Erik Walden is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Walden in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Walden's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Erik Walden
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| 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% | |||||
| 2009 | 24 | MIA | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25 | GB | 5 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | GB | 16 | — | 55 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 3.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27 | GB | 13 | — | 45 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | IND | 15 | — | 45 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 844 | 85.2% | 5 | 1.5% |
| 2014 | 29 | IND | 15 | — | 35 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 6.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 657 | 67.9% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 30 | IND | 14 | — | 39 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 3.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 786 | 73.2% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 31 | IND | 16 | — | 42 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 11.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 760 | 70.1% | 60 | 12.4% |
| 2017 | 32 | TEN | 15 | — | 34 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 581 | 54.0% | 75 | 15.8% |
| Career | — | 111 | — | 313 | 205 | 108 | 50 | 96 | 36.0 | 182.0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 3,628 | 69.9% | 140 | 6.1% | |
Career Value · VORP
30 career value over replacement — #2659 all-time of 4,649. 3.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #167 (Rd 6) · DAL · 2008 · +27.5 vs expected KV-H
51actual
23.5 expected · Δ+27.5
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