Just posting a career stats update on ya boy, Lavonte David.
TFL: Currently ranked 11th all time with 149 behind players like Terrell Suggs, J.J. Watt, Julius Peppers, Jared Allen, DeMarcus Ware, Aaron Donald, Calais Campbell, Von Miller, Cameron Jordan, and Jason Taylor. If you haven’t noticed, all of those guys played on the line. David does not. The next closest offball LB on that is Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher at 138 and you would have to go even further to find the next closest, London Fletcher and then Ray Lewis. Is this a relatively new stat? Sure. Not many LBs are consistently blowing up screens. Solo Tackles: Currently ranked 16th overall with 982 solo tackles. If he replicates last year’s performance, he will finish the season with 1,029 putting him 12th overall just behind Brian Urlacher (1,046), Ronde Barber (1,044), and Lawyer Milloy (1,033). By comparison his peer, Bobby Wagner, is currently at 935. You would have to drop at least 100 tackles to see other LBs of the same generation.
Combined Tackles: David, is currently 18th all time in combined tackles with 1,399 putting him just ahead of Urlacher (1,361). By comparison, Bobby Wagner has 1,586.
Forced Fumbles: David is currently tied at 32 with 27 forced fumbles. Who is he tied with? Tony Brackens, Khalil Mack, Clay Matthews, Von Miller, and J.J. Watt. Again, Dlinemen. If you look at the forced fumble list, its mostly dlineman and legendary DBs like Peanut Tillman, Brian Dawkins, and Charles Woodson showing up near the top. Closest LB is Mr. Derrick Brooks at 24.
On top of all that, the guy has a ring where he was a major factor when he was asked to run with a HoF TE. Now keep in mind with all of that, the guy still isn’t considered to be a HoF lock (when he should be) because of his lack of accolades. And without these accolades, he’s just some guy. Some guy that consistently makes plays in different defensive schemes regardless of who stands next to or in front of him.