Nate Wayne is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Wayne in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wayne'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 | |||||
| 1998 | 23–24 | DEN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | DEN | 5 | — | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | GB | 14 | — | 81 | 55 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | GB | 12 | — | 71 | 45 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | GB | 16 | — | 87 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | PHI | 16 | — | 86 | 65 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | PHI | 7 | — | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | DET | 5 | — | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 76 | — | 378 | 251 | 127 | 23 | 9 | 17.0 | 49.0 | 8 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
76 career value over replacement — #1498 all-time of 4,649. 10.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #219 (Rd 7) · DEN · 1998 · +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23–24 | DEN | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | DEN | 5 | — | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | GB | 14 | — | 81 | 55 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | GB | 12 | — | 71 | 45 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | GB | 16 | — | 87 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | PHI | 16 | — | 86 | 65 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | PHI | 7 | — | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | DET | 5 | — | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Career | 76 | 378 | 251 | 127 | 23 | 9 | — | — | 8 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 61.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 88%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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