Brad Scioli is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Scioli in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Scioli's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Brad Scioli
Top 27% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter
Height6'3"
Weight280 lb
BornSep 6, 1976
Age49
CollegePenn StateSee College Stats
Rookie yr1999
Draft1999 Β· Rd 5, Pick 138 Β· IND
A quality edge rusher with a top 30% among starters β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 50 Β· #2037 Β· Above AverageWorth 50 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman β top 45% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.7 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+16.7
Avg surplus
peak +29
3 seasons Γ ~16.7 surplus β VORP 50
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 | |||||
| 1999 | β | IND | 1 | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | IND | 5 | β | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | IND | 12 | β | 24 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | IND | 13 | β | 38 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | IND | 9 | β | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | IND | 8 | β | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 48 | β | 91 | 60 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 15.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23 | IND | 1 | β | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| 2000 | 24 | IND | 5 | β | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 2001 | 25 | IND | 12 | β | 24 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2002 | 26 | IND | 13 | β | 38 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 | 12.4 |
| 2003 | 27 | IND | 9 | β | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | 28 | IND | 8 | β | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| Career | 48 | 91 | 60 | 31 | 16 | 10 | β | β | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
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 5 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 93%
What builds the career mark of 57
On-field 44.4
Availability 12.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2000bestavg 53elite 702004
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 8% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
8% of the all-time Sacks leader8
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: 93%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· 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
5 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl8Solo5Ast3TFL1QBHits1Sk2.0Dis4.0PD1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Penn 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Peyton ManningQB6yMarvin HarrisonWR6yMarcus PollardTE6yEdgerrin JamesRB6yHunter SmithP6yChad BratzkeDE5yRob MorrisLB5yJosh WilliamsDT5yReggie WayneWR4yMike PetersonOLB4yMarcus WashingtonOLB4yNick HarperCB4yDavid MacklinDB4yIdrees BashirDB4yCory BirdS4yDwight FreeneyDE3yKen DilgerTE3yEllis JohnsonDE3yJeff BurrisCB3yRaheem BrockDE3yDavid ThorntonOLB3yJerome PathonWR3yDominic RhodesRB3yLarry TripplettDT3y
1999 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #138
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterBrad inherited the Indianapolis Colts DL room from Chad Bratzke (1999β2003), and handed it to Josh Williams (2000β2005).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2004final season
Last recorded season with IND
- 1999draft
Drafted by IND β Round 5, Pick 138
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 280 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 5-season peers. See all β
60
peak 64
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2000
B2001
B+2002
C2003
C+2004
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
66%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | 0.4 | 6+4 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0.3 | 5+1 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0.5 | 9+2 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0.3 | 4+2 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
50 career value over replacement β #2037 all-time of 4,642. 10/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #138 (Rd 5) Β· IND Β· 1999 Β· +26.5 vs expected KV-H
60actual
33.5 expected Β· Ξ+26.5
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