Sam Acho is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Acho in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Acho'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 | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 22–23 | ARI | 12 | — | 34 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 23–24 | ARI | 16 | — | 45 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24–25 | ARI | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 102 | 50.3% | 59 | 67.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25–26 | ARI | 16 | — | 27 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 469 | 44.3% | 223 | 49.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 26–27 | CHI | 15 | — | 31 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 447 | 46.7% | 284 | 65.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 27–28 | CHI | 16 | — | 25 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 499 | 46.6% | 264 | 61.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 28–29 | CHI | 16 | — | 39 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 639 | 59.4% | 223 | 53.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29–30 | CHI | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 27 | 10.8% | 36 | 34.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 30–31 | TB | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 38 | 6.5% | 168 | 71.8% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 106 | — | 206 | 149 | 57 | 22 | 45 | 18.0 | 85.0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
11 career value over replacement — #3633 all-time of 4,695. 1.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #103 (Rd 4) · ARI · 2011 · +13.3 vs expected KV-H
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