Ryan Shazier is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Shazier in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Shazier's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Ryan Shazier
All-Time Rank & Honors
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Pro Bowls
A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 55 · #1942 · Above AverageWorth 55 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 43% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 4 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
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Career Value · VORP
55 career value over replacement — #1942 all-time of 4,649. 13.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #15 (Rd 1) · PIT · 2014 · +2.1 vs expected KV-H
59actual
56.9 expected · Δ+2.1
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