Ronald McKinnon ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places McKinnon in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns McKinnon a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1996 | 22–23 | ARI | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23–24 | ARI | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24–25 | ARI | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25–26 | ARI | 16 | — | 109 | 64 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 26–27 | ARI | 16 | — | 116 | 79 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 27–28 | ARI | 16 | — | 119 | 71 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 28–29 | ARI | 16 | — | 88 | 47 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 29–30 | ARI | 16 | — | 86 | 61 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 30–31 | ARI | 14 | — | 62 | 37 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 31–32 | NO | 15 | — | 59 | 42 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 154 | — | 639 | 401 | 238 | 28 | 6 | 12.0 | 46.0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
148 career value over replacement — #673 all-time of 4,695. 21.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
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10 seasons · peak 2.2 in 2001
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.
0.3 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2001 · +0.2 wins
Latest season · 2005 · −0.1 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.
#46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22–23 | ARI | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1997 | 23–24 | ARI | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1998 | 24–25 | ARI | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 |
| 1999 | 25–26 | ARI | 16 | — | 109 | 64 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 26–27 | ARI | 16 | — | 116 | 79 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 2001 | 27–28 | ARI | 16 | — | 119 | 71 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 2002 | 28–29 | ARI | 16 | — | 88 | 47 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | ARI | 16 | — | 86 | 61 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 30–31 | ARI | 14 | — | 62 | 37 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 31–32 | NO | 15 | — | 59 | 42 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 154 | 639 | 401 | 238 | 28 | 6 | 12.0 | 46.0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22–23 | ARI | 16 | — | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23–24 | ARI | 16 | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 2 | -1 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 71.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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ILB
89% match
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