Billy Lyon
Solid Contributor📈 Late Developer · 2002
A edge rusher with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 16 · #3283 · Role PlayerWorth 16 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 72% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+5.3
Avg surplus
peak +6
3 seasons × ~5.3 surplus ≈ VORP 16
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no 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 | |||||
| 1998 | — | GB | 4 | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | GB | 12 | — | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | GB | 5 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | GB | 12 | — | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | GB | 9 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | MIN | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 46 | — | 64 | 39 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 8.0 | 25.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 47 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
44
Sustained
career value
×.6
52
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 47.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 47· confidence 77%
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)
1998bestavg 382003
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Sacks leader4
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: 90%.
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
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl2Solo2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Marshall), 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
Brett FavreQB5yRyan LongwellK5yDarren SharperFS5yVonnie HollidayDE5yWilliam HendersonFB5yTyrone WilliamsDB5yTyrone DavisTE5yDonald DriverWR4yLeRoy ButlerS4ySantana DotsonDT4yDorsey LevensRB4yMike McKenzieCB4yAntonio FreemanWR4yBernardo HarrisILB4yGilbert BrownNT4yCorey BradfordWR4yBill SchroederWR4yCletidus HuntDT4yAntuan EdwardsDB4yTod McBrideDB4yNa'il DiggsLB3yAhman GreenRB3yJosh BidwellP3yKabeer Gbaja-BiamilaDE3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterBilly inherited the Green Bay Packers DL room from Vaughn Booker (1998–1999), and handed it to Vonnie Holliday (1998–2002).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2003team change
Joined MIN (from GB)
- 2003final season
Last recorded season with MIN
- 1998signing
Entered the NFL with GB
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 295 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 →
47
peak 52
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1998
C+1999
F2000
C+2001
C+2002
F2003
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
53%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | 0.3 | 4+3 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0.2 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0.2 | 4+2 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
16 career value over replacement — #3283 all-time of 4,642. 2.7/season above a replacement-level DL.
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