A.J. Tarpley
Role Player
A edge rusher who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2015 | — | BUF | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 83 | 17.1% | 210 | 49.1% |
| Career | — | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 83 | 17.1% | 210 | 49.1% | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | BUF | 5 | 0* | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Career | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 21 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 21 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
29
Sustained
career value
×.6
29
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 29 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 21· confidence 63%
What builds the career mark of 29
On-field 25.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2015bestavg 292015
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Interceptions leader1
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 86%.
Per-Snap Impact
Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Disruption/1007.229Snap share17.1%Def snaps83Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stanford), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Jerry HughesDE1yStephon GilmoreCB1yKyle WilliamsDT1yRobert WoodsWR1yLeSean McCoyRB1yRyan TannehillQB1yBilly CundiffK1yMario WilliamsDE1yDan CarpenterK1yManny LawsonOLB1yCorey GrahamFS1yNickell Robey-ColemanDB1yCharles ClayTE1ySammy WatkinsWR1yMarcell DareusDT1yRonald DarbyCB1yMarquise GoodwinWR1yNigel BradhamOLB1yGarrison SanbornLS1yJordan MillsOT1yTyrod TaylorQB1yLeodis McKelvinCB1yChris HoganWR1yJohn MillerG1y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2015signing
Entered the NFL with BUF
- 2015final season
Last recorded season with BUF
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 232 lb
Frame
Injury History
No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
21
peak 29
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 1 season.
94%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | → 2025 Sacks | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0.2 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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