Nick Barnett ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Barnett in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Barnett a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Nick Barnett

Top 5% all-time linebackersIron Legend⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2005

Height6'2"

Weight228 lb

BornMay 27, 1981

Age45

CollegeOregon State See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 1, Pick 29 · GB

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

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

Career Value · VORP

VORP 204 · #355 · Elite

Worth 204 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 9% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22.7

Avg surplus

peak +31

9 seasons × ~22.7 surplus ≈ VORP 204

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%
2003	—	GB	15	—	92	67	25	0	0	2.0	2.0	3	6	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	GB	16	—	104	74	30	0	0	3.0	3.0	1	6	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	GB	16	—	119	72	47	0	0	2.0	2.0	1	2	1	3	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	GB	15	—	93	49	44	0	5	1.5	6.5	2	8	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	GB	16	—	113	84	29	0	8	3.5	11.5	2	4	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	GB	9	—	38	30	8	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	GB	16	—	92	68	24	12	4	3.5	19.5	0	7	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	GB	4	—	18	13	5	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	BUF	16	—	111	59	52	9	4	3.0	16.0	3	5	1	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	BUF	16	—	96	56	40	6	1	2.0	9.0	0	1	3	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	WAS	7	—	10	5	5	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	68	11.1%	186	45.6%
Career		—	146	—	886	577	309	32	23	20.5	75.5	12	42	5	7	2	0	—	0.0%	68	11.1%	186	45.6%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2003	22	GB	15	—	92	67	25	0	0	2.0	2.0	3	6	0	1	0	10.8
2004	23	GB	16	—	104	74	30	0	0	3.0	3.0	1	6	0	1	0	10.3
2005	24	GB	16	—	119	72	47	0	0	2.0	2.0	1	2	1	3	1	10.2
2006	25	GB	15	—	93	49	44	0	5	1.5	6.5	2	8	0	1	0	10.2
2007	26	GB	16	—	113	84	29	0	8	3.5	11.5	2	4	0	1	0	11.5
2008	27	GB	9	—	38	30	8	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	2	0	—	0	3.6
2009	28	GB	16	—	92	68	24	12	4	3.5	19.5	0	7	0	—	0	10
2010	29	GB	4	—	18	13	5	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	1	0	—	0	1.7
2011	30	BUF	16	—	111	59	52	9	4	3.0	16.0	3	5	1	—	1	13.6
2012	31	BUF	16	—	96	56	40	6	1	2.0	9.0	0	1	3	—	0	9
2013	32	WAS	7	0*	10	5	5	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	2.1
Career			146		886	577	309	32	23	—	—	12	42	5	7	2	93

* 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	32	WAS	14	0*	—	0.0%	68	11.1%	186	45.6%
Career			14		—	—	68	—	186	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 71 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 70.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 49

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 62elite 702013

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Sacks leader10

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.471See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.471Snap share11.1%Def snaps68Emerging

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 · 2003

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

LB · 2003 class

4.67s

40-Yard

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 48thClass Pos 71thClass All 54th

34.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 54th pct

Pos 54thAll 59thClass Pos 65thClass All 57th

123"

Broad Jump

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 78thClass Pos 82thClass All 83th

32 reps

Bench

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 95thClass Pos 96thClass All 96th

7.00s

3-Cone

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 69thClass Pos 95thClass All 79th

4.08s

Shuttle

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 90thClass Pos 95thClass All 87th

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl28Solo17Ast11PD3FR1

College Stats

Oregon StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oregon 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #29

#21Jeff FaineC #22Rex GrossmanQB #23Willis McGaheeRB #24Dallas ClarkTE #25William JosephDT #26Kwame HarrisOT #27Larry JohnsonRB #28Andre WoolfolkDB #30Sammy DavisDB #31Nnamdi AsomughaCB #32Tyler BraytonDT #33Eric SteinbachG #34Boss BaileyOLB #35Charles TillmanCB #36Eugene WilsonFS #39Rashean MathisCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Nick inherited the Green Bay Packers LB room from Na'il Diggs (2000–2005), and handed it to Brady Poppinga (2005–2010).

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

2013team change
Joined WAS (from BUF)
2013final season
Last recorded season with WAS
2011team change
Joined BUF (from GB)
2003draft
Drafted by GB — Round 1, Pick 29

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 228 lb

Frame

236 lb at 4.67s

Size-speed

34.5" vert / 123" broad

Explosion

32 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	BUF	0	W15Questionable· Knee
2011	BUF	0	W6Questionable· Ankle
2010	GB	2	W5Out· WristW6Out· Wrist

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 76

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

B+2003

B+2004

B+2005

B+2006

B+2007

C+2008

B2009

F2010

B+2011

B2012

D2013

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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
2003	92	6.1	101+9	5.9
2004	104	6.5	110+6	6.4
2005	119	7.4	130+11	7.6
2006	93	6.2	103+10	6.1
2007	113	7.1	120+7	7
2008	38	4.2	59+21	3.5
2009	92	5.8	90-2	5.3
2010	18	4.5	67+49	4
2011	111	6.9	111	6.5
2012	96	6	92-4	5.4
2013	10	1.4	3-7	0.2

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

204 career value over replacement — #355 all-time of 4,642. 18.5/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #29 (Rd 1) · GB · 2003 · +16.1 vs expected KV-H

71actual

54.9 expected · Δ+16.1

💔+26.5 stolen VORP·1.43 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #29

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography