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

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Nik Bonitto

2× Pro BowlTop 40% all-time linebackersPer-Snap Specialist

Height6'3"

Weight240 lb

BornSep 26, 1999

Age27

Career Value · VORP

22 career value over replacement — #3059 all-time of 4,695. 5.5/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #64 (Rd 2) · DEN · 2022 · +2.9 vs expected KV-H

49actual

46.1 expected · Δ+2.9

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2022	22–23	DEN	15	—	13	5	8	1	3	1.5	5.5	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	357	35.3%	59	13.8%	3	2	0.7	79.9	6.0	6	2	2	18	4	0.2
2023	23–24	DEN	15	—	21	14	7	13	20	8.0	41.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	524	51.7%	10	3.1%	5	3	0.6	83.7	0.8	24	5	10	23	4	0.1
2024	24–25	DEN	17	—	45	30	15	16	24	13.5	53.5	1	4	2	1	2	0	—	0.0%	708	60.4%	5	1.2%	6	4	0.7	41.7	3.5	36	11	11	70	6	0.1
2025	25–26	DEN	17	—	45	30	15	14	28	14.0	56.0	0	1	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	684	61.4%	33	6.7%	7	5	0.7	74.7	3.1	39	12	10	27	4	0.1
2026	26–27	DEN	5	—	11	7	4	4	7	3.0	14.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	211	60.6%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	69	—	135	86	49	48	82	40.0	170.0	1	7	6	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	14	—	—	—	105	30	33	138	18	—

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A linebacker whose elite per-snap production (top 5% in their position group) stands out despite limited volume (above-average career overall). When on the field, they made it count — a specialist's profile.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 22 · #3059 · Role Player

Worth 22 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 66% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.3

Avg surplus

peak +10

3 seasons × ~7.3 surplus ≈