Shaquille Leonard is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Leonard in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Leonard's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Shaquille Leonard

3× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 24% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2018

Height6'2"

Weight234 lb

BornJul 27, 1995

Age30

CollegeSouth Carolina State See College Stats

ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic

Rookie yr2018

Draft2018 · Rd 2, Pick 36 · IND

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

High-End StarterExplore archetypes →

A quality edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 64 · #1743 · Above Average

Worth 64 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 39% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+12.8

Avg surplus

peak +27

5 seasons × ~12.8 surplus ≈ VORP 64

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%
2018	—	IND	15	—	145	93	52	12	8	7.0	27.0	2	8	4	2	0	0	—	0.0%	956	97.6%	20	10.0%	96	76	0.8	94.7	3.6	9	1	1	28	12	0.1
2019	—	IND	13	—	99	49	50	7	6	5.0	18.0	5	7	2	—	1	0	—	0.0%	828	97.6%	58	16.5%	62	45	0.7	62.8	4.2	11	5	0	53	5	0.0
2020	—	IND	14	—	122	76	46	7	3	3.0	13.0	0	7	3	3	0	0	—	0.0%	825	93.1%	50	13.0%	70	57	0.8	109.2	4.0	8	3	0	45	7	0.1
2021	—	IND	16	—	105	58	47	4	3	0.0	7.0	4	8	8	3	0	0	—	0.0%	1,001	97.4%	58	14.6%	61	43	0.7	79.6	4.6	5	2	3	42	6	0.0
2022	—	IND	3	—	9	6	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	74	41.0%	—	0.0%	9	8	0.9	100.9	3.8	0	0	0	1	0	0.0
2023	—	PHI	14	—	83	41	42	4	1	1.0	6.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	IND	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	619	62.5%	2	3.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	2TM	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	19	0.7	103.7	1.0	2	1	0	11	8	0.1
Career		—	103	—	563	323	240	34	21	16.0	71.0	12	31	17	8	1	0	—	0.0%	4,303	81.5%	188	11.5%	327	248	—	—	—	35	12	4	180	38	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2018	23	IND	15	15*	145	93	52	12	8	7.0	27.0	2	8	4	2	0	15.9
2019	24	IND	13	13*	99	49	50	7	6	5.0	18.0	5	7	2	—	1	13
2020	25	IND	14	13*	122	76	46	7	3	3.0	13.0	0	7	3	3	0	10.6
2021	26	IND	16	16*	105	58	47	4	3	0.0	7.0	4	8	8	3	0	12.6
2022	27	IND	3	—	9	6	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	0	—	0	—
2023	28	PHI	14	9*	83	41	42	4	1	1.0	6.0	0	0	0	—	0	5.6
Career			75	66*	563	323	240	34	21	—	—	12	31	17	8	1	57.7

* 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%
2018	23	IND	15	15*	—	0.0%	956	97.6%	20	10.0%
2019	24	IND	13	13*	—	0.0%	828	97.6%	58	16.5%
2020	25	IND	14	13*	—	0.0%	825	93.1%	50	13.0%
2021	26	IND	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,001	97.4%	58	14.6%
2022	27	IND	3	—	—	0.0%	74	41.0%	—	0.0%
2023	28	IND	14	9*	—	0.0%	619	62.5%	2	3.5%
Career			75	66*	—	—	4,303	—	188	—

* 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%
2018	23	IND	15	15*	96	76	0.8	94.7	3.6	9	1	1	28	12	0.1
2019	24	IND	13	13*	62	45	0.7	62.8	4.2	11	5	0	53	5	0.0
2020	25	IND	14	13*	70	57	0.8	109.2	4.0	8	3	0	45	7	0.1
2021	26	IND	16	16*	61	43	0.7	79.6	4.6	5	2	3	42	6	0.0
2022	27	IND	3	—	9	8	0.9	100.9	3.8	0	0	0	1	0	0.0
2023	28	2TM	14	9*	29	19	0.7	103.7	1.0	2	1	0	11	8	0.1
Career			75	66*	327	248	—	—	—	35	12	4	180	38	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 62.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 42.3

Availability 17.7

On-field production Staying available

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

2018bestavg 60elite 702023

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 8% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

8% of the all-time Sacks leader8

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.044See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.044Snap share81.6%Def snaps4,303ReliableCV 0.39

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 · 2018

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

EDGE · 2018 class

4.70s

40-Yard

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 44thClass Pos 63thClass All 42th

17 reps

Bench

Low · 6th pct

Pos 6thAll 27thClass Pos 3thClass All 39th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl35Solo20Ast15TFL1Dis1.0PD1FF1FR1

College Stats

South Carolina StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (South Carolina 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.

2018 Draft Class· this player went #36

#28Terrell EdmundsS #29Taven BryanDT #30Mike HughesCB #31Sony MichelRB #32Lamar JacksonQB #33Austin CorbettG #34Will HernandezG #35Nick ChubbRB #37Braden SmithOT #38Ronald JonesRB #39James DanielsG #40Courtland SuttonWR #41Harold Landry IIILB #42Mike GesickiTE #43Kerryon JohnsonRB #44Dante PettisWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Shaquille inherited the Indianapolis Colts LB room from Al-Quadin Muhammad (2018–2021), and handed it to Zaire Franklin (2018–2025).

Quentin Coryatt 1992–1997Elijah Alexander 1996–1998Bertrand Berry 1997–1999Cornelius Bennett 1999–2000Mike Peterson 1999–2002Marcus Washington

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2023team change
Joined PHI (from IND)
2023final season
Last recorded season with PHI
2018draft
Drafted by IND — Round 2, Pick 36

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 234 lb

Frame

234 lb at 4.70s

Size-speed

17 reps

Bench power

Injury History

12 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	IND	1	W5Out· Groin
2022	IND	7	W1Out· BackW2Out· BackW3Out· BackW4Questionable· BackW5Out· Concussion / nose, backW6Out· Concussion / Nose, BackW7Out· Concussion / Nose, BackW10Out· Back / Ankle
2021	IND	0	W11Questionable· Ankle / HandW12Questionable· Ankle
2020	IND	1	W5Out· GroinW6Doubtful· Groin
2019	IND	3	W3Out· ConcussionW4Out· ConcussionW5Out· Concussion
2018	IND	0	W5Questionable· AnkleW6Questionable· AnkleW13Questionable· Shoulder / Knee

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 67

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

B+2018

B2019

C+2020

C2021

C+2023

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

76%

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
2018	7	0.5	8+1	0.5
2019	5	0.4	7+2	0.4
2020	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2021	0	0	0	0
2023	1	0.1	1	0.1

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

64 career value over replacement — #1743 all-time of 4,642. 12.8/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #36 (Rd 2) · IND · 2018 · +7.1 vs expected KV-H

62actual

54.9 expected · Δ+7.1

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Archetype Intelligence

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 · 2018

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2018 Draft Class· this player went #36

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator