Stephen Boyd is a career quality starter β a linebacker whose body of work places Boyd in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Boyd's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Stephen Boyd
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context2x
Pro Bowls
A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 61 Β· #1817 Β· Above AverageWorth 61 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker β top 40% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +30.5 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+30.5
Avg surplus
peak +33
2 seasons Γ ~30.5 surplus β VORP 61
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1995 | β | Detroit Lions | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | Detroit Lions | 8 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | Detroit Lions | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | Detroit Lions | 13 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | DET | 14 | β | 102 | 63 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | DET | 15 | β | 123 | 60 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | DET | 4 | β | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 86 | β | 245 | 137 | 108 | 13 | 1 | 6.5 | 20.5 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23 | Detroit Lions | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 7.2 |
| 1996 | 24 | Detroit Lions | 8 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2.5 |
| 1997 | 25 | Detroit Lions | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 5.1 |
| 1998 | 26 | Detroit Lions | 13 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 12.1 |
| 1999 | 27 | DET | 14 | β | 102 | 63 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |
| 2000 | 28 | DET | 15 | β | 123 | 60 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2001 | 29 | DET | 4 | β | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Career | 86 | 245 | 137 | 108 | 13 | 1 | β | β | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47.7 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 57 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
71
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
60
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 66.6 Γ longevity 0.86 = KV-H 57Β· confidence 83%
What builds the career mark of 71
On-field 54.8
Availability 16.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1999bestavg 60elite 702001
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Sacks leader3
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· 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
Tkl5Solo5
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Boston College), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Robert PorcherDE3yJohnnie MortonWR3yKelvin PritchettDT3yHerman MooreWR3yTracy ScrogginsDE3yAllen AldridgeOLB3yLuther EllissDT3yTravis KirschkeDE3yJohn JettP3yDavid SloanTE3yChris ClaiborneLB3yCory SchlesingerFB3yJared DeVriesDE3yRon RiceS3yCharlie BatchQB3yDesmond HowardWR3yBryant WestbrookDB3yTerry FairDB3yGermane CrowellWR3yLamar CampbellFS3yClint KriewaldtLB3yScott KowalkowskiLB3yBrock OlivoRB3yJ.B. BrownDB2y
1995 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #141
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterStephen opened the Detroit Lions LB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Allen Aldridge (1998β2001).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2001final season
Last recorded season with DET
- 1999team change
Joined DET (from DETROIT LIONS)
- 1995draft
Drafted by DET β Round 5, Pick 141
- 1995team change
Joined DETROIT LIONS (from DET)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 242 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 3-season peers. See all β
57
peak 60
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B+1999
A2000
F2001
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
77%
Era Translator
Tackles translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Tackles | Tackles/G | β 2025 Tackles | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 102 | 7.3 | 125+23 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 123 | 8.2 | 143+20 | 8.4 |
| 2001 | 20 | 5 | 75+55 | 4.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
61 career value over replacement β #1817 all-time of 4,642. 20.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #141 (Rd 5) Β· DET Β· 1995 Β· +24 vs expected KV-H
57actual
33 expected Β· Ξ+24
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