Will Compton is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Compton in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Compton's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Will Compton
Height6'1"
Weight235 lb
BornSep 19, 1989
Age36
CollegeNebraskaSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2013
A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 49 · #2094 · Above AverageWorth 49 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 46% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+12.3
Avg surplus
peak +22
4 seasons × ~12.3 surplus ≈ VORP 49
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+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2013 | — | WAS | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 21 | 66.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | WAS | 9 | — | 43 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 359 | 44.3% | 270 | 57.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | WAS | 15 | — | 82 | 40 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 718 | 72.0% | 190 | 42.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | WAS | 15 | — | 97 | 53 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 936 | 91.7% | 97 | 23.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | WAS | 4 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 150 | 41.4% | 125 | 47.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | TEN | 5 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 79 | 19.5% | 200 | 60.5% | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 42.4 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | — | LV | 8 | — | 36 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 14 | 0.9 | 100.8 | 2.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | — | OAK | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 245 | 44.7% | 108 | 45.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | TEN | 6 | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 124 | 23.0% | 181 | 54.2% | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 85.4 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | — | LV | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 32 | 55.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 74 | — | 294 | 163 | 131 | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 2,611 | 48.1% | 1,224 | 50.2% | 26 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25 | WAS | 9 | 0* | 43 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 2015 | 26 | WAS | 15 | 12* | 82 | 40 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2016 | 27 | WAS | 15 | 14* | 97 | 53 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2017 | 28 | WAS | 4 | 0* | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 29 | TEN | 5 | 0* | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2019 | 30 | LV | 8 | 0* | 36 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2020 | 31 | TEN | 6 | 0* | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Career | 62 | 26* | 294 | 163 | 131 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28.9 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 24 | WAS | 1 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 21 | 66.0% |
| 2014 | 25 | WAS | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 359 | 44.3% | 270 | 57.8% |
| 2015 | 26 | WAS | 16 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 718 | 72.0% | 190 | 42.4% |
| 2016 | 27 | WAS | 15 | 14* | — | 0.0% | 936 | 91.7% | 97 | 23.7% |
| 2017 | 28 | WAS | 9 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 150 | 41.4% | 125 | 47.3% |
| 2018 | 29 | TEN | 12 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 79 | 19.5% | 200 | 60.5% |
| 2019 | 30 | OAK | 9 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 245 | 44.7% | 108 | 45.0% |
| 2020 | 31 | TEN | 12 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 124 | 23.0% | 181 | 54.2% |
| 2021 | 32 | LV | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 32 | 55.0% |
| Career | 92 | 26* | — | — | 2,611 | — | 1,224 | — |
* 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 | 29 | TEN | 12 | 0* | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 42.4 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 30 | LV | 9 | 0* | 16 | 14 | 0.9 | 100.8 | 2.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 31 | TEN | 12 | 0* | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 85.4 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Career | 33 | 26 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
53
Sustained
career value
×.6
62
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 56.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 84%
What builds the career mark of 53
On-field 39.9
Availability 13.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2014bestavg 452020
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Interceptions 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: 90%.
Per-Snap Impact
Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+30
Rotational
SIS
Disruption/1001.111Snap share48.1%Def snaps2,611VolatileCV 0.96
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 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
Tkl10Solo4Ast6
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Nebraska), 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
Ryan GrantWR6yKirk CousinsQB5yRyan KerriganDE5yDeAngelo HallS5yTrent WilliamsOT5yDerek CarrierTE5yNick SundbergLS5yJordan ReedTE5yTress WayP4yDeSean JacksonWR4yMorgan MosesOT4yPierre GarconWR4yBashaud BreelandCB4yKedric GolstonDE4ySpencer LongC4yShawn LauvaoG4yNiles PaulTE4yKory LichtensteigerC4yDerek CarrQB3yJohnathan HankinsDT3yPreston SmithDE3yDaniel CarlsonK3yJalen RichardRB3yBrandon ScherffG3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterWill inherited the Washington Commanders LB room from Keenan Robinson (2012–2015), and handed it to Mason Foster (2015–2018).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2021team change
Joined LV (from TEN)
- 2021final season
Last recorded season with LV
- 2020team change
Joined TEN (from LV)
- 2019team change
Joined LV (from TEN)
- 2018team change
Joined TEN (from WAS)
- 2013signing
Entered the NFL with WAS
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 235 lb
Frame
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LV | 0 | W16Questionable· Not injury related - personal matter |
| 2018 | TEN | 2 | W6Out· HamstringW7Out· HamstringW9Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2017 | WAS | 0 | W4Questionable· Ankle |
| 2016 | WAS | 0 | W14Questionable· HipW15Doubtful· KneeW16Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Knee |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →
56
peak 62
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2014
B2015
B2016
F2017
F2018
C+2019
D2020
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
71%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 43 | 4.8 | 62+19 | 3.7 |
| 2015 | 82 | 5.5 | 77-5 | 4.5 |
| 2016 | 97 | 6.5 | 99+2 | 5.8 |
| 2017 | 16 | 4 | 55+39 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1.4 | 15+8 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 36 | 4.5 | 69+33 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 13 | 2.2 | 34+21 | 2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
49 career value over replacement — #2094 all-time of 4,642. 7/season above a replacement-level LB.
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