Nate Wayne is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Wayne in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wayne's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Nate Wayne
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1998 | 23–24 | DEN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | DEN | 5 | — | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | GB | 14 | — | 81 | 55 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | GB | 12 | — | 71 | 45 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | GB | 16 | — | 87 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | PHI | 16 | — | 86 | 65 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | PHI | 7 | — | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | DET | 5 | — | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 76 | — | 378 | 251 | 127 | 23 | 9 | 17.0 | 49.0 | 8 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
76 career value over replacement — #1544 all-time of 4,695. 10.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #219 (Rd 7) · DEN · 1998 · +43.2 vs expected KV-H
62actual
18.8 expected · Δ+43.2
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