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.

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Sam Acho

Top 38% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2012

Height6'3"

Weight259 lb

BornSep 6, 1988

Age37

CollegeTexas See College Stats

Rookie yr2011

Draft2011 · Rd 4, Pick 103 · ARI

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 12 · #3536 · Role Player

Worth 12 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 77% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +6

3 seasons × ~4 surplus ≈ VORP 12

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	—	ARI	12	—	34	28	6	5	4	7.0	16.0	0	2	4	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	ARI	16	—	45	32	13	6	12	4.0	22.0	2	3	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	ARI	2	—	3	3	0	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	102	50.3%	59	67.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	ARI	13	—	27	20	7	4	2	1.0	7.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	469	44.3%	223	49.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	CHI	13	—	31	23	8	1	2	0.0	3.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	447	46.7%	284	65.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	CHI	13	—	25	16	9	3	5	1.0	9.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	499	46.6%	264	61.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	CHI	14	—	39	26	13	2	18	3.0	23.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	639	59.4%	223	53.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	CHI	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	27	14.3%	36	34.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	TB	2	—	2	1	1	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	38	8.7%	168	71.8%	0	0	—	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	0.0
Career		—	89	—	206	149	57	22	45	18.0	85.0	3	11	11	2	0	0	—	0.0%	2,221	38.6%	1,257	57.6%	0	0	—	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2011	23	ARI	12	—	34	28	6	5	4	7.0	16.0	0	2	4	1	8.7
2012	24	ARI	16	—	45	32	13	6	12	4.0	22.0	2	3	2	—	11.8
2013	25	ARI	2	—	3	3	0	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	0	1	—	—
2014	26	ARI	13	0*	27	20	7	4	2	1.0	7.0	1	3	0	—	6.5
2015	27	CHI	13	0*	31	23	8	1	2	0.0	3.0	0	1	1	1	5.1
2016	28	CHI	13	0*	25	16	9	3	5	1.0	9.0	0	1	1	—	6
2017	29	CHI	14	10*	39	26	13	2	18	3.0	23.0	0	1	1	—	8
2019	31	TB	2	0*	2	1	1	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	0	1	—	—
Career			85	10*	206	149	57	22	45	—	—	3	11	11	2	46.1

* 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	ARI	3	—	—	0.0%	102	50.3%	59	67.7%
2014	26	ARI	16	0*	—	0.0%	469	44.3%	223	49.1%
2015	27	CHI	15	0*	—	0.0%	447	46.7%	284	65.3%
2016	28	CHI	16	0*	—	0.0%	499	46.6%	264	61.6%
2017	29	CHI	16	10*	—	0.0%	639	59.4%	223	53.1%
2018	30	CHI	4	0*	—	0.0%	27	14.3%	36	34.8%
2019	31	TB	8	0*	—	0.0%	38	8.7%	168	71.8%
Career			78	10*	—	—	2,221	—	1,257	—

* 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%
2019	31	TB	8	0*	0	0	—	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	0.0
Career			8		0	0	—	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 49 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 49.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 49· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 48

On-field 31.1

Availability 16.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2011bestavg 482017

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Sacks leader9

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.689See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.689Snap share42.7%Def snaps2,194ReliableCV 0.40

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

4.67s

40-Yard

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 48thClass Pos 61thClass All 47th

33.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 49thClass Pos 72thClass All 54th

112"

Broad Jump

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 31thClass Pos 31thClass All 35th

23 reps

Bench

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 63thClass Pos 65thClass All 58th

6.69s

3-Cone

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 96thClass Pos 97thClass All 89th

4.32s

Shuttle

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 53thClass Pos 42thClass All 44th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl7Solo2Ast5Sk1.0Dis1.0FF1

College Stats

TexasCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas), 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 #103

#95Curtis BrownDB #96Alex GreenRB #97Sione FuaDT #98Brandon HoganCB #99K.J. WrightOLB #100Da'Norris SearcyS #101Clint BolingG #102Jordan CameronTE #104Luke StockerTE #105Roy HeluRB #106Christian BallardDE #107Kris DurhamWR #108Quinton CarterS #109Colin McCarthyMLB #110David ArkinG #111Clyde GatesWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Sam inherited the Arizona Cardinals LB room from Daryl Washington (2010–2013), and handed it to Kevin Minter (2013–2016).

Jamir Miller 1994–1998Ronald McKinnon 1996–2004Rob Fredrickson 1999–2002Raynoch Thompson 2000–2004James Darling 2003–2006Calvin Pace

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2019team change
Joined TB (from CHI)
2019final season
Last recorded season with TB
2015team change
Joined CHI (from ARI)
2011draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 4, Pick 103

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 259 lb

Frame

262 lb at 4.67s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 112" broad

Explosion

23 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	CHI	0	W6Questionable· RibsW7Questionable· Ribs
2015	CHI	1	W1Out· IllnessW14Questionable· Shoulder

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 51

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

C2011

C+2012

C2014

C2015

C2016

C+2017

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

74%

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	34	2.8	36+2	2.1
2012	45	2.8	33-12	1.9
2014	27	2.1	14-13	0.8
2015	31	2.4	21-10	1.2
2016	25	1.9	18-7	1.1
2017	39	2.8	34-5	2

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

12 career value over replacement — #3536 all-time of 4,642. 2/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #103 (Rd 4) · ARI · 2011 · +12.2 vs expected KV-H

49actual

36.8 expected · Δ+12.2

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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

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2011 Draft Class· this player went #103

Franchise Succession

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Knox

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