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

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

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	—

Career arc · VAL by season

5 seasons · peak 10.7 in 2024

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

2.0 career wins over 5 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2024 · +0.8 wins

Defence+0.8

Latest season · 2026 ·

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2022	22–23	DEN	11	0*	13	5	8	1	3	1.5	5.5	0	0	1	—	0	0
2023	23–24	DEN	15	8*	21	14	7	13	20	8.0	41.0	0	2	1	—	0	4.8
2024	24–25	DEN	17	10*	45	30	15	16	24	13.5	53.5	1	4	2	1	2	10.7
2025	25–26	DEN	17	10*	45	30	15	14	28	14.0	56.0	0	1	2	—	0	9.8
2026	26–27	DEN	5	3*	11	7	4	4	7	3.0	14.0	0	0	0	—	0	1.4
Career			65	31*	135	86	49	48	82	40.0	170.0	1	7	6	1	2	26.7

* 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	22–23	DEN	15	0*	—	0.0%	357	35.3%	59	13.8%
2023	23–24	DEN	15	8*	—	0.0%	524	51.7%	10	3.1%
2024	24–25	DEN	17	10*	—	0.0%	708	60.4%	5	1.2%
2025	25–26	DEN	17	10*	—	0.0%	684	61.4%	33	6.7%
2026	26–27	DEN	5	3*	—	0.0%	211	60.6%	—	0.0%
Career			—		—	—	—	—	—	—

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

* 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	22–23	DEN	15	0*	3	2	0.7	79.9	6.0	6	2	2	18	4	0.2
2023	23–24	DEN	15	8*	5	3	0.6	83.7	0.8	24	5	10	23	4	0.1
2024	24–25	DEN	17	10*	6	4	0.7	41.7	3.5	36	11	11	70	6	0.1
2025	25–26	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+)

Game Log

Wk	Opp	Yds	TD	FP
W1	KC	—	—	—
W2	JAX	—	—	—
W3	LA	—	—	—
W4	SF	—	—	—
W5	LAC	—	—	—

Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–2026 · 5 games

Splits

23 games · 2025–2026

Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.

Home / Away2 rows

Home / Away	G
Home	12
Away	11

Wins / Losses2 rows

Wins / Losses	G
Wins	18
Losses	5

Regular season / Postseason2 rows

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 33.9

Availability 18.1

By opponent	G
vs BUF	1
vs CIN	1
vs DAL	1
vs GB	1
vs HOU	1
vs IND	1
vs JAX	2
vs KC	3
vs LA	1
vs LAC	3
vs LV	2
vs NYG	1
vs NYJ	1
vs PHI	1
vs SF	1
vs TEN	1
vs WAS	1

By month	G
January	2
September	7
October	6
November	4
December	4

Division games	G
Division	8
Non-division	15

Wk	Opp	Yds	TD	FP
W1	KC	—	—	—
W2	JAX	—	—	—
W3	LA	—	—	—
W4	SF	—	—	—
W5	LAC	—	—	—

Wk	Opp	Yds	TD	FP
W1	KC	—	—	—
W2	JAX	—	—	—
W3	LA	—	—	—
W4	SF	—	—	—
W5	LAC	—	—	—

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Nik Bonitto

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Game Log

Splits

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · LB

Wk	Opp	Yds	TD	FP
W1	KC	—	—	—
W2	JAX	—	—	—
W3	LA	—	—	—
W4	SF	—	—	—
W5	LAC	—	—	—