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Sean Spence

Top 44% all-time linebackersSolid Contributor

Height5'11"

Weight231 lb

BornJun 7, 1990

Age36

CollegeMiami See College Stats

Rookie yr2012

Draft2012 · Rd 3, Pick 86 · PIT

Archetype Intelligence

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A linebacker with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 12 · #3537 · Role Player

Worth 12 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 77% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

2 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 +7

2 seasons × ~6 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.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2014	—	PIT	14	—	48	29	19	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	498	51.8%	243	52.0%
2015	—	PIT	10	—	32	25	7	4	1	1.0	6.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	270	28.0%	254	61.1%
2016	—	TEN	15	—	49	34	15	2	5	3.0	10.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	504	49.0%	168	45.1%
2017	—	PIT	4	—	18	10	8	1	2	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	164	68.0%	92	41.4%
Career		—	43	—	147	98	49	10	10	6.0	26.0	0	3	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,436	49.2%	757	49.9%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2014	24	PIT	14	8*	48	29	19	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	0	1	5.5
2015	25	PIT	10	0*	32	25	7	4	1	1.0	6.0	0	0	—	4.3
2016	26	TEN	15	0*	49	34	15	2	5	3.0	10.0	3	1	—	7.7
2017	27	PIT	4	4*	18	10	8	1	2	1.0	4.0	0	0	—	2
Career			43	12*	147	98	49	10	10	—	—	3	1	1	19.5

* 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%
2014	24	PIT	16	8*	—	0.0%	498	51.8%	243	52.0%
2015	25	PIT	15	0*	—	0.0%	270	28.0%	254	61.1%
2016	26	TEN	15	0*	—	0.0%	504	49.0%	168	45.1%
2017	27	PIT	7	5*	—	0.0%	164	68.0%	92	41.4%
Career			53	13*	—	—	1,436	—	757	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 46 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 46 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 49.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 46· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 49

On-field 33.6

Availability 15.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2014bestavg 442017

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 3% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

3% of the all-time Sacks leader3

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: 87%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.089See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.089Snap share49.2%Def snaps1,436ReliableCV 0.27

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 · 2012

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

LB · 2012 class

4.66s

40-Yard

Above avg · 56th pct

Pos 56thAll 49thClass Pos 55thClass All 48th

33.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 49thClass Pos 30thClass All 48th

119"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 55th pct

Pos 55thAll 60thClass Pos 60thClass All 61th

12 reps

Bench

Low · 1th pct

Pos 1thAll 7thClass Pos 3thClass All 7th

7.46s

3-Cone

Low · 7th pct

Pos 7thAll 27thClass Pos 4thClass All 23th

4.28s

Shuttle

Above avg · 55th pct

Pos 55thAll 60thClass Pos 50thClass All 59th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl7Solo4Ast3QBHits2Sk1.0Dis3.0FF1

College Stats

MiamiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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.

2012 Draft Class· this player went #86

#76Brandon BrooksG #77Demario DavisOLB #78Michael EgnewTE #80Jamell FlemingCB #81Tyrone CrawfordDT #83Mohamed SanuWR #84Bernard PierceRB #85Dwight BentleyDB #87John HughesDT #88Nick FolesQB #89Akiem HicksDE #90Jake BequetteDE #91Lamar HolmesOT #92T.Y. HiltonWR #93Brandon ThompsonDT #94Jayron HosleyCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Sean inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers LB room from Ryan Shazier (2014–2017), and handed it to Anthony Chickillo (2015–2019).

Hardy Nickerson 1987–1992Levon Kirkland 1992–2000Jason Gildon 1994–2003Carlos Emmons 1996–1999Earl Holmes 1996–2001Joey Porter

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2017team change
Joined PIT (from TEN)
2017final season
Last recorded season with PIT
2016team change
Joined TEN (from PIT)
2012draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 3, Pick 86

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 231 lb

Frame

231 lb at 4.66s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 119" broad

Explosion

12 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	TEN	1	W15Out· AnkleW16Questionable· Ankle
2015	PIT	1	W13Out· Hamstring

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 51

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

C+2014

C2015

C+2016

F2017

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

83%

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
2014	48	3.4	38-10	2.2
2015	32	3.2	36+4	2.1
2016	49	3.3	42-7	2.5
2017	18	4.5	64+46	3.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

12 career value over replacement — #3537 all-time of 4,642. 3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #86 (Rd 3) · PIT · 2012 · +7.3 vs expected KV-H

46actual

38.7 expected · Δ+7.3

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2012

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2012 Draft Class· this player went #86

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator