LBBAL#90ACT

Pernell McPhee

Top 42% all-time linebackersEfficient Reserve

Height6'3"

Weight269 lb

BornDec 17, 1988

Age37

CollegeMississippi State; Itawamba JC See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2011

Draft2011 · Rd 5, Pick 165 · BAL

Archetype Intelligence

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A linebacker with elite per-snap efficiency in a reserve role — the definition of doing more with less. Elite per-snap production (top 5% in their position group).

Career Value · VORP

VORP 9 · #3694 · Role Player

Worth 9 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 81% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+4.5

Avg surplus

peak +5

2 seasons × ~4.5 surplus ≈ VORP 9

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%
2011	—	BAL	14	—	23	16	7	4	8	6.0	18.0	0	2	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	BAL	10	—	16	13	3	4	8	1.5	13.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	BAL	14	—	19	11	8	5	6	2.0	13.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	303	28.1%	93	26.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	BAL	16	—	25	15	10	11	26	7.5	44.5	0	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	517	48.1%	181	40.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	CHI	14	—	47	36	11	9	18	6.0	33.0	1	3	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	594	66.1%	34	13.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	CHI	8	—	14	11	3	5	9	4.0	18.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	274	46.2%	16	10.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	CHI	12	—	21	20	1	5	11	4.0	20.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	385	44.1%	7	13.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	WAS	10	—	11	8	3	3	8	0.0	11.0	0	2	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	203	24.5%	13	15.7%	2	2	1.0	79.2	-2.5	7	4	3	7	2	0.2
2019	—	BAL	7	—	17	15	2	7	6	3.0	16.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	260	61.1%	—	0.0%	3	3	1.0	90.3	0.7	9	3	3	43	0	0.0
2020	—	BAL	14	—	32	24	8	3	15	3.0	21.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	459	46.3%	16	16.5%	7	5	0.7	84.8	5.1	19	4	12	65	10	0.2
2021	—	BAL	8	—	12	9	3	2	3	1.0	6.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	234	34.6%	1	4.0%	2	2	1.0	95.8	1.0	4	0	3	18	2	0.1
Career		—	127	—	237	178	59	58	118	38.0	214.0	1	16	6	2	0	0	—	0.0%	3,229	44.3%	361	17.3%	14	12	—	—	—	39	11	21	133	14	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2011	23	BAL	14	—	23	16	7	4	8	6.0	18.0	0	2	1	1	8.1
2012	24	BAL	10	—	16	13	3	4	8	1.5	13.5	0	0	0	—	4.7
2013	25	BAL	14	0*	19	11	8	5	6	2.0	13.0	0	1	1	—	6.3
2014	26	BAL	16	0*	25	15	10	11	26	7.5	44.5	0	4	1	—	11.8
2015	27	CHI	14	9*	47	36	11	9	18	6.0	33.0	1	3	1	—	11.2
2016	28	CHI	8	0*	14	11	3	5	9	4.0	18.0	0	0	1	—	5.7
2017	29	CHI	12	0*	21	20	1	5	11	4.0	20.0	0	2	1	—	7.5
2018	30	WAS	10	0*	11	8	3	3	8	0.0	11.0	0	2	0	1	4.4
2019	31	BAL	7	4*	17	15	2	7	6	3.0	16.0	0	1	0	—	4.8
2020	32	BAL	14	0*	32	24	8	3	15	3.0	21.0	0	1	0	—	7.1
2021	33	BAL	8	0*	12	9	3	2	3	1.0	6.0	0	0	0	—	3.3
Career			127	13*	237	178	59	58	118	—	—	1	16	6	2	74.9

* 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	25	BAL	16	0*	—	0.0%	303	28.1%	93	26.0%
2014	26	BAL	16	0*	—	0.0%	517	48.1%	181	40.3%
2015	27	CHI	14	9*	—	0.0%	594	66.1%	34	13.0%
2016	28	CHI	9	0*	—	0.0%	274	46.2%	16	10.2%
2017	29	CHI	13	0*	—	0.0%	385	44.1%	7	13.0%
2018	30	WAS	13	0*	—	0.0%	203	24.5%	13	15.7%
2019	31	BAL	7	4*	—	0.0%	260	61.1%	—	0.0%
2020	32	BAL	15	0*	—	0.0%	459	46.3%	16	16.5%
2021	33	BAL	10	0*	—	0.0%	234	34.6%	1	4.0%
Career			113	13*	—	—	3,229	—	361	—

* 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	30	WAS	13	0*	2	2	1.0	79.2	-2.5	7	4	3	7	2	0.2
2019	31	BAL	7	4*	3	3	1.0	90.3	0.7	9	3	3	43	0	0.0
2020	32	BAL	15	0*	7	5	0.7	84.8	5.1	19	4	12	65	10	0.2
2021	33	BAL	10	0*	2	2	1.0	95.8	1.0	4	0	3	18	2	0.1
Career			45	4*	14	12	—	—	—	39	11	21	133	14	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 47 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 46.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 47· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 44

On-field 28.8

Availability 15.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2011bestavg 432021

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: 93%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Elite

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:6.271See leaderboard →

Disruption/1006.271Snap share44.3%Def snaps3,229ReliableCV 0.30

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 · 2011

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

LB · 2011 class

4.91s

40-Yard

Low · 4th pct

Pos 4thAll 26thClass Pos 2thClass All 26th

28.5"

Vertical

Low · 3th pct

Pos 3thAll 13thClass Pos 3thClass All 13th

107"

Broad Jump

Low · 3th pct

Pos 3thAll 17thClass Pos 8thClass All 20th

20 reps

Bench

Below avg · 30th pct

Pos 30thAll 44thClass Pos 28thClass All 41th

7.13s

3-Cone

Below avg · 46th pct

Pos 46thAll 52thClass Pos 38thClass All 39th

4.59s

Shuttle

Low · 3th pct

Pos 3thAll 20thClass Pos 3thClass All 17th

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Defense

Tkl15Solo8Ast7TFL1QBHits4Sk2.5Dis7.5PD3FF1FR1

College Stats

Mississippi State; Itawamba JCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi State; Itawamba JC), 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.

2011 Draft Class· this player went #165

#153Jeremy KerleyWR #154Richard ShermanCB #155Niles PaulTE #158Jermale HinesDB #159Lee SmithTE #161Julian VanderveldeG #163Daniel KilgoreC #164Chykie BrownDB #167Ryan WhalenWR #170Mistral RaymondS #172Brandon FuscoG #173Byron MaxwellCB #174Charles ClayTE #175Byron StingilyOT #176Dwayne HarrisWR #177Evan RoysterRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Pernell inherited the Baltimore Ravens LB room from Dannell Ellerbe (2009–2012), and handed it to Josh Bynes (2012–2022).

Ray Lewis 1996–2012Jamie Sharper 1997–2001Cornell Brown 1997–2004Peter Boulware 1997–2005Adalius Thomas 2000–2006Edgerton Hartwell

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2021final season
Last recorded season with BAL
2019team change
Joined BAL (from WAS)
2018team change
Joined WAS (from CHI)
2015team change
Joined CHI (from BAL)
2011draft
Drafted by BAL — Round 5, Pick 165

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 269 lb

Frame

278 lb at 4.91s

Size-speed

28.5" vert / 107" broad

Explosion

20 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2021	BAL	1	W3Questionable· ShoulderW4Questionable· ShoulderW11Out· Knee
2020	BAL	0	W16Questionable· Knee
2017	CHI	0	W1Questionable· KneeW12Questionable· KneeW14Doubtful· Shoulder
2016	CHI	0	W8Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· KneeW11Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Shoulder
2015	CHI	0	W2Questionable· WristW3Questionable· KneeW5Questionable· ShoulderW6Questionable· ShoulderW9Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· KneeW11Questionable· KneeW12Questionable· KneeW14Doubtful· KneeW15Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Knee
2013	BAL	0	W4Questionable· Knee
2012	BAL	2	W2Questionable· KneeW9Out· ThighW10Out· ThighW11Doubtful· ThighW12Questionable· ThighW13Questionable· ThighW15Questionable· Thigh

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 11-season peers. See all →

peak 50

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

C2011

C2012

C2013

C2014

C+2015

D2016

C2017

C2018

D2019

C+2020

C2021

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 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
2011	23	1.6	15-8	0.9
2012	16	1.6	10-6	0.6
2013	19	1.4	2-17	0.1
2014	25	1.6	5-20	0.3
2015	47	3.4	39-8	2.3
2016	14	1.8	15+1	0.9
2017	21	1.8	16-5	1
2018	11	1.1	10-1	0.6
2019	17	2.4	34+17	2
2020	32	2.3	36+4	2.1
2021	12	1.5	23+11	1.4

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

9 career value over replacement — #3694 all-time of 4,642. 0.8/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #165 (Rd 5) · BAL · 2011 · +19.8 vs expected KV-H

47actual

27.2 expected · Δ+19.8

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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 · 2011

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2011 Draft Class· this player went #165

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography