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

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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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	—	—	—	—	—	—

No production recorded2010

2010: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.

Career arc · VAL by season

7 seasons · peak 6.0 in 2014

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

1.6 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2014 · +0.5 wins

0.5 of CHI's 5 wins (9%)

Defence+0.5

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2011	25–26	DET	11	—	14	9	5	3	5	3.0	11.0	0	1	0	—	0.9
2012	26–27	DET	10	—	10	6	4	1	4	0.0	5.0	0	1	0	—	0
2013	27–28	DET	16	12*	44	26	18	7	10	3.0	20.0	0	5	0	2	2.2
2014	28–29	CHI	15	10*	38	27	11	12	10	10.0	32.0	0	2	1	—	6
2015	29–30	CHI	14	8*	27	21	6	11	15	6.5	32.5	1	2	0	—	5.7
2016	30–31	CHI	16	11*	37	20	17	8	9	7.5	24.5	0	2	1	—	4.4
2017	31–32	CHI	4	0*	7	4	3	2	4	2.0	8.0	0	0	0	—	1.4
Career			86		177	113	64	44	57	32.0	133.0	1	13	2	2	20.6

* 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	27–28	DET	16	12*	—	0.0%	773	74.9%	82	16.8%
2014	28–29	CHI	15	10*	—	0.0%	664	68.2%	75	18.1%
2015	29–30	CHI	15	8*	—	0.0%	523	52.9%	37	8.9%
2016	30–31	CHI	16	11*	—	0.0%	714	66.4%	32	7.3%
2017	31–32	CHI	4	0*	—	0.0%	119	48.0%	1	1.0%
Career			—		—	—	—	—	—	—

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 71 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 70.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 49.1

Availability 16.9

On-field production

Willie Young

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

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