Adam Butler is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Butler in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Butler's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Adam Butler
Height6'5"
Weight300 lb
BornApr 12, 1994
Age32
CollegeVanderbiltSee College Stats
ConferenceSoutheastern
Rookie yr2017
A edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 109 · #998 · High-ValueWorth 109 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 22% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
8
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+13.6
Avg surplus
peak +27
8 seasons × ~13.6 surplus ≈ VORP 109
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | NE | 10 | — | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 473 | 44.6% | 55 | 15.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | NE | 12 | — | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 379 | 36.3% | 132 | 31.1% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 56.2 | -2.5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | — | NE | 11 | — | 23 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 473 | 46.9% | 98 | 21.8% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | — | NE | 13 | — | 31 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 481 | 49.3% | 3 | 16.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | — | MIA | 13 | — | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 591 | 52.0% | 49 | 11.1% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 4.0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | — | LV | 15 | — | 27 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 527 | 46.4% | 75 | 18.1% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -4.0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | — | LV | 16 | — | 58 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 858 | 77.3% | 63 | 16.0% | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 91.7 | -3.7 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | — | LV | 15 | — | 49 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 684 | 69.9% | 75 | 20.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 105 | — | 237 | 116 | 121 | 41 | 51 | 28.0 | 120.0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 4,466 | 52.8% | 550 | 18.8% | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 74 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 21 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 | NE | 10 | 0* | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 24 | NE | 12 | 0* | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2019 | 25 | NE | 11 | 0* | 23 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 2020 | 26 | NE | 13 | 0* | 31 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 2021 | 27 | MIA | 13 | 9* | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 29 | LV | 15 | 0* | 27 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.8 |
| 2024 | 30 | LV | 16 | 13* | 58 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 12.7 |
| 2025 | 31 | LV | 15 | 10* | 49 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 105 | 32* | 237 | 116 | 121 | 41 | 51 | — | — | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67.7 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 | NE | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 473 | 44.6% | 55 | 15.6% |
| 2018 | 24 | NE | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 379 | 36.3% | 132 | 31.1% |
| 2019 | 25 | NE | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 473 | 46.9% | 98 | 21.8% |
| 2020 | 26 | NE | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 481 | 49.3% | 3 | 16.0% |
| 2021 | 27 | MIA | 17 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 591 | 52.0% | 49 | 11.1% |
| 2023 | 29 | LV | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 527 | 46.4% | 75 | 18.1% |
| 2024 | 30 | LV | 17 | 13* | — | 0.0% | 858 | 77.3% | 63 | 16.0% |
| 2025 | 31 | LV | 15 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 684 | 69.9% | 75 | 20.7% |
| Career | 129 | 32* | — | — | 4,466 | — | 550 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 24 | NE | 16 | 0* | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 56.2 | -2.5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 25 | NE | 16 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 26 | NE | 15 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 27 | MIA | 17 | 9* | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 4.0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 29 | LV | 17 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -4.0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 30 | LV | 17 | 13* | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 91.7 | -3.7 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 31 | LV | 15 | 10* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Career | 113 | 32* | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 74 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 21 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 63 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
61
Sustained
career value
×.6
65
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 62.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 61
On-field 44.8
Availability 16.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2017bestavg 61elite 702025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position13
Depth
of 100
Reached 14% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
14% of the all-time Sacks leader14
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: 92%.
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+60
Above average
SIS
Disruption/1003.135Snap share52.8%Def snaps4,466VolatileCV 0.49
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
6 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl4Solo2Ast2TFL3QBHits4Sk2.0Dis9.0PD1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Vanderbilt), 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
Elandon RobertsOLB5yDevin McCourtyFS4yLawrence GuyDT4yStephon GilmoreCB4yJoe CardonaLS4yJoe ThuneyG4yJason McCourtyS4yShaq MasonG4yMatthew SlaterWR4yJonathan JonesDB4yDeatrich WiseDE4yJakobi MeyersWR4yRex BurkheadRB4yJames WhiteRB4yBrian HoyerQB4yTom BradyQB3yStephen GostkowskiK3yKyle Van NoyMLB3yDaniel CarlsonK3yJohn JenkinsDT3yTed KarrasG3yDuron HarmonS3yPatrick ChungS3yMaxx CrosbyDE3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterAdam inherited the New England Patriots DL room from Malcom Brown (2015–2018), and handed it to Lawrence Guy (2017–2023).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with LV
- 2023team change
Joined LV (from MIA)
- 2021team change
Joined MIA (from NE)
- 2017signing
Entered the NFL with NE
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 300 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LV | 0 | W7Questionable· Knee / IllnessW15Questionable· Concussion |
| 2023 | LV | 0 | W15Questionable· Ankle |
| 2021 | MIA | 0 | W17Questionable· Illness |
| 2020 | NE | 0 | W2Questionable· ShoulderW3Questionable· ShoulderW4Questionable· ShoulderW6Questionable· ShoulderW7Questionable· ElbowW11Questionable· ShoulderW12Questionable· ShoulderW13Questionable· ShoulderW14Questionable· ShoulderW15Questionable· ShoulderW16Questionable· ShoulderW17Questionable· Shoulder |
| 2018 | NE | 0 | W5Questionable· Knee |
| 2017 | NE | 0 | W1Questionable· Knee |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →
63
peak 65
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2017
C+2018
B+2019
B2020
C+2021
B2023
B2024
C+2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
98%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0.3 | 4+1 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0.5 | 9+3 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0.3 | 5+1 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0.3 | 6+1 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
109 career value over replacement — #998 all-time of 4,642. 13.6/season above a replacement-level DL.
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