Bernard Holsey is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Holsey in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Holsey's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Bernard Holsey
Top 40% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter
A quality edge rusher with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 35 · #2486 · Role PlayerWorth 35 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 55% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+7
Avg surplus
peak +13
5 seasons × ~7 surplus ≈ VORP 35
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | — | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | NYG | 12 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | IND | 16 | — | 36 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | NE | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | WAS | 13 | — | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 92 | — | 82 | 57 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 9.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 23 | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.3 |
| 1997 | 24 | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.1 |
| 1998 | 25 | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.7 |
| 1999 | 26 | NYG | 12 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 2000 | 27 | IND | 16 | — | 36 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2002 | 29 | NE | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 30 | WAS | 13 | — | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Career | 92 | 82 | 57 | 25 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36.6 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 54 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 54 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
52
Sustained
career value
×.6
57
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 54 × longevity 1 = KV-H 54· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 52
On-field 33.4
Availability 18.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1996bestavg 522003
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Sacks leader5
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%.
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Duke), 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
Jessie ArmsteadOLB5yMichael StrahanDE4yAmani ToomerWR4yKeith HamiltonDT4yHoward CrossTE4yBrad DaluisoK4yChad BratzkeDE4yDavid PattenWR4yPhillippi SparksCB4yCorey WidmerMLB4yRobert HarrisDT4yMarcus BuckleyLB4yPercy EllsworthFS4yCharles WayFB4yConrad HamiltonDB4yScott GalyonLB4yChris CallowayWR3yIke HilliardWR3yTiki BarberRB3yBrad MaynardP3yTyrone WheatleyRB3yJason SehornDB3yChristian PeterDT3yTito WootenDB3y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2003team change
Joined WAS (from NE)
- 2003final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 2002team change
Joined NE (from IND)
- 2000team change
Joined IND (from NYG)
- 1996signing
Entered the NFL with NYG
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 286 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →
54
peak 57
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1996
B1997
C1998
C1999
C+2000
C+2003
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
82%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 3-0.5 | 0.2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3+0.5 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
35 career value over replacement — #2486 all-time of 4,642. 5.8/season above a replacement-level DL.
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