NaVorro Bowman ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Bowman in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Bowman a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2010 | 22 | SF | 10 | — | 26 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 23 | SF | 16 | — | 126 | 97 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24 | SF | 16 | — | 129 | 78 | 51 | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25 | SF | 16 | — | 126 | 101 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,040 | 97.8% | 41 | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 27 | SF | 16 | — | 137 | 99 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 2.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,098 | 96.4% | 15 | 3.6% |
| 2016 | 28 | SF | 4 | — | 31 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 252 | 87.3% | 18 | 13.0% |
| 2017 | 29 | OAK / SF | 15 | — | 109 | 63 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 12.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 997 | — | 5 | — |
| Career | — | 93 | — | 684 | 478 | 206 | 48 | 30 | 14.0 | 92.0 | 5 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
150 career value over replacement — #656 all-time of 4,695. 21.4/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #91 (Rd 3) · SF · 2010 · +38.5 vs expected KV-H
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