Stephen Boyd is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Boyd in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Boyd'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 | |||||
| 1995 | 23 | DET | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24 | DET | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25 | DET | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26 | DET | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27 | DET | 14 | — | 102 | 63 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | DET | 15 | — | 123 | 60 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | DET | 4 | — | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 86 | — | 245 | 137 | 108 | 13 | 1 | 6.5 | 20.5 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
62 career value over replacement — #1797 all-time of 4,649. 20.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #141 (Rd 5) · DET · 1995 · +27.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23 | DET | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2 |
| 1996 | 24 | DET | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 |
| 1997 | 25 | DET | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 |
| 1998 | 26 | DET | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.1 |
| 1999 | 27 | DET | 14 | — | 102 | 63 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |
| 2000 | 28 | DET | 15 | — | 123 | 60 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2001 | 29 | DET | 4 | — | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Career | 86 | 245 | 137 | 108 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47.7 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 67.2 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 58· confidence 83%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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88% match
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