Paul Posluszny ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Posluszny in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Posluszny a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Paul Posluszny

1× Pro BowlTop 1% all-time linebackersIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters 🏟️ Jacksonville Jaguars Icon 👑 2× #1 Linebacker · 2013–2015

Height6'2"

Weight232 lb

BornOct 10, 1984

Age41

CollegePenn State See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 2, Pick 34 · BUF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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An all-time caliber linebacker (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 259 · #209 · Elite

Worth 259 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 5% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +25.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+25.9

Avg surplus

peak +41

10 seasons × ~25.9 surplus ≈ VORP 259

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
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2007	—	BUF	3	—	18	9	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	BUF	16	—	83	60	23	3	3	0.0	6.0	1	6	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	BUF	12	—	74	51	23	5	5	1.0	11.0	3	4	3	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	BUF	14	—	114	65	49	6	5	2.5	13.5	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	JAX	16	—	113	63	50	5	8	2.0	15.0	2	9	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	JAX	16	—	137	104	33	5	5	2.0	12.0	3	7	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	JAX	15	—	159	119	40	6	8	3.0	17.0	2	8	1	1	1	0	—	0.0%	1,039	98.9%	83	19.4%
2014	—	JAX	7	—	66	44	22	2	3	2.0	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	488	95.4%	39	18.9%
2015	—	JAX	14	—	132	102	30	13	7	1.0	21.0	3	6	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	979	95.9%	76	18.4%
2016	—	JAX	16	—	128	92	36	8	3	1.5	12.5	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,057	98.3%	83	17.2%
2017	—	JAX	13	—	59	41	18	6	2	1.5	9.5	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	478	46.4%	162	32.7%
Career		—	142	—	1,083	750	333	59	49	16.5	124.5	15	50	8	3	1	0	—	0.0%	4,041	87.0%	443	21.3%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2007	23	BUF	3	—	18	9	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	—
2008	24	BUF	16	—	83	60	23	3	3	0.0	6.0	1	6	1	1	0	8.4
2009	25	BUF	12	—	74	51	23	5	5	1.0	11.0	3	4	3	—	0	9.9
2010	26	BUF	14	—	114	65	49	6	5	2.5	13.5	0	4	0	—	0	8.3
2011	27	JAX	16	—	113	63	50	5	8	2.0	15.0	2	9	1	—	0	12.5
2012	28	JAX	16	—	137	104	33	5	5	2.0	12.0	3	7	2	—	0	13.1
2013	29	JAX	15	15*	159	119	40	6	8	3.0	17.0	2	8	1	1	1	12.6
2014	30	JAX	7	7*	66	44	22	2	3	2.0	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	4.3
2015	31	JAX	14	13*	132	102	30	13	7	1.0	21.0	3	6	0	—	0	12.2
2016	32	JAX	16	16*	128	92	36	8	3	1.5	12.5	1	3	0	—	0	10.1
2017	33	JAX	13	0*	59	41	18	6	2	1.5	9.5	0	2	0	—	0	6.3
Career			142	51*	1,083	750	333	59	49	—	—	15	50	8	3	1	97.7

* 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%
2013	29	JAX	15	15*	—	0.0%	1,039	98.9%	83	19.4%
2014	30	JAX	7	7*	—	0.0%	488	95.4%	39	18.9%
2015	31	JAX	14	13*	—	0.0%	979	95.9%	76	18.4%
2016	32	JAX	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,057	98.3%	83	17.2%
2017	33	JAX	16	0*	—	0.0%	478	46.4%	162	32.7%
Career			68	51*	—	—	4,041	—	443	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 79 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 79 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 77.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 79· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 74

On-field 56

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

2008bestavg 73elite 702017

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 8% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

8% of the all-time Sacks leader8

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: 93%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.326See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.326Snap share87%Def snaps4,041ReliableCV 0.26

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 · 2007

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

LB · 2007 class

4.70s

40-Yard

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 44thClass Pos 55thClass All 44th

37"

Vertical

Strong · 81th pct

Pos 81thAll 81thClass Pos 90thClass All 83th

116"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 46thClass Pos 75thClass All 53th

22 reps

Bench

Below avg · 49th pct

Pos 49thAll 56thClass Pos 36thClass All 49th

6.94s

3-Cone

Strong · 80th pct

Pos 80thAll 77thClass Pos 96thClass All 73th

4.20s

Shuttle

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 73thClass Pos 81thClass All 80th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl4Solo3Ast1PD1

College Stats

Penn StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Penn State), 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.

2007 Draft Class· this player went #34

#26Anthony SpencerLB #27Robert MeachemWR #28Joe StaleyOT #29Ben GrubbsG #30Craig DavisWR #31Greg OlsenTE #32Anthony GonzalezWR #33Alan BranchNT #35Arron SearsOT #36Kevin KolbQB #37Eric WeddleFS #39Justin BlalockG #40John BeckQB #41Chris HoustonCB #43Drew StantonQB #44Sidney RiceWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Paul inherited the Jacksonville Jaguars LB room from Russell Allen (2009–2013), and handed it to Geno Hayes (2013–2014).

Bryan Schwartz 1995–1999Tom McManus 1995–1999Brant Boyer 1995–2000Eddie Robinson 1996–1997Kevin Hardy 1996–2001Bryce Paup

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2017final season
Last recorded season with JAX
2011team change
Joined JAX (from BUF)
2007draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 2, Pick 34

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 232 lb

Frame

238 lb at 4.70s

Size-speed

37" vert / 116" broad

Explosion

22 reps

Bench power

Injury History

7 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	JAX	1	W5Questionable· AnkleW14Out· Hand
2013	JAX	0	W11Questionable· Concussion
2010	BUF	2	W2Out· KneeW3Out· Knee
2009	BUF	4	W2Out· ForearmW3Out· ForearmW4Out· ForearmW5Out· Forearm

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 83

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

B2008

B2009

B+2010

B+2011

A2012

A2013

B2014

A2015

B+2016

C+2017

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

89%

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
2008	83	5.2	79-4	4.7
2009	74	6.2	98+24	5.7
2010	114	8.1	136+22	8
2011	113	7.1	113	6.7
2012	137	8.6	139+2	8.2
2013	159	10.6	171+12	10
2014	66	9.4	146+80	8.6
2015	132	9.4	148+16	8.7
2016	128	8	127-1	7.5
2017	59	4.5	65+6	3.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

259 career value over replacement — #209 all-time of 4,642. 25.9/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #34 (Rd 2) · BUF · 2007 · +24.1 vs expected KV-H

79actual

54.9 expected · Δ+24.1

💔+28.5 stolen VORP·1.1 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2007

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2007 Draft Class· this player went #34

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

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