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Brant Boyer

Top 42% all-time pass rushersSolid Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999Two-Way Profile

Height6'1"

Weight240 lb

BornJun 27, 1971

Age55

CollegeArizona; Snow See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 6, Pick 177 · MIA

Archetype Intelligence

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A edge rusher with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 40 · #2317 · Above Average

Worth 40 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 51% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

4 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10

Avg surplus

peak +14

4 seasons × ~10 surplus ≈ VORP 40

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Passing													Rushing								Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1994	—	MIA	14	—	2	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	JAX	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	JAX	12	—	5	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	JAX	2	—	24	18	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	JAX	11	—	12	10	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	JAX	12	—	20	16	4	6	4	4.0	14.0	1	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	JAX	8	—	20	16	4	5	4	3.5	12.5	1	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	CLE	15	—	52	37	15	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	5	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	CLE	12	—	33	26	7	6	3	3.0	12.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	CLE	10	—	38	22	16	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	2	0	—	0	0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	1	7	0	7.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2.3	2.4	—	0	0
Career		—	98	—	206	150	46	20	11	13.0	44.0	6	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	1	7	0	7.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	-2.3	2.4	—	0	0

Career EPA0.2·-2 passing · 2 rushing·0.2/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2003	32	CLE	2	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	—
Career			2		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0	40.4

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
2003	32	CLE	2	—	1	7	0	7.0	0.0	1	100.0	0
Career			2		1	7	0	7.0	—	1	—	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FR	TD	Sfty
1994	23	MIA	14	—	2	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	—	—
1995	24	JAX	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	—	—
1996	25	JAX	12	—	5	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	—	—
1997	26	JAX	2	—	24	18	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	0	—	0	—	—
1998	27	JAX	11	—	12	10	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	0	—	0	—	—
1999	28	JAX	12	—	20	16	4	6	4	4.0	14.0	1	2	—	0	0
2000	29	JAX	8	—	20	16	4	5	4	3.5	12.5	1	1	—	0	0
2001	30	CLE	15	—	52	37	15	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	5	—	0	0
2002	31	CLE	12	—	33	26	7	6	3	3.0	12.0	1	3	—	0	0
2003	32	CLE	10	—	38	22	16	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	2	—	0	0
Career			98		206	150	46	20	11	—	—	6	13	0	0	0

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2003	32	—	—	—	-2.3	2.4	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 53 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 53 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 35.7

Availability 15.3

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

1994bestavg 512003

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Sacks leader7

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

0.17 EPA/season over 1 season50

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: 87%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl5Solo4Ast1

College Stats

Arizona; SnowCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona; Snow), 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.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #177

#157Roderick LewisTE #158A.J. OfodileTE #162Kimo von OelhoffenDT #164Lamont WarrenRB #168Max LaneOT #172Terry SamuelsRB #175Ruffin HamiltonLB #176Derrell MitchellWR #179Andrew JordanTE #182Lee WoodallLB #193Mitch BergerP #194Barron WorthamMLB #197Gus FrerotteQB #200Jim PyneC #201Jamal AndersonRB #202Carlester CrumplerTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Brant inherited the Jacksonville Jaguars LB room from Tom McManus (1995–1999), and handed it to Eddie Robinson (1996–1997).

Bryan Schwartz 1995–1999Tom McManus 1995–1999Brant Boyer 1995–2000Eddie Robinson 1996–1997Kevin Hardy 1996–2001Bryce Paup

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2003final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2001team change
Joined CLE (from JAX)
1995team change
Joined JAX (from MIA)
1994draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 6, Pick 177

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 240 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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 56

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C1994

C1996

C1998

B1999

B2000

C2001

C+2002

C2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

61%

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
1994	0	0	0	0
1996	0	0	0	0
1998	1	0.1	1	0.1
1999	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2000	3.5	0.4	7+3.5	0.4
2001	0	0	0	0
2002	3	0.3	4+1	0.2
2003	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

40 career value over replacement — #2317 all-time of 4,642. 5/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #177 (Rd 6) · MIA · 1994 · +26.1 vs expected KV-H

53actual

26.9 expected · Δ+26.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #177

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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