Calvin Pace ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Pace in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Pace a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Calvin Pace

Top 9% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2013

Height6'4"

Weight265 lb

BornOct 28, 1980

Age45

CollegeWake Forest See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 1, Pick 18 · ARI

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 233 · #269 · Elite

Worth 233 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 7% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21.2

Avg surplus

peak +38

11 seasons × ~21.2 surplus ≈ VORP 233

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
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2003	—	ARI	14	—	27	20	7	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	ARI	9	—	8	5	3	0	0	4.0	4.0	0	5	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	ARI	5	—	11	7	4	0	0	1.5	1.5	0	0	0	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	ARI	11	—	21	18	3	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	1	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	ARI	16	—	83	65	18	0	9	5.5	14.5	1	6	1	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	NYJ	16	—	57	39	18	12	6	7.0	25.0	0	3	5	4	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	NYJ	12	—	36	26	10	13	6	8.0	27.0	0	1	3	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	NYJ	12	—	43	34	9	5	9	5.5	19.5	1	3	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	NYJ	16	—	70	51	19	7	11	4.5	22.5	1	3	3	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	NYJ	16	—	54	34	20	7	6	3.0	16.0	0	2	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	NYJ	16	—	50	34	16	10	12	10.0	32.0	0	3	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	871	78.9%	20	17.3%
2014	—	NYJ	14	—	30	17	13	8	8	5.0	21.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	822	80.8%	84	18.0%
2015	—	NYJ	14	—	20	13	7	4	6	3.0	13.0	0	1	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	519	49.1%	71	15.7%
Career		—	171	—	510	363	147	66	74	59.0	199.0	3	31	21	12	1	0	—	0.0%	2,212	69.6%	175	17.0%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2003	23	ARI	14	—	27	20	7	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	5.4
2004	24	ARI	9	—	8	5	3	0	0	4.0	4.0	0	5	2	—	0	6
2005	25	ARI	5	—	11	7	4	0	0	1.5	1.5	0	0	0	2	0	2.2
2006	26	ARI	11	—	21	18	3	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	1	2	—	0	4.8
2007	27	ARI	16	—	83	65	18	0	9	5.5	14.5	1	6	1	2	0	11.2
2008	28	NYJ	16	—	57	39	18	12	6	7.0	25.0	0	3	5	4	1	13.1
2009	29	NYJ	12	—	36	26	10	13	6	8.0	27.0	0	1	3	—	0	10
2010	30	NYJ	12	—	43	34	9	5	9	5.5	19.5	1	3	1	—	0	9
2011	31	NYJ	16	—	70	51	19	7	11	4.5	22.5	1	3	3	1	0	11.9
2012	32	NYJ	16	—	54	34	20	7	6	3.0	16.0	0	2	0	1	0	7.9
2013	33	NYJ	16	13*	50	34	16	10	12	10.0	32.0	0	3	2	—	0	11.3
2014	34	NYJ	14	13*	30	17	13	8	8	5.0	21.0	0	3	0	—	0	8.1
2015	35	NYJ	14	0*	20	13	7	4	6	3.0	13.0	0	1	2	1	0	7.3
Career			171	26*	510	363	147	66	74	—	—	3	31	21	12	1	108.2

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	33	NYJ	16	13*	—	0.0%	871	78.9%	20	17.3%
2014	34	NYJ	16	13*	—	0.0%	822	80.8%	84	18.0%
2015	35	NYJ	16	0*	—	0.0%	519	49.1%	71	15.7%
Career			48	26*	—	—	2,212	—	175	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 74 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 72 × longevity 1 = KV-H 74· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 48.6

Availability 17.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 64elite 702015

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 30% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

30% of the all-time Sacks leader30

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 95%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.481See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.481Snap share69.6%Def snaps2,212ConsistentCV 0.17

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 basis

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

Combine · 2003

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2003 class

4.79s

40-Yard

Below avg · 44th pct

Pos 44thAll 35thClass Pos 46thClass All 39th

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 44thClass Pos 32thClass All 41th

115"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 44th pct

Pos 44thAll 42thClass Pos 55thClass All 49th

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl17Solo15Ast2TFL2QBHits5Sk3.0Dis10.0FF2

College Stats

Wake ForestCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Wake Forest), 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #18

#8Jordan GrossOT #10Terrell SuggsOLB #11Marcus TrufantCB #12Jimmy KennedyDT #13Ty WarrenDT #15Jerome McDougleDE #16Troy PolamaluS #17Bryant JohnsonWR #19Kyle BollerQB #20George FosterOT #21Jeff FaineC #22Rex GrossmanQB #23Willis McGaheeRB #24Dallas ClarkTE #25William JosephDT #26Kwame HarrisOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Calvin inherited the New York Jets LB room from David Harris (2007–2016), and handed it to Bart Scott (2009–2012).

Mo Lewis 1991–2003Glenn Cadrez 1992–1994Chad Cascadden 1995–1999James Farrior 1997–2001Bryan Cox 1998–2000Roman Phifer

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2015final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
2008team change
Joined NYJ (from ARI)
2003draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 1, Pick 18

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 265 lb

Frame

269 lb at 4.79s

Size-speed

33" vert / 115" broad

Explosion

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	NYJ	0	W13Questionable· Abdomen
2010	NYJ	3	W1Out· FootW2Out· FootW3Out· FootW4Questionable· Foot

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 13-season peers. See all →

peak 81

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

C+2003

B2004

D2005

C2006

B2007

B+2008

A2009

B+2010

B2011

B2012

A2013

B2014

C+2015

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
2003	1	0.1	1	0.1
2004	4	0.4	7+3	0.4
2005	1.5	0.3	5+3.5	0.3
2006	1	0.1	1	0.1
2007	5.5	0.3	6+0.5	0.4
2008	7	0.4	8+1	0.4
2009	8	0.7	12+4	0.7
2010	5.5	0.5	8+2.5	0.5
2011	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2012	3	0.2	3	0.2
2013	10	0.6	11+1	0.6
2014	5	0.4	6+1	0.4
2015	3	0.2	4+1	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

233 career value over replacement — #269 all-time of 4,642. 17.9/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #18 (Rd 1) · ARI · 2003 · +17.5 vs expected KV-H

74actual

56.5 expected · Δ+17.5

💔+37.2 stolen VORP·2.08 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #18

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator