Patrick Onwuasor is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Onwuasor in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Onwuasor's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Patrick Onwuasor
Top 29% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
Height6'0"
Weight227 lb
BornAug 22, 1992
Age33
ConferenceBig Sky
Rookie yr2016
A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 39 · #2366 · Role PlayerWorth 39 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 52% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+13
Avg surplus
peak +18
3 seasons × ~13 surplus ≈ VORP 39
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+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2016 | — | BAL | 4 | — | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 60 | 12.9% | 239 | 74.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | BAL | 16 | — | 84 | 61 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 647 | 59.6% | 138 | 31.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | BAL | 16 | — | 54 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 5.5 | 25.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 434 | 41.4% | 199 | 44.8% | 28 | 21 | 0.8 | 97.5 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | — | BAL | 14 | — | 55 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 473 | 56.2% | 50 | 23.6% | 34 | 30 | 0.9 | 118.6 | 5.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | — | NYJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 8 | 27.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | — | LV | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 92 | 51.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 57 | — | 203 | 136 | 67 | 17 | 19 | 9.5 | 45.5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,615 | 34.2% | 726 | 42.1% | 62 | 51 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | 8 | 106 | 15 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24 | BAL | 4 | 0* | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 25 | BAL | 16 | 10* | 84 | 61 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 26 | BAL | 16 | 0* | 54 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 5.5 | 25.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 11.8 |
| 2019 | 27 | BAL | 14 | 8* | 55 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Career | 50 | 18* | 203 | 136 | 67 | 17 | 19 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24 | BAL | 11 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 60 | 12.9% | 239 | 74.1% |
| 2017 | 25 | BAL | 16 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 647 | 59.6% | 138 | 31.1% |
| 2018 | 26 | BAL | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 434 | 41.4% | 199 | 44.8% |
| 2019 | 27 | BAL | 14 | 8* | — | 0.0% | 473 | 56.2% | 50 | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 28 | NYJ | 1 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 8 | 27.0% |
| 2021 | 29 | LV | 6 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 1 | 1.0% | 92 | 51.7% |
| Career | 64 | 18* | — | — | 1,615 | — | 726 | — |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26 | BAL | 16 | 0* | 28 | 21 | 0.8 | 97.5 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 27 | BAL | 14 | 8* | 34 | 30 | 0.9 | 118.6 | 5.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Career | 30 | 8* | 62 | 51 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | 8 | 106 | 15 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 54 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
57
Sustained
career value
×.6
60
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 58.2 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 54· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 57
On-field 39
Availability 18
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2016bestavg 502019
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Sacks leader5
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: 88%.
Per-Snap Impact
Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+57
Above average
SIS
Disruption/1003.501Snap share42.5%Def snaps1,614VolatileCV 0.61
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
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl9Solo7Ast2TFL2QBHits2Sk1.0Dis5.0FF1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Portland State; Arizona), 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
Sam KochP4yJoe FlaccoQB4yMorgan CoxLS4yJustin TuckerK4yJames HurstG4yMatthew JudonOLB4yChris MooreWR4yRonnie StanleyOT4yMarshal YandaG4yMichael PierceDT4yAnthony LevineDB4yNick BoyleTE4yTerrell SuggsOLB3yEric WeddleFS3yBrandon CarrCB3yZa'Darius SmithDE3yMarlon HumphreyCB3yBrent UrbanDE3yPatrick RicardRB3yTony JeffersonS3yChuck ClarkSAF3yWillie SneadWR3yJermaine EluemunorG3yTyus BowserLB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterPatrick inherited the Baltimore Ravens LB room from Daryl Smith (2013–2015), and handed it to Matthew Judon (2016–2020).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2021team change
Joined LV (from NYJ)
- 2021final season
Last recorded season with LV
- 2020team change
Joined NYJ (from BAL)
- 2016signing
Entered the NFL with BAL
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 227 lb
Frame
Injury History
3 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LV | 2 | W13Out· HamstringW14Out· Hamstring |
| 2020 | NYJ | 1 | W12Out· Hamstring |
| 2019 | BAL | 0 | W6Questionable· AnkleW7Questionable· AnkleW9Questionable· AnkleW14Questionable· Ankle |
| 2017 | BAL | 0 | W8Questionable· Knee |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
54
peak 60
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2016
B2017
C+2018
C+2019
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
66%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10 | 2.5 | 29+19 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 84 | 5.3 | 77-7 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 54 | 3.4 | 48-6 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 55 | 3.9 | 59+4 | 3.5 |
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
39 career value over replacement — #2366 all-time of 4,642. 9.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
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