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.

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NaVorro Bowman

3× Pro Bowl4× All-ProTop 2% all-time linebackersIron Legend📈 Late Developer · 2015

Height6'0"

Weight242 lb

BornMay 28, 1988

Age38

CollegePenn State See College Stats

Rookie yr2010

Draft2010 · Rd 3, Pick 91 · SF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber linebacker (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with reliable availability. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 149 · #642 · High-Value

Worth 149 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 15% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +29.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+29.8

Avg surplus

peak +32

5 seasons × ~29.8 surplus ≈ VORP 149

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2010	—	SF	10	—	26	20	6	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	SF	16	—	126	97	29	13	6	2.0	21.0	0	8	0	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	SF	16	—	129	78	51	6	4	2.0	12.0	1	7	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	SF	16	—	126	101	25	9	5	5.0	19.0	2	8	4	2	1	0	—	0.0%	1,040	97.8%	41	12.3%
2015	—	SF	16	—	137	99	38	7	8	2.5	17.5	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,098	96.4%	15	19.0%
2016	—	SF	4	—	31	20	11	4	2	1.0	7.0	1	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	252	87.3%	18	17.3%
2017	—	LV	15	—	109	63	46	6	5	1.5	12.5	1	3	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	OAK	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	997	96.7%	5	4.3%
Career		—	108	—	684	478	206	48	30	14.0	92.0	5	30	7	5	1	0	—	0.0%	3,387	94.5%	79	13.2%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2010	22	SF	10	—	26	20	6	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	3.1
2011	23	SF	16	—	126	97	29	13	6	2.0	21.0	0	8	0	2	0	10.9
2012	24	SF	16	—	129	78	51	6	4	2.0	12.0	1	7	1	—	0	10.7
2013	25	SF	16	16*	126	101	25	9	5	5.0	19.0	2	8	4	2	1	14.3
2015	27	SF	16	15*	137	99	38	7	8	2.5	17.5	0	2	1	—	0	9.8
2016	28	SF	4	3*	31	20	11	4	2	1.0	7.0	1	2	1	—	0	4.1
2017	29	LV	15	15*	109	63	46	6	5	1.5	12.5	1	3	0	1	0	9
Career			93	49*	684	478	206	48	30	—	—	5	30	7	5	1	61.9

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	25	SF	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,040	97.8%	41	12.3%
2015	27	SF	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,098	96.4%	15	19.0%
2016	28	SF	4	3*	—	0.0%	252	87.3%	18	17.3%
2017	29	OAK	15	15*	—	0.0%	997	96.7%	5	4.3%
Career			51	49*	—	—	3,387	—	79	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 76 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 76 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 74.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 76· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 71

On-field 52.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2010bestavg 66elite 702017

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Sacks leader7

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: 93%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.391See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.391Snap share94.5%Def snaps3,387ReliableCV 0.40

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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 · 2010

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

LB · 2010 class

4.70s

40-Yard

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 44thClass Pos 55thClass All 46th

29.5"

Vertical

Low · 6th pct

Pos 6thAll 19thClass Pos 10thClass All 17th

115"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 31th pct

Pos 31thAll 42thClass Pos 46thClass All 51th

26 reps

Bench

Strong · 81th pct

Pos 81thAll 79thClass Pos 76thClass All 77th

6.91s

3-Cone

Strong · 84th pct

Pos 84thAll 80thClass Pos 84thClass All 73th

4.59s

Shuttle

Low · 3th pct

Pos 3thAll 20thClass Pos 11thClass All 27th

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Defense

Tkl70Solo44Ast26TFL6QBHits6Sk2.5Dis14.5PD3FF2

College Stats

Penn StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Penn 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.

2010 Draft Class· this player went #91

#83Corey PetersDE #84Jordan ShipleyWR #85Colt McCoyQB #86Daniel Te'o-NesheimDE #87Eric DeckerWR #88Andre RobertsWR #89Armanti EdwardsWR #90Taylor PriceWR #92Shawn LauvaoG #93Tony MoeakiTE #95Jimmy GrahamTE #96Brandon GheeS #98Mike JohnsonG #99Mardy GilyardWR #100Everson GriffenDE #102Darryl SharptonILB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

NaVorro inherited the San Francisco 49ers LB room from Takeo Spikes (2008–2010), and handed it to Michael Wilhoite (2012–2016).

Bill Romanowski 1988–1993Kevin Mitchell 1994–1997Lee Woodall 1994–1999Tony Peterson 1994–1999Ken Norton 1994–2000Jeff Posey

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2017team change
Joined LV (from SF)
2017final season
Last recorded season with LV
2010draft
Drafted by SF — Round 3, Pick 91

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 242 lb

Frame

242 lb at 4.70s

Size-speed

29.5" vert / 115" broad

Explosion

26 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	SF	1	W5Out· Achilles
2014	SF	1	W15Out· Knee
2010	SF	0	W15Questionable· Hamstring

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →

peak 79

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

C2010

B+2011

B+2012

B+2013

B+2015

D2016

B+2017

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

83%

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
2010	26	2.6	32+6	1.9
2011	126	7.9	128+2	7.5
2012	129	8.1	130+1	7.7
2013	126	7.9	121-5	7.1
2015	137	8.6	133-4	7.8
2016	31	7.8	122+91	7.2
2017	109	7.3	112+3	6.6

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

Career Value · VORP

149 career value over replacement — #642 all-time of 4,642. 21.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #91 (Rd 3) · SF · 2010 · +37.3 vs expected KV-H

76actual

38.7 expected · Δ+37.3

💔+25.3 stolen VORP·1.19 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2010

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2010 Draft Class· this player went #91

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator