Kenny Young is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Young in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Young's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Kenny Young
Top 36% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
Height6'1"
Weight234 lb
BornNov 15, 1994
Age31
CollegeUCLASee College Stats
ConferencePacific Twelve
Rookie yr2018
A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 33 · #2555 · Role PlayerWorth 33 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 56% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
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3
Career Value · VORP
33 career value over replacement — #2555 all-time of 4,649. 11/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #122 (Rd 4) · BAL · 2018 · +19.4 vs expected KV-H
50actual
30.6 expected · Δ+19.4
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