Rolando McClain is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places McClain in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McClain's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| 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% | |||||
| 2010 | 21 | OAK | 15 | — | 76 | 50 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 22 | OAK | 15 | — | 89 | 67 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 23 | OAK | 11 | — | 54 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25 | DAL | 13 | — | 71 | 55 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 633 | 78.7% | 9 | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 26 | DAL | 11 | — | 69 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 638 | 89.6% | 15 | 4.9% |
| Career | — | 65 | — | 359 | 240 | 119 | 35 | 21 | 9.5 | 65.5 | 4 | 26 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 1,271 | 83.7% | 24 | 3.8% | |
Career Value · VORP
76 career value over replacement — #1545 all-time of 4,695. 15.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #8 (Rd 1) · LV · 2010 · +1.5 vs expected KV-H
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5 seasons · peak 3.0 in 2014
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.
0.7 career wins over 5 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2014 · +0.2 wins
Latest season · 2015 · +0.2 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#156 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21 | OAK | 15 | — | 76 | 50 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 2011 | 22 | OAK | 15 | — | 89 | 67 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 2.9 |
| 2012 | 23 | OAK | 11 | — | 54 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 25 | DAL | 13 | 10* | 71 | 55 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 26 | DAL | 11 | 10* | 69 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Career | 65 | 359 | 240 | 119 | 35 | 21 | 9.5 | 65.5 | 4 | 26 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 9.4 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25 | DAL | 13 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 633 | 78.7% | 9 | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 26 | DAL | 11 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 638 | 89.6% | 15 | 4.9% |
| Career | 24 | 20* | — | 0.0% | 1,271 | 83.7% | 24 | 3.8% |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 63.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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