Zac Diles is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Diles in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Diles's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Zac Diles
Top 33% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
Height6'0"
Weight245 lb
BornJun 11, 1985
Age41
Rookie yr2007
Draft
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2007 | 22 | HOU | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 23 | HOU | 8 | — | 51 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24 | HOU | 14 | — | 50 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25 | HOU | 14 | — | 64 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27 | TEN | 5 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | TEN | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 37 | 61.5% |
| 2014 | 29 | CLE / HOU | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — |
| Career | — | 51 | — | 180 | 118 | 62 | 14 | 5 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
34 career value over replacement — #2580 all-time of 4,695. 8.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #218 (Rd 7) · HOU · 2007 · +33.2 vs expected KV-H
52actual
18.8 expected · Δ+33.2
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