick Barnett (2003–2010).

Bryce Paup 1990–1994George Koonce 1992–1999Brian Williams 1995–2000Bernardo Harris 1995–2001John Thierry 2000–2001Nate Wayne

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined LAC (from LA)
2011final season
Last recorded season with LAC
2010team change
Joined LA (from CAR)
2006team change
Joined CAR (from GB)
2000draft
Drafted by GB — Round 4, Pick 98

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 240 lb

Frame

231 lb at 4.66s

Size-speed

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	SD	0	W9Questionable· Knee
2009	CAR	1	W3Out· RibW7Questionable· RibW12Questionable· RibsW14Questionable· Ribs

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 12-season peers. See all →

peak 60

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

C2000

C+2001

B2002

B2003

B2004

C2005

C+2006

C+2007

C+2008

C2009

C+2010

C2011

Availability

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
2000	29	2.2	26-3	1.6
2001	55	3.4	42-13	2.5
2002	68	4.3	58-10	3.4
2003	69	4.6	66-3	3.9
2004	68	4.9	72+4	4.2
2005	28	3.1	32+4	1.9
2006	53	3.8	48-5	2.8
2007	40	2.9	29-11	1.7
2008	40	2.7	26-14	1.5
2009	30	2.1	20-10	1.2
2010	36	3	39+3	2.3
2011	33	3	39+6	2.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

69 career value over replacement — #1652 all-time of 4,642. 5.8/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #98 (Rd 4) · GB · 2000 · +19.3 vs expected KV-H

58actual

38.7 expected · Δ+19.3

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2000

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2000 Draft Class· this player went #98

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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