Tom McManus is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places McManus in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McManus's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Tom McManus
Top 40% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 26 · #2854 · Role PlayerWorth 26 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 62% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+8.7
Avg surplus
peak +17
3 seasons × ~8.7 surplus ≈ VORP 26
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1995 | — | JAX | 14 | — | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | JAX | 16 | — | 71 | 51 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | JAX | 16 | — | 30 | 21 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | JAX | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 48 | — | 127 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 48 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
56
Sustained
career value
×.6
56
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 56 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 48· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 56
On-field 36.7
Availability 19.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1995bestavg 561998
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+).
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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 — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Bryan BarkerP4yMark BrunellQB4yJimmy SmithWR4yJoel SmeengeDE4yJames StewartRB4yBrant BoyerOLB4yBryan SchwartzLB4yKeenan McCardellWR3yKelvin PritchettDT3yKevin HardyOLB3yAaron BeasleyCB3yTony BrackensDE3yPete MitchellTE3yTravis DavisFS3yFred TaylorRB2yRenaldo WynnDE2yBryce PaupLB2yJeff LagemanDE2yDonovin DariusDB2yErnie LoganNT2yJohn JurkovicDT2ySeth PayneDT2yDaimon SheltonFB2yAlvis WhittedWR2y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterTom inherited the Jacksonville Jaguars LB room from Bryan Schwartz (1995–1999), and handed it to Brant Boyer (1995–2000).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with JAX
- 1995signing
Entered the NFL with JAX
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 252 lb
Frame
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 3-season peers. See all →
48
peak 56
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1995
B1996
C+1998
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
75%
19951999
1999 · cause not documented · 13%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22 | 1.6 | 29+7 | 1.7 |
| 1996 | 71 | 4.4 | 76+5 | 4.5 |
| 1998 | 30 | 1.9 | 32+2 | 1.9 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
26 career value over replacement — #2854 all-time of 4,642. 8.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
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