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

LBSEA#7ACT

Uchenna Nwosu

Top 34% all-time linebackersPer-Snap Specialist

Height6'2"

Weight265 lb

BornDec 28, 1996

Age29

CollegeUSC See College Stats

ConferencePacific Twelve

Rookie yr2018

Draft2018 · Rd 2, Pick 48 · LAC

Archetype Intelligence

Per-Snap SpecialistExplore archetypes →

A linebacker whose excellent per-snap efficiency stands out despite limited volume (above-average career overall). When on the field, they made it count — a specialist's profile.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 27 · #2814 · Role Player

Worth 27 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 62% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+5.4

Avg surplus

peak +12

5 seasons × ~5.4 surplus ≈ VORP 27

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	—	LAC	13	—	17	11	6	3	10	3.5	16.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	265	25.5%	281	65.8%	2	1	0.5	60.4	9.0	14	6	4	18	3	0.1
2019	—	LAC	13	—	27	21	6	5	7	2.0	14.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	362	37.9%	239	65.2%	7	5	0.7	74.1	4.3	17	10	5	20	7	0.2
2020	—	LAC	12	—	29	16	13	5	11	4.5	20.5	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	356	41.5%	156	44.2%	5	2	0.4	47.9	4.4	17	6	6	14	2	0.1
2021	—	LAC	17	—	33	17	16	8	17	5.0	30.0	1	4	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	782	66.9%	9	12.3%	8	6	0.8	82.8	2.8	30	13	12	57	7	0.1
2022	—	SEA	17	—	59	35	24	12	26	9.5	47.5	0	4	3	2	0	0	—	0.0%	904	78.2%	62	14.6%	16	12	0.8	101.6	1.3	28	3	15	30	4	0.1
2023	—	SEA	6	—	15	11	4	4	6	2.0	12.0	0	0	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	283	67.2%	6	17.0%	0	0	—	—	—	8	2	4	9	2	0.1
2024	—	SEA	6	—	13	7	6	1	5	1.0	7.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	190	48.3%	—	0.0%	4	4	1.0	135.4	0.5	6	1	4	6	1	0.1
2025	—	SEA	15	—	33	15	18	7	15	7.0	29.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	583	55.5%	11	12.7%	7	5	0.7	74.1	0.4	23	8	5	17	3	0.1
Career		—	99	—	226	133	93	45	97	34.5	176.5	1	16	8	3	0	0	—	0.0%	3,725	52.6%	764	33.1%	49	35	—	—	—	143	49	55	171	29	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2018	22	LAC	13	0*	17	11	6	3	10	3.5	16.5	0	1	0	—	6.4
2019	23	LAC	13	0*	27	21	6	5	7	2.0	14.0	0	1	1	—	6.5
2020	24	LAC	12	0*	29	16	13	5	11	4.5	20.5	0	2	0	—	7.1
2021	25	LAC	17	11*	33	17	16	8	17	5.0	30.0	1	4	2	1	12
2022	26	SEA	17	13*	59	35	24	12	26	9.5	47.5	0	4	3	2	13.1
2023	27	SEA	6	4*	15	11	4	4	6	2.0	12.0	0	0	2	—	3.9
2024	28	SEA	6	0*	13	7	6	1	5	1.0	7.0	0	1	0	—	2.6
2025	29	SEA	15	9*	33	15	18	7	15	7.0	29.0	0	3	0	—	9.8
Career			99	37*	226	133	93	45	97	—	—	1	16	8	3	61.4

* 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	22	LAC	16	0*	—	0.0%	265	25.5%	281	65.8%
2019	23	LAC	16	0*	—	0.0%	362	37.9%	239	65.2%
2020	24	LAC	13	0*	—	0.0%	356	41.5%	156	44.2%
2021	25	LAC	17	11*	—	0.0%	782	66.9%	9	12.3%
2022	26	SEA	17	13*	—	0.0%	904	78.2%	62	14.6%
2023	27	SEA	6	4*	—	0.0%	283	67.2%	6	17.0%
2024	28	SEA	6	0*	—	0.0%	190	48.3%	—	0.0%
2025	29	SEA	16	9*	—	0.0%	583	55.5%	11	12.7%
Career			107	37*	—	—	3,725	—	764	—

* 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	22	LAC	16	0*	2	1	0.5	60.4	9.0	14	6	4	18	3	0.1
2019	23	LAC	16	0*	7	5	0.7	74.1	4.3	17	10	5	20	7	0.2
2020	24	LAC	13	0*	5	2	0.4	47.9	4.4	17	6	6	14	2	0.1
2021	25	LAC	17	11*	8	6	0.8	82.8	2.8	30	13	12	57	7	0.1
2022	26	SEA	17	13*	16	12	0.8	101.6	1.3	28	3	15	30	4	0.1
2023	27	SEA	6	4*	0	0	—	—	—	8	2	4	9	2	0.1
2024	28	SEA	6	0*	4	4	1.0	135.4	0.5	6	1	4	6	1	0.1
2025	29	SEA	16	9*	7	5	0.7	74.1	0.4	23	8	5	17	3	0.1
Career			107	37*	49	35	—	—	—	143	49	55	171	29	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 51 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 51.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 49

On-field 32.7

Availability 16.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2018bestavg 462025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 17% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

17% of the all-time Sacks leader17

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: 93%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Elite

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:5.409See leaderboard →

Disruption/1005.409Snap share52.6%Def snaps3,725Elite · ConsistentCV 0.16

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 · 2018

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

LB · 2018 class

4.65s

40-Yard

Above avg · 60th pct

Pos 60thAll 50thClass Pos 48thClass All 47th

32"

Vertical

Below avg · 25th pct

Pos 25thAll 35thClass Pos 27thClass All 38th

119"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 55th pct

Pos 55thAll 60thClass Pos 52thClass All 53th

20 reps

Bench

Below avg · 30th pct

Pos 30thAll 44thClass Pos 50thClass All 59th

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl10Solo8Ast2TFL4QBHits3Sk1.0Dis8.0Int1PD1FF1TD1

College Stats

USCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (USC), 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 #48

#40Courtland SuttonWR #41Harold Landry IIILB #42Mike GesickiTE #43Kerryon JohnsonRB #44Dante PettisWR #45Josh JacksonCB #46Breeland SpeaksDE #47Christian KirkWR #49Dallas GoedertTE #50Connor WilliamsC #51Anthony MillerWR #52Kemoko TurayDE #53M.J. StewartSAF #54Jessie BatesFS #55Donte JacksonCB #56Duke DawsonDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Uchenna inherited the Los Angeles Chargers LB room from Kyzir White (2018–2021), and handed it to Drue Tranquill (2019–2022).

Billy Ray Smith Jr. 1983–1991Junior Seau 1990–2002Lewis Bush 1993–1999Kurt Gouveia 1996–1998Gerald Dixon 1998–2001Ben Leber

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with SEA
2022team change
Joined SEA (from LAC)
2018draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 2, Pick 48

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 265 lb

Frame

251 lb at 4.65s

Size-speed

32" vert / 119" broad

Explosion

20 reps

Bench power

Injury History

8 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	SEA	6	W1Out· KneeW2Out· KneeW3Out· KneeW4Out· KneeW6Out· ThighW13Out· Thigh
2020	LAC	2	W12Out· Shoulder / ChestW13Questionable· ChestW15Questionable· Back / ShoulderW16Out· Knee
2019	LAC	0	W15Questionable· Ankle

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 55

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

C2018

C2019

C+2020

C+2021

C+2022

D2023

D2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

80%

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
2018	17	1.3	13-4	0.8
2019	27	2.1	27	1.6
2020	29	2.4	38+9	2.2
2021	33	1.9	30-3	1.8
2022	59	3.5	57-2	3.3
2023	15	2.5	42+27	2.5
2024	13	2.2	38+25	2.3
2025	33	2.2	37+4	2.2

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

27 career value over replacement — #2814 all-time of 4,642. 3.4/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #48 (Rd 2) · LAC · 2018 · +1.8 vs expected KV-H

51actual

49.2 expected · Δ+1.8

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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 #48

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator