Joe Mays is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Mays in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Mays's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Joe Mays
Height5'11"
Weight244 lb
BornJul 6, 1985
Age41
College
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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 | PHI | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25 | DEN | 6 | — | 27 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | DEN | 15 | — | 69 | 58 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27 | DEN | 4 | — | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | HOU | 14 | — | 60 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 544 | 61.0% | 49 | 12.0% |
| 2014 | 29 | KC | 5 | — | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 116 | 21.6% | 86 | 38.8% |
| 2015 | 30 | SD | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 18 | 3.1% | 169 | 68.0% |
| Career | — | 55 | — | 192 | 136 | 56 | 19 | 9 | 1.5 | 29.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 678 | 34.0% | 304 | 35.2% | |
Career Value · VORP
23 career value over replacement — #2966 all-time of 4,649. 4.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #200 (Rd 6) · PHI · 2008 · +28.2 vs expected KV-H
50actual
21.8 expected · Δ+28.2
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