Rolando McClain is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places McClain in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McClain'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% | |||||
| 2010 | 21 | OAK | 15 | — | 76 | 50 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 22 | OAK | 15 | — | 89 | 67 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 23 | OAK | 11 | — | 54 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25 | DAL | 13 | — | 71 | 55 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 633 | 78.7% | 9 | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 26 | DAL | 11 | — | 69 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 638 | 89.6% | 15 | 4.9% |
| Career | — | 65 | — | 359 | 240 | 119 | 35 | 21 | 9.5 | 65.5 | 4 | 26 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 1,271 | 83.7% | 24 | 3.8% | |
Career Value · VORP
74 career value over replacement — #1541 all-time of 4,649. 14.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #8 (Rd 1) · LV · 2010 · +2.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21 | OAK | 15 | — | 76 | 50 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2011 | 22 | OAK | 15 | — | 89 | 67 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 10.9 |
| 2012 | 23 | OAK | 11 | — | 54 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| 2014 | 25 | DAL | 13 | 10* | 71 | 55 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.6 |
| 2015 | 26 | DAL | 11 | 10* | 69 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Career | 65 | 20* | 359 | 240 | 119 | 35 | 21 | — | — | 4 | 26 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 42.7 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25 | DAL | 13 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 633 | 78.7% | 9 | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 26 | DAL | 11 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 638 | 89.6% | 15 | 4.9% |
| Career | 24 | 20* | — | — | 1,271 | — | 24 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 62.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%
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