Sam Sword
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 1999
A linebacker who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4568 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 99% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | — | LV | 6 | — | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | IND | 6 | — | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | IND | 4 | — | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 16 | — | 49 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 24 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 24 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
29
Sustained
career value
×.6
28
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 28.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 24· confidence 67%
What builds the career mark of 29
On-field 24.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1999bestavg 282002
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
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: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl4Solo3Ast1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan), 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.
Top Teammates
Peyton ManningQB2yReggie WayneWR2yMarvin HarrisonWR2yMike PetersonOLB2yMarcus PollardTE2yEdgerrin JamesRB2yMarcus WashingtonOLB2yChad BratzkeDE2yNick HarperCB2yHunter SmithP2yDavid MacklinDB2yRob MorrisLB2yJosh WilliamsDT2yIdrees BashirDB2yBrad ScioliDT2yJim FinnFB2yChukie NwokorieDE2yCory BirdS2yJason DoeringDB2yClifton CrosbyDB2yCharles WoodsonFS1yTim BrownWR1yEric AllenCB1yDwight FreeneyDE1y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2002final season
Last recorded season with IND
- 2001team change
Joined IND (from LV)
- 1999signing
Entered the NFL with LV
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 244 lb
Frame
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 3-season peers. See all →
24
peak 28
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D1999
D2001
F2002
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
33%
19992002
1999 · cause not documented · 38%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20 | 3.3 | 54+34 | 3.2 |
| 2001 | 19 | 3.2 | 37+18 | 2.2 |
| 2002 | 10 | 2.5 | 17+7 | 1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4568 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level LB.
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