Zack Walz
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 1999
Height6'4"
Weight225 lb
BornFeb 13, 1976
Age50
CollegeDartmouthSee College Stats
Rookie yr1998
Draft1998 · Rd 6, Pick 158 · ARI
A linebacker who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 6 · #3899 · Role PlayerWorth 6 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 85% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+6
Avg surplus
peak +6
1 seasons × ~6 surplus ≈ VORP 6
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | — | ARI | 9 | — | 36 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | ARI | 6 | — | 24 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | ARI | 4 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 19 | — | 70 | 38 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 33 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 33 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
40
Sustained
career value
×.6
36
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 38.4 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 33· confidence 75%
What builds the career mark of 40
On-field 32.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1999bestavg 362001
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks 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: 87%.
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Dartmouth), 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
Corey ChavousS3yRonald McKinnonMLB3yJake PlummerQB3yFrank SandersWR3yRob FredricksonOLB3yScott PlayerP3yKwamie LassiterDB3yDavid BostonWR3yJoel MakovickaFB3yTom KnightDB3yPat TillmanS3yTerry HardyTE3yTom BurkeDE3yJohnny RutledgeLB3yDennis McKinleyRB3yThomas JonesRB2ySimeon RiceDE2yAeneas WilliamsFS2yDavid BarrettCB2yRussell DavisDT2yMark MaddoxLB2yJames FolstonLB2yDave BrownQB2yTommy BennettDB2y
1998 Draft Class· this player went #158
#146Blake SpenceTE#148John WadeC#150Corey BradfordWR#151Phil OstrowskiG#152Travian SmithOLB#153Chris HowardRB#156Scott McGarrahanDB#157Chris DraftOLB#160Fred ColemanWR#161Chris BordanoLB#163Eric OgboguLB#164Sammy WilliamsOT#165Damien RichardsonDB#166Elijah WilliamsDB#167Jason TuckerWR#169Bobby ShawWR
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Movementderived from season history
- 2001final season
Last recorded season with ARI
- 1998draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 6, Pick 158
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 225 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
33
peak 36
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1999
D2000
F2001
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
40%
19992001
1999 · cause not documented · 56%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36 | 4 | 66+30 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | 24 | 4 | 61+37 | 3.6 |
| 2001 | 10 | 2.5 | 23+13 | 1.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
6 career value over replacement — #3899 all-time of 4,642. 2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #158 (Rd 6) · ARI · 1998 · +1.1 vs expected KV-H
33actual
31.9 expected · Δ+1.1
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