Austen Lane
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2012
A edge rusher who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 2 · #4078 · Role PlayerWorth 2 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 89% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+2
Avg surplus
peak +2
1 seasons × ~2 surplus ≈ VORP 2
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| 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% | |||||
| 2010 | — | JAX | 9 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | JAX | 6 | — | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | JAX | 11 | — | 31 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | DET | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 28 | 18.5% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 27 | — | 60 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 28 | 18.5% | — | 0.0% | |
Defense
Snap Counts
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 38 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 38 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
44
Sustained
career value
×.6
43
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 43.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 38· confidence 92%
What builds the career mark of 44
On-field 33.1
Availability 10.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2010bestavg 432012
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Sacks leader2
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: 88%.
Per-Snap Impact
Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Disruption/1003.571Snap share18.5%Def snaps28Emerging
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+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · 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 (Murray State), 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
Rashean MathisCB4yC.J. MosleyDT4yMontell OwensRB4yMarcedes LewisTE3yDaryl SmithOLB3yTyson AlualuDE3yJosh ScobeeK3yMaurice Jones-DrewRB3yTerrance KnightonNT3yGreg JonesFB3yJeremy MinceyDE3yDerek CoxCB3yRussell AllenOLB3yWilliam MiddletonCB3yZach PotterTE3yPaul PoslusznyMLB2yDawan LandryS2yDwight LoweryFS2yRashad JenningsRB2yJulian StanfordLB2yLeger DouzableDE2yCecil ShortsWR2yBlaine GabbertQB2yGeorge SelvieDE2y
2010 Draft Class· this player went #153
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2013team change
Joined DET (from JAX)
- 2013final season
Last recorded season with DET
- 2010draft
Drafted by JAX — Round 5, Pick 153
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'6" / 265 lb
Frame
Injury History
3 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | JAX | 3 | W1Out· FootW2Out· FootW3Questionable· FootW13Out· Foot |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
38
peak 43
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2010
D2011
C+2012
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
46%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0.2 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
2 career value over replacement — #4078 all-time of 4,642. 0.7/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #153 (Rd 5) · JAX · 2010 · +5 vs expected KV-H
38actual
33 expected · Δ+5
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