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 38% all-time linebackersPer-Snap Specialist

Height6'3"

Weight240 lb

BornSep 26, 1999

Age26

CollegeOklahoma See College Stats

ConferenceBig Twelve

Rookie yr2022

Draft2022 · Rd 2, Pick 64 · DEN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Per-Snap SpecialistExplore archetypes →

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 20 · #3117 · Role Player

Worth 20 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 68% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.7 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

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+6.7

Avg surplus

peak +10

3 seasons × ~6.7 surplus ≈ VORP 20

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

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	—	DEN	11	—	13	5	8	1	3	1.5	5.5	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	357	35.3%	59	17.3%	3	2	0.7	79.9	6.0	6	2	2	18	4	0.2
2023	—	DEN	15	—	21	14	7	13	20	8.0	41.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	524	51.7%	10	15.3%	5	3	0.6	83.7	0.8	24	5	10	23	4	0.1
2024	—	DEN	17	—	45	30	15	16	24	13.5	53.5	1	4	2	1	2	0	—	0.0%	708	60.4%	5	7.0%	6	4	0.7	41.7	3.5	36	11	11	70	6	0.1
2025	—	DEN	17	—	45	30	15	14	28	14.0	56.0	0	1	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	684	61.4%	33	16.1%	7	5	0.7	74.7	3.1	39	12	10	27	4	0.1
Career		—	60	—	124	79	45	44	75	37.0	156.0	1	7	6	1	2	0	—	0.0%	2,273	52.2%	107	13.9%	21	14	—	—	—	105	30	33	138	18	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2022	23	DEN	11	0*	13	5	8	1	3	1.5	5.5	0	0	1	—	0	4.2
2023	24	DEN	15	8*	21	14	7	13	20	8.0	41.0	0	2	1	—	0	10.3
2024	25	DEN	17	10*	45	30	15	16	24	13.5	53.5	1	4	2	1	2	15.3
2025	26	DEN	17	10*	45	30	15	14	28	14.0	56.0	0	1	2	—	0	13.8
Career			60	28*	124	79	45	44	75	—	—	1	7	6	1	2	43.6

* 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%
2022	23	DEN	15	0*	—	0.0%	357	35.3%	59	17.3%
2023	24	DEN	15	8*	—	0.0%	524	51.7%	10	15.3%
2024	25	DEN	17	10*	—	0.0%	708	60.4%	5	7.0%
2025	26	DEN	17	10*	—	0.0%	684	61.4%	33	16.1%
Career			64	28*	—	—	2,273	—	107	—

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

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2022	23	DEN	15	0*	3	2	0.7	79.9	6.0	6	2	2	18	4	0.2
2023	24	DEN	15	8*	5	3	0.6	83.7	0.8	24	5	10	23	4	0.1
2024	25	DEN	17	10*	6	4	0.7	41.7	3.5	36	11	11	70	6	0.1
2025	26	DEN	17	10*	7	5	0.7	74.7	3.1	39	12	10	27	4	0.1
Career			64	28*	21	14	—	—	—	105	30	33	138	18	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 49 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 52.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 49· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 33.8

Availability 18.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2022bestavg 512025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 19% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

19% of the all-time Sacks leader19

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: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Elite

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:7.479See leaderboard →

Disruption/1007.479Snap share52.2%Def snaps2,273VolatileCV 0.42

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 · 2022

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

LB · 2022 class

4.54s

40-Yard

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 69thClass Pos 69thClass All 59th

35.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 67th pct

Pos 67thAll 69thClass Pos 38thClass All 70th

120"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 64thClass Pos 28thClass All 53th

7.07s

3-Cone

Above avg · 59th pct

Pos 59thAll 61thClass Pos 44thClass All 75th

4.23s

Shuttle

Above avg · 68th pct

Pos 68thAll 68thClass Pos 94thClass All 92th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl7Solo4Ast3TFL1QBHits2Sk1.0Dis4.0FF2

College Stats

OklahomaImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2018	Oklahoma	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	0	0	—	—
2019	Oklahoma	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	0	0	—	—
2020	Oklahoma	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	0	0	—	—
2021	Oklahoma	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	3	—	—
Career		0	68	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	7	0	1	3	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2022 Draft Class· this player went #64

#56Sam WilliamsDL #57Luke GoedekeOT #58Troy AndersenLB #59Ed IngramG #60Cam Taylor-BrittCB #61Drake JacksonDE #62Bryan CookSAF #63James CookRB #65Luke FortnerC #66Brian Asamoah IILB #67Joshua EzeuduG #68Martin EmersonCB #69Nicholas Petit-FrereOT #70Chad MumaLB #71Velus Jones Jr.WR #72Abraham LucasOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Nik inherited the Denver Broncos LB room from Alex Singleton (2022–2025), and handed it to Dondrea Tillman (2024–2025).

Elijah Alexander 1993–1995Allen Aldridge 1994–1997Glenn Cadrez 1995–2000Bill Romanowski 1996–2001John Mobley 1996–2003Al Wilson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2022draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 2, Pick 64

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 240 lb

Frame

248 lb at 4.54s

Size-speed

35.5" vert / 120" broad

Explosion

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	DEN	2	W15Out· KneeW16Out· Knee
2022	DEN	0	W10Questionable· Illness

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 54

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

C2022

C2023

C+2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

94%

20222025

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
2022	13	1.2	19+6	1.1
2023	21	1.4	24+3	1.4
2024	45	2.6	46+1	2.7
2025	45	2.6	45	2.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

20 career value over replacement — #3117 all-time of 4,642. 5/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #64 (Rd 2) · DEN · 2022 · +2.1 vs expected KV-H

49actual

46.9 expected · Δ+2.1

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2022

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2022 Draft Class· this player went #64

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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