Junior Seau is a Hall of Fame linebacker whose career earned a strong career value score of 74 in the Knox value model. Seau's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Junior Seau
★ HALL OF FAME12× Pro Bowl6× All-ProTop 3% all-time linebackersIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000Two-Way Profile
Height6'3"
Weight250 lb
BornJan 19, 1969
Age57
CollegeUSCSee College Stats
Rookie yr1990
Draft1990 · Rd 1, Pick 5 · LAC
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1990 | 21–22 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 22–23 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 23–24 | SD | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24–25 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25–26 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26–27 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 27–28 | SD | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28–29 | SD | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29–30 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30–31 | SD | 14 | — | 83 | 59 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 50.0% | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
| 2000 | 31–32 | SD | 15 | — | 92 | 72 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3.5 | 22.5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 32–33 | SD | 16 | — | 78 | 67 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 33–34 | SD | 13 | — | 73 | 49 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 34–35 | MIA | 15 | — | 83 | 53 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 35–36 | MIA | 8 | — | 48 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 36–37 | MIA | 7 | — | 29 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 37–38 | NE | 11 | — | 44 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 38–39 | NE | 16 | — | 53 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 39–40 | NE | 4 | — | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 40–41 | NE | 7 | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 267 | — | 608 | 397 | 211 | 48 | 20 | 56.5 | 124.5 | 7 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 50.0% | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
121 career value over replacement — #858 all-time of 4,649. 11/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #5 (Rd 1) · LAC · 1990 · +12.6 vs expected KV-H
74actual
61.4 expected · Δ+12.6
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