Career Arc Trajectories
Mountain Arc
147 playersThe classic build → peak → decline arc — rose to a dominant peak, then faded.
Classification uses KV-H spark arrays from the 1999+ StatVault encyclopedia. HOF and VORP summaries are joined from the existing Canton Monitor and VORP artifacts; missing rows are excluded from averages and counted below.
HOF Eligible Rate
5%
5/102 eligible enshrined
Avg HOF Probability
10%
147 monitor rows
Avg VORP / Season
25.9
12 VORP-covered players shown
Peak Timing
0.46
0=early - 1=late
Top Mountain Arc by KV-H
Simeon Rice
DE - peak 2002 - 9 seasons
92
KV-H
Tony Gonzalez
TE - peak 2004 - 15 seasons
92
KV-H
Chandler Jones
DE - peak 2017 - 11 seasons
90
KV-H
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila
DE - peak 2004 - 8 seasons
87
KV-H
Ed Reed
FS - peak 2008 - 12 seasons
84
KV-H
Trent Cole
OLB - peak 2009 - 12 seasons
84
KV-H
Shawne Merriman
DE - peak 2007 - 6 seasons
83
KV-H
Adrian Peterson
RB - peak 2012 - 13 seasons
82
KV-H
Mark Andrews
TE - peak 2021 - 8 seasons
82
KV-H
Zach Ertz
TE - peak 2018 - 13 seasons
82
KV-H
Andre Johnson
WR - peak 2008 - 14 seasons
81
KV-H
Darren Sharper
FS - peak 2005 - 12 seasons
81
KV-H
Most Efficient VORP Seasons
Tony Gonzalez
TE - peak 2004 - 15 seasons
40.8
VORP/s
Chandler Jones
DE - peak 2017 - 11 seasons
32.5
VORP/s
Mark Andrews
TE - peak 2021 - 8 seasons
32.1
VORP/s
Simeon Rice
DE - peak 2002 - 9 seasons
31.3
VORP/s
Ed Reed
FS - peak 2008 - 12 seasons
31.3
VORP/s
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila
DE - peak 2004 - 8 seasons
31.1
VORP/s
Trent Cole
OLB - peak 2009 - 12 seasons
29.3
VORP/s
Darren Sharper
FS - peak 2005 - 12 seasons
28.3
VORP/s
Zach Ertz
TE - peak 2018 - 13 seasons
27.7
VORP/s
Trent Green
QB - peak 2004 - 8 seasons
27.1
VORP/s
Andre Johnson
WR - peak 2008 - 14 seasons
26.1
VORP/s
Adrian Peterson
RB - peak 2012 - 13 seasons
25.5
VORP/s