Kurt Gouveia is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Gouveia in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gouveia's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1987 | 22–23 | WAS | 11 | — | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 23–24 | WAS | 16 | — | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 24–25 | WAS | 15 | — | 29 | 24 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 25–26 | WAS | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 26–27 | WAS | 14 | — | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 27–28 | WAS | 16 | — | 70 | 64 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 28–29 | WAS | 16 | — | 90 | 72 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 29–30 | WAS | 14 | — | 36 | 34 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 30–31 | PHI | 16 | — | 103 | 87 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 31–32 | SD | 16 | — | 80 | 66 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 32–33 | SD | 7 | — | 27 | 21 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 33–34 | SD | 14 | — | 44 | 32 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 34–35 | WAS | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 175 | — | 540 | 432 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 12 | 34 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
107 career value over replacement — #1026 all-time of 4,649. 8.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #213 (Rd 8) · WAS · 1986 · +43.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 22–23 | WAS | 11 | — | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.6 |
| 1988 | 23–24 | WAS | 16 | — | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4.7 |
| 1989 | 24–25 | WAS | 15 | — | 29 | 24 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 6.2 |
| 1990 | 25–26 | WAS | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6.7 |
| 1991 | 26–27 | WAS | 14 | — | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1992 | 27–28 | WAS | 16 | — | 70 | 64 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 14.3 |
| 1993 | 28–29 | WAS | 16 | — | 90 | 72 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 10.3 |
| 1994 | 29–30 | WAS | 14 | — | 36 | 34 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 5.9 |
| 1995 | 30–31 | PHI | 16 | — | 103 | 87 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 7.7 |
| 1996 | 31–32 | SD | 16 | — | 80 | 66 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 10.5 |
| 1997 | 32–33 | SD | 7 | — | 27 | 21 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.4 |
| 1998 | 33–34 | SD | 14 | — | 44 | 32 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 6.3 |
| 1999 | 34–35 | WAS | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Career | 175 | 540 | 432 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 34 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | 86.1 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 13 scored seasons.
Blend 59.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 95%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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