Paris Lenon is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Lenon in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Lenon's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Paris Lenon
Top 12% all-time linebackersIron Man
A high-end linebacker defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 141 · #699 · High-ValueWorth 141 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 16% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
8
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+17.6
Avg surplus
peak +28
8 seasons × ~17.6 surplus ≈ VORP 141
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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2002 | — | GB | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | — | GB | 5 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | — | GB | 7 | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | — | GB | 15 | — | 51 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | — | DET | 16 | — | 62 | 42 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | — | DET | 16 | — | 103 | 73 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | DET | 16 | — | 112 | 72 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | LA | 13 | — | 38 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | ARI | 16 | — | 114 | 84 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | ARI | 16 | — | 86 | 57 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | ARI | 16 | — | 93 | 63 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | DEN | 7 | — | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 236 | 29.1% | 136 | 30.9% |
| Career | — | 146 | — | 701 | 476 | 225 | 28 | 24 | 12.5 | 64.5 | 5 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 236 | 29.1% | 136 | 30.9% | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25 | GB | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 26 | GB | 5 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2004 | 27 | GB | 7 | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2005 | 28 | GB | 15 | — | 51 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2006 | 29 | DET | 16 | — | 62 | 42 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2007 | 30 | DET | 16 | — | 103 | 73 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2008 | 31 | DET | 16 | — | 112 | 72 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2009 | 32 | LA | 13 | — | 38 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2010 | 33 | ARI | 16 | — | 114 | 84 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 12.3 |
| 2011 | 34 | ARI | 16 | — | 86 | 57 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2012 | 35 | ARI | 16 | — | 93 | 63 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 |
| 2013 | 36 | DEN | 7 | 0* | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Career | 146 | 701 | 476 | 225 | 28 | 24 | — | — | 5 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 76.9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 66 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
60
Sustained
career value
×.6
74
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 65.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 60
On-field 42.3
Availability 17.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2003bestavg 55elite 702013
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
6% of the all-time Sacks leader6
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: 92%.
Per-Snap Impact
Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Disruption/1000.847Snap share29.1%Def snaps236Emerging
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl3Solo3
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Richmond), 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.
Top Teammates
Brett FavreQB4yRyan LongwellK4yDonald DriverWR4yWilliam HendersonFB4yNa'il DiggsLB4yAhman GreenRB4yAaron KampmanDE4yKabeer Gbaja-BiamilaDE4yBubba FranksTE4yJavon WalkerWR4yDavid MartinTE4yRobert FergusonWR4yNajeh DavenportRB4yTony FisherRB4yLarry FitzgeraldWR3yCalais CampbellDE3yDarren SharperFS3yVonnie HollidayDE3yAdrian WilsonS3yCory ReddingDE3yGrady JacksonDT3yAl HarrisCB3yAndre RobertsWR3yJay FeelyK3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterParis inherited the Arizona Cardinals LB room from Clark Haggans (2008–2011), and handed it to Daryl Washington (2010–2013).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2013team change
Joined DEN (from ARI)
- 2013final season
Last recorded season with DEN
- 2010team change
Joined ARI (from LA)
- 2009team change
Joined LA (from DET)
- 2006team change
Joined DET (from GB)
- 2002signing
Entered the NFL with GB
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 240 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | DEN | 0 | W4Doubtful· ThighW5Questionable· Thigh |
| 2012 | ARI | 0 | W5Questionable· KneeW6Questionable· Knee |
| 2011 | ARI | 0 | W10Questionable· GroinW11Questionable· Groin |
| 2010 | ARI | 0 | W4Questionable· PelvisW10Questionable· Ankle |
| 2009 | STL | 0 | W17Questionable· Toe |
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 →
66
peak 74
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2003
D2004
C+2005
C+2006
B+2007
B+2008
C+2009
B+2010
B2011
B2012
D2013
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 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 | 7 | 1.4 | 0-7 | 0 |
| 2004 | 13 | 1.9 | 3-10 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 51 | 3.4 | 39-12 | 2.3 |
| 2006 | 62 | 3.9 | 50-12 | 3 |
| 2007 | 103 | 6.4 | 106+3 | 6.2 |
| 2008 | 112 | 7 | 117+5 | 6.9 |
| 2009 | 38 | 2.9 | 35-3 | 2.1 |
| 2010 | 114 | 7.1 | 117+3 | 6.9 |
| 2011 | 86 | 5.4 | 83-3 | 4.9 |
| 2012 | 93 | 5.8 | 88-5 | 5.2 |
| 2013 | 20 | 2.9 | 29+9 | 1.7 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
141 career value over replacement — #699 all-time of 4,642. 12.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
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