OLBDAL#50ACT

Sean Lee

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProSolid Contributor

Height6'2"

Weight245 lb

BornJul 22, 1986

Age39

CollegePenn State See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2010

Draft2010 · Rd 2, Pick 55 · DAL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Solid ContributorExplore archetypes →

A edge rusher with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 16 · #3327 · Role Player

Worth 16 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 73% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

7 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+5.3

Avg surplus

peak +10

3 seasons × ~5.3 surplus ≈ VORP 16

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%
2010	—	DAL	9	—	18	15	3	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	2	1	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DAL	14	—	91	58	33	10	3	0.0	13.0	4	7	0	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DAL	6	—	53	31	22	3	1	0.0	4.0	1	3	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	DAL	11	—	94	63	31	3	1	0.0	4.0	4	6	0	1	1	0	—	0.0%	702	87.2%	53	15.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	DAL	14	—	117	65	52	11	3	2.5	16.5	1	5	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	814	89.6%	71	18.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	DAL	15	—	135	83	52	12	2	0.0	14.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	973	99.7%	73	17.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	DAL	11	—	95	64	31	13	1	0.0	14.0	1	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	622	86.2%	34	12.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	DAL	6	—	29	14	15	1	2	0.5	3.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	220	46.9%	18	11.8%	14	11	0.8	112.2	7.5	2	0	1	13	4	0.1
2019	—	DAL	15	—	84	53	31	4	1	1.0	6.0	1	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	637	59.1%	84	19.2%	47	38	0.8	94.5	4.1	1	0	0	25	14	0.1
2020	—	DAL	8	—	20	11	9	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	181	30.4%	26	12.6%	10	8	0.8	97.1	6.6	1	0	1	3	5	0.2
Career		—	109	—	736	457	279	60	15	4.0	79.0	14	30	2	5	2	0	—	0.0%	4,149	71.3%	359	15.4%	71	57	—	—	—	4	0	2	41	23	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2010	24	DAL	9	—	18	15	3	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	2	1	—	1	5.6
2011	25	DAL	14	—	91	58	33	10	3	0.0	13.0	4	7	0	2	0	10.8
2012	26	DAL	6	—	53	31	22	3	1	0.0	4.0	1	3	1	—	0	4.9
2013	27	DAL	11	10*	94	63	31	3	1	0.0	4.0	4	6	0	1	1	8.1
2015	29	DAL	14	13*	117	65	52	11	3	2.5	16.5	1	5	0	—	0	10.1
2016	30	DAL	15	15*	135	83	52	12	2	0.0	14.0	0	1	0	1	0	8.5
2017	31	DAL	11	9*	95	64	31	13	1	0.0	14.0	1	1	0	—	0	7.4
2018	32	DAL	6	0*	29	14	15	1	2	0.5	3.5	0	1	0	1	0	2.7
2019	33	DAL	15	9*	84	53	31	4	1	1.0	6.0	1	4	0	—	0	8
2020	34	DAL	8	0*	20	11	9	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	2.7
Career			109	56*	736	457	279	60	15	—	—	14	30	2	5	2	68.8

* 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	27	DAL	11	10*	—	0.0%	702	87.2%	53	15.8%
2015	29	DAL	14	13*	—	0.0%	814	89.6%	71	18.6%
2016	30	DAL	15	15*	—	0.0%	973	99.7%	73	17.9%
2017	31	DAL	11	9*	—	0.0%	622	86.2%	34	12.2%
2018	32	DAL	7	0*	—	0.0%	220	46.9%	18	11.8%
2019	33	DAL	16	9*	—	0.0%	637	59.1%	84	19.2%
2020	34	DAL	9	0*	—	0.0%	181	30.4%	26	12.6%
Career			83	56*	—	—	4,149	—	359	—

* 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	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	32	DAL	7	0*	14	11	0.8	112.2	7.5	2	1	13	4	0.1
2019	33	DAL	16	9*	47	38	0.8	94.5	4.1	1	0	25	14	0.1
2020	34	DAL	9	0*	10	8	0.8	97.1	6.6	1	1	3	5	0.2
Career			32	9*	71	57	—	—	—	4	2	41	23	—

* 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 peak-driven profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 48.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 49· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 45

On-field 30.4

Availability 14.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2010bestavg 432020

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Interceptions leader6

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: 88%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.025See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.025Snap share71.3%Def snaps4,149ReliableCV 0.36

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, 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 · 2010

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2010 class

4.71s

40-Yard

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 43thClass Pos 62thClass All 43th

37.5"

Vertical

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 84thClass Pos 83thClass All 83th

120"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 64thClass Pos 83thClass All 79th

24 reps

Bench

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 69thClass Pos 41thClass All 64th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl14Solo9Ast5TFL2Dis2.0

College Stats

Penn StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Penn State), 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.

2010 Draft Class· this player went #55

#47Daryl WashingtonILB #48Jimmy ClausenQB #49Taylor MaysS #50Javier ArenasCB #51Toby GerhartRB #52Jason WorildsOLB #53Jermaine CunninghamLB #54Carlos DunlapDE #56Mike NealOLB #57Terrence CodyNT #58Ben TateRB #59Montario HardestyRB #60Golden TateWR #61Vladimir DucasseG #62Brandon SpikesLB #63Pat AngererILB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Sean inherited the Dallas Cowboys LB room from Victor Butler (2009–2012), and handed it to Bruce Carter (2011–2014).

Jack Del Rio 1989–1991Ken Norton 1989–1993Vinson Smith 1991–1997Robert Jones 1992–1995Darrin Smith 1993–1996Fred Strickland

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2020final season
Last recorded season with DAL
2010draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 2, Pick 55

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 245 lb

Frame

236 lb at 4.71s

Size-speed

37.5" vert / 120" broad

Explosion

24 reps

Bench power

Injury History

18 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2019	DAL	0	W15Questionable· Pectoral / Thigh
2018	DAL	8	W3Questionable· HamstringW4Out· HamstringW5Out· HamstringW6Out· HamstringW10Out· HamstringW11Out· HamstringW12Out· HamstringW13Out· HamstringW14Out· HamstringW15Questionable· HamstringW16Questionable· HamstringW17Questionable· Hamstring
2017	DAL	3	W4Questionable· HamstringW5Questionable· HamstringW11Out· HamstringW12Out· HamstringW13Out· HamstringW15Questionable· Hamstring / Back
2016	DAL	0	W13Questionable· IllnessW15Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Knee
2015	DAL	1	W10Out· ConcussionW17Questionable· Hamstring
2013	DAL	5	W12Out· HamstringW13Out· HamstringW15Out· NeckW16Out· NeckW17Out· Neck
2011	DAL	0	W9Doubtful· WristW10Questionable· WristW17Questionable· Wrist / Illness
2010	DAL	1	W2Out· HamstringW3Questionable· Hamstring

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 53

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

C2010

C2011

F2012

C2013

C+2015

C2016

C2017

D2018

C+2019

C2020

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

70%

Era Translator

Sacks 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 Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2010	0	0	0	0
2011	0	0	0	0
2012	0	0	0	0
2013	0	0	0	0
2015	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2016	0	0	0	0
2017	0	0	0	0
2018	0.5	0.1	2+1.5	0.1
2019	1	0.1	1	0.1
2020	0	0	0	0

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

16 career value over replacement — #3327 all-time of 4,642. 1.6/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #55 (Rd 2) · DAL · 2010 · +1 vs expected KV-H

49actual

48 expected · Δ+1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

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Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2010

Postseason Career

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College Stats

Reference Graph

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Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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