Not to be confused withWillie Young (OT · 1974–1975).

Also in other sports:mlbWillie Young (1945).

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

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Willie Young

Top 12% all-time pass rushersElite PlaymakerTeam Carrier · #393

Height6'4"

Weight258 lb

BornSep 19, 1985

Age

Career Value · VORP

117 career value over replacement — #927 all-time of 4,695. 16.7/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #213 (Rd 7) · DET · 2010 · +52.2 vs expected KV-H

71actual

18.8 expected · Δ+52.2

💔+25.7 stolen VORP·1.54 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2011	25–26	DET	11	—	0.9	14	9	5	3	5	3.0	11.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	26–27	DET	10	—	0.0	10	6	4	1	4	0.0	5.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	27–28	DET	16	—	2.2	44	26	18	7	10	3.0	20.0	0	5	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	773	74.9%	82	16.8%
2014	28–29	CHI	15	—	6.0	38	27	11	12	10	10.0	32.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	664	68.2%	75	18.1%
2015	29–30	CHI	15	—	5.7	27	21	6	11	15	6.5	32.5	1	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	523	52.9%	37	8.9%
2016	30–31	CHI	16	—	4.4	37	20	17	8	9	7.5	24.5	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	714	66.4%	32	7.3%
2017	31–32	CHI	4	—	1.4	7	4	3	2	4	2.0	8.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	119	48.0%	1	1.0%
Career		—	87	—	20.6	177	113	64	44	57	32.0	133.0	1	13	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

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A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 117 · #927 · High-Value

Worth 117 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 21% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+23.4

Avg surplus

peak +38

5 seasons × ~23.4 surplus ≈