Aundray Bruce is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Bruce in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bruce's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Aundray Bruce
Top 27% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter
Height6'5"
Weight270 lb
BornApr 30, 1966
Age60
CollegeAuburnSee College Stats
Rookie yr1988
Draft1988 Β· Rd 1, Pick 1 Β· ATL
A edge rusher with a top 30% among starters β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability β almost never missed time) added to their value.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 68 Β· #1663 Β· Above AverageWorth 68 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 37% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.7 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
7
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+9.7
Avg surplus
peak +16
7 seasons Γ ~9.7 surplus β VORP 68
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1988 | β | ATL | 16 | β | 70 | β | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | β | 2 | 1 | β | β |
| 1989 | β | ATL | 16 | β | 66 | β | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1 | β | 2 | 0 | β | β |
| 1990 | β | ATL | 16 | β | 40 | β | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | β | 4 | 0 | β | β |
| 1991 | β | ATL | 14 | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β |
| 1992 | β | LAR | 16 | β | 23 | β | β | β | β | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β |
| 1993 | β | LAR | 16 | β | 11 | β | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β |
| 1994 | β | LAR | 16 | β | 5 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β |
| 1995 | β | OAK | 14 | β | 30 | β | β | β | β | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β |
| 1996 | β | OAK | 16 | β | 21 | β | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β |
| 1997 | β | OAK | 10 | β | 9 | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β |
| 1998 | β | OAK | β | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β |
| Career | β | 150 | β | 275 | 0 | β | β | β | 32.0 | 32.0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | β | β | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 22 | ATL | 16 | β | 70 | β | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | 11.5 |
| 1989 | 23 | ATL | 16 | β | 66 | β | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1 | β | 2 | 0 | β | β | 8.3 |
| 1990 | 24 | ATL | 16 | β | 40 | β | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | β | 4 | 0 | β | β | 15.1 |
| 1991 | 25 | ATL | 14 | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | 3.3 |
| 1992 | 26 | LAR | 16 | β | 23 | β | β | β | β | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | 8.5 |
| 1993 | 27 | LAR | 16 | β | 11 | β | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | 5.6 |
| 1994 | 28 | LAR | 16 | β | 5 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | 3.8 |
| 1995 | 29 | OAK | 14 | β | 30 | β | β | β | β | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | 10.5 |
| 1996 | 30 | OAK | 16 | β | 21 | β | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 31 | OAK | 10 | β | 9 | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | 3.5 |
| 1998 | 32 | OAK | β | β | 0 | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| Career | 150 | 275 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | β | β | 78.4 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 60 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
57
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
64
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 59.8 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 60Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 57
On-field 38.1
Availability 18.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1988bestavg 571997
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position14
Depth
of 100
Reached 16% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
16% of the all-time Sacks leader16
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 94%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Auburn), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Tim BrownWR6yChris MillerQB5yJessie TuggleMLB4yMichael HaynesWR4yHarvey WilliamsRB4yFloyd DixonWR4yRoman PhiferLB3yCharles DimryCB3yAnthony NewmanS3yDeion SandersCB3yTodd LyghtCB3yRobert BaileyDB3ySean GilbertDT3yDerrick FennerRB3yRob FredricksonOLB3yAlexander WrightWR3ySteve IsraelDB3yNapoleon KaufmanRB3yStacey BaileyWR3yGene LangRB3yDavid LangRB3yGeorge ThomasWR3yShawn CollinsWR3yHugh MillenQB3y
1988 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #1
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterAundray opened the Atlanta Falcons DL lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Chuck Smith (1992β1999).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1998final season
Last recorded season with OAK
- 1995team change
Joined OAK (from LAR)
- 1992team change
Joined LAR (from ATL)
- 1988draft
Drafted by ATL β Round 1, Pick 1
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 270 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 10-season peers. See all β
60
peak 64
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1988
B1989
C+1990
C1991
B1992
C+1993
C+1994
B1995
B1996
C1997
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.
94%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 6 | 0.4 | 3-3 | 0.2 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0.4 | 4-2 | 0.2 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0.3 | 3-1 | 0.2 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 3-0.5 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 6+0.5 | 0.4 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
68 career value over replacement β #1663 all-time of 4,642. 6.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeMiss β
Pick #1 (Rd 1) Β· ATL Β· 1988 Β· -1.8 vs expected KV-H
60actual
61.8 expected Β· Ξβ1.8
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