Markus Golden is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Golden in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Golden's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Markus Golden

Top 28% all-time linebackersPer-Snap SpecialistTeam Carrier · #316

Height6'2"

Weight260 lb

BornMar 13, 1991

Age35

CollegeMissouri; Hutchinson CC See College Stats

Conference

Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2015	24	ARI	14	—	29	19	10	4	12	4.0	20.0	0	0	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	517	53.5%	145	32.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	25	ARI	16	—	45	35	10	16	22	12.5	50.5	0	1	4	1	0	0	—	0.0%	761	71.1%	17	3.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	26	ARI	4	—	11	11	0	1	4	0.0	5.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	230	85.5%	15	11.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	27	ARI	11	—	27	22	5	5	6	2.5	13.5	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	393	54.1%	2	0.6%	0	0	—	—	—	13	6	4	3	1	0.0
2019	28	NYG	16	—	68	33	35	13	27	10.0	50.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	—	0.0%	916	82.3%	21	4.5%	2	1	0.5	56.2	0.0	44	16	14	93	6	0.1
2020	29	TOT	16	—	31	15	16	6	20	4.5	30.5	1	3	1	1	0	0	—	—	591	—	13	—	8	6	0.8	37.5	-1.5	30	10	15	71	3	0.1
2020	29	ARI	9	—	21	11	10	4	14	3.0	21.0	1	2	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	416	69.7%	12	5.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	29	NYG	7	—	10	4	6	2	6	1.5	9.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	175	35.7%	1	0.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	30	ARI	16	—	44	29	15	10	19	11.0	40.0	0	1	4	2	0	0	—	0.0%	682	67.3%	10	2.0%	7	5	0.7	87.2	2.0	35	15	9	41	13	0.2
2022	31	ARI	16	—	45	19	26	7	20	2.5	29.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	781	70.3%	—	0.0%	8	5	0.6	75.0	-1.6	22	4	15	54	1	0.0
2023	32	PIT	11	—	17	11	6	6	10	4.0	20.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	230	21.4%	13	3.2%	2	1	0.5	72.9	-3.5	9	0	5	14	0	0.0
Career		—	136	—	317	194	123	68	140	51.0	259.0	1	8	11	6	1	0	—	0.0%	5,101	60.5%	236	6.3%	27	18	—	—	—	153	51	62	276	24	—

Career Value · VORP

42 career value over replacement — #2281 all-time of 4,649. 4.7/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #58 (Rd 2) · ARI · 2015 · +8 vs expected KV-H

54actual

46 expected · Δ+8

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Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2015	24	ARI	14	8*	29	19	10	4	12	4.0	20.0	0	0	2	—	0	8.1
2016	25	ARI	16	11*	45	35	10	16	22	12.5	50.5	0	1	4	1	0	14.6
2017	26	ARI	4	3*	11	11	0	1	4	0.0	5.0	0	0	0	—	0	1.8
2018	27	ARI	11	6*	27	22	5	5	6	2.5	13.5	0	2	0	—	0	5.8
2019	28	NYG	16	13*	68	33	35	13	27	10.0	50.0	0	0	0	1	1	12.8
2020	29	TOT	16	—	31	15	16	6	20	4.5	30.5	1	3	1	1	0	11.3
2020	29	ARI	9	—	21	11	10	4	14	3.0	21.0	1	2	1	1	0	11.3
2020	29	NYG	7	—	10	4	6	2	6	1.5	9.5	0	1	0	—	0	11.3
2021	30	ARI	16	11*	44	29	15	10	19	11.0	40.0	0	1	4	2	0	13.1
2022	31	ARI	16	12*	45	19	26	7	20	2.5	29.5	0	0	0	—	0	7.9
2023	32	PIT	11	0*	17	11	6	6	10	4.0	20.0	0	1	0	1	0	5.8
Career			120	64*	317	194	123	68	140	—	—	1	8	11	6	1	81.2

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2015	24	ARI	15	8*	—	0.0%	517	53.5%	145	32.1%
2016	25	ARI	16	11*	—	0.0%	761	71.1%	17	3.6%
2017	26	ARI	4	3*	—	0.0%	230	85.5%	15	11.8%
2018	27	ARI	11	6*	—	0.0%	393	54.1%	2	0.6%
2019	28	NYG	16	13*	—	0.0%	916	82.3%	21	4.5%
2020	29	TOT	16	—	—	—	591	—	13	—
2020	29	ARI	9	—	—	0.0%	416	69.7%	12	5.2%
2020	29	NYG	7	—	—	0.0%	175	35.7%	1	0.4%
2021	30	ARI	16	11*	—	0.0%	682	67.3%	10	2.0%
2022	31	ARI	17	12*	—	0.0%	781	70.3%	—	0.0%
2023	32	PIT	16	0*	—	0.0%	230	21.4%	13	3.2%
Career			127	64*	—	—	5,101	—	236	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	27	ARI	11	6*	0	0	—	—	—	13	6	4	3	1	0.0
2019	28	NYG	16	13*	2	1	0.5	56.2	0.0	44	16	14	93	6	0.1
2020	29	TOT*	16	—	8	6	0.8	37.5	-1.5	30	10	15	71	3	0.1
2021	30	ARI	16	11*	7	5	0.7	87.2	2.0	35	15	9	41	13	0.2
2022	31	ARI	17	12*	8	5	0.6	75.0	-1.6	22	4	15	54	1	0.0
2023	32	PIT	16	0*	2	1	0.5	72.9	-3.5	9	0	5	14	0	0.0
Career			92	42*	27	18	—	—	—	153	51	62	276	24	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

* Advanced source publishes an all-team season aggregate only. Exact team stints and team-specific counting stats remain available in the primary season tables.

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 54 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 53.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 54· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 33.6

Availability 17.4

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

2015bestavg 482023

Tackles career shape vs similar linebackers

2015-2023

Peak-aligned view: center line is each player's best Tackles season; left/right show build-up, staying power, and decline. Comparison set uses same-position, overlapping-era comps when available.