Kelvin Sheppard is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Sheppard in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Sheppard's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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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% | |||||
| 2011 | 23–24 | BUF | 13 | — | 48 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24–25 | BUF | 15 | — | 60 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25–26 | IND | 11 | — | 42 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 333 | 33.1% | 176 | 40.6% |
| 2014 | 26–27 | MIA | 5 | — | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 121 | 13.6% | 153 | 39.4% |
| 2015 | 27–28 | MIA | 16 | — | 100 | 70 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 707 | 61.7% | 175 | 37.8% |
| 2016 | 28–29 | NYG | 16 | — | 36 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 452 | 40.8% | 155 | 34.3% |
| 2017 | 29–30 | NYG | 7 | — | 44 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 386 | 85.1% | 3 | 1.4% |
| 2018 | 30–31 | DET | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 11 | 2.3% | 108 | 58.7% |
| Career | — | 84 | — | 350 | 209 | 141 | 25 | 10 | 3.0 | 38.0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 2,010 | 39.2% | 770 | 36.5% | |
Career Value · VORP
49 career value over replacement — #2082 all-time of 4,649. 7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #68 (Rd 3) · BUF · 2011 · +13.1 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23–24 | BUF | 13 | — | 48 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 24–25 | BUF | 15 | — | 60 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2013 | 25–26 | IND | 11 | 0* | 42 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 2014 | 26–27 | MIA | 5 | 0* | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 2015 | 27–28 | MIA | 16 | 10* | 100 | 70 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2016 | 28–29 | NYG | 16 | 0* | 36 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2017 | 29–30 | NYG | 7 | 6* | 44 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 2018 | 30–31 | DET | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 84 | 16* | 350 | 209 | 141 | 25 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 37.3 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25–26 | IND | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 333 | 33.1% | 176 | 40.6% |
| 2014 | 26–27 | MIA | 14 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 121 | 13.6% | 153 | 39.4% |
| 2015 | 27–28 | MIA | 16 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 707 | 61.7% | 175 | 37.8% |
| 2016 | 28–29 | NYG | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 452 | 40.8% | 155 | 34.3% |
| 2017 | 29–30 | NYG | 7 | 6* | — | 0.0% | 386 | 85.1% | 3 | 1.4% |
| 2018 | 30–31 | DET | 7 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 11 | 2.3% | 108 | 58.7% |
| Career | 75 | 16* | — | — | 2,010 | — | 770 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 56.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 93%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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