Zach Cunningham ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Cunningham in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Cunningham a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Zach Cunningham
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | |||||
| 2017 | 22–23 | HOU | 16 | — | 76 | 39 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 812 | 79.3% | 210 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 23–24 | HOU | 14 | — | 99 | 67 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 753 | 80.4% | 68 | 16.6% | 67 | 51 | 0.8 | 103.2 | 6.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 24–25 | HOU | 16 | — | 124 | 82 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 942 | 86.8% | 134 | 31.4% | 49 | 38 | 0.8 | 107.4 | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 25–26 | HOU | 16 | — | 150 | 92 | 58 | 7 | 4 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 945 | 85.6% | 124 | 28.0% | 43 | 37 | 0.9 | 126.0 | 4.4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 26–27 | TOT | 14 | — | 85 | 43 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 647 | — | 18 | — | 51 | 42 | 0.8 | 107.6 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 26–27 | HOU | 10 | — | 63 | 28 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 494 | 70.0% | 4 | 1.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 26–27 | TEN | 4 | — | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 153 | 67.5% | 14 | 14.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 27–28 | TEN | 5 | — | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 205 | 50.7% | 11 | 6.7% | 19 | 12 | 0.6 | 96.2 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 28–29 | PHI | 13 | — | 81 | 50 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 717 | 80.3% | 22 | 6.3% | 54 | 41 | 0.8 | 93.9 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 29–30 | DEN | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 15 | 4.0% | 41 | 20.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 30–31 | DET | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 14 | 5.3% | 64 | 58.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 112 | — | 643 | 388 | 255 | 32 | 13 | 6.5 | 51.5 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 5,050 | 70.9% | 692 | 22.9% | 284 | 222 | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | 4 | 179 | 69 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
148 career value over replacement — #647 all-time of 4,649. 21.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #57 (Rd 2) · HOU · 2017 · +27 vs expected KV-H
73actual
46 expected · Δ+27
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