Terry Killens
Top 47% all-time linebackersSolid Contributor
Height6'1"
Weight235 lb
BornMar 24, 1974
Age52
CollegePenn StateSee College Stats
Rookie yr1996
Draft1996 · Rd 3, Pick 74 · HOU
A linebacker with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4593 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 100% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 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.
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 | |||||
| 1996 | — | — | 14 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | — | — | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | — | — | 16 | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | — | TEN | 11 | — | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | TEN | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | SF | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 62 | — | 35 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 43 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 43 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
46
Sustained
career value
×.6
47
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 46.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 43· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 46
On-field 27.9
Availability 18.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1996bestavg 461999
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: 94%.
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
3 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl3Solo3TFL1Dis1.0
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.
Top Teammates
George McCulloughDB3yDerrick MasonWR2yLorenzo NealFB2yEddie RobinsonOLB2yJason FiskNT2yMarcus RobertsonFS2ySteve McNairQB2ySamari RolleCB2yEddie GeorgeRB2yFrank WycheckTE2yCraig HentrichP2yBlaine BishopS2yDenard WalkerCB2yJohn ThorntonDT2yNeil O'DonnellQB2yHenry FordDT2yJevon KearseDE2yRodney ThomasRB2yYancey ThigpenWR2yKenny HolmesDE2yChris SandersWR2yGreg FavorsLB2yJoe Salave'aDT2yKevin DysonWR2y
1996 Draft Class· this player went #74
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2001team change
Joined SF (from TEN)
- 2001final season
Last recorded season with SF
- 1999team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)
- 1996draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 3, Pick 74
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 235 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
43
peak 47
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1996
C1997
C1998
C1999
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
65%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4 | 0.3 | 18+14 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0.1 | 10+9 | 0.6 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0.4 | 9+2 | 0.5 |
| 1999 | 15 | 1.4 | 19+4 | 1.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4593 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #74 (Rd 3) · HOU · 1996 · +3 vs expected KV-H
43actual
40 expected · Δ+3
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