Carlos Emmons is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Emmons in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Emmons's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Carlos Emmons

Top 35% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999

Height6'5"

Weight245 lb

BornSep 3, 1973

Age52

CollegeArkansas State See College Stats

Rookie yr1996

Draft1996 · Rd 7, Pick 242 · PIT

Archetype Intelligence

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A edge rusher with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 67 · #1678 · Above Average

Worth 67 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 37% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 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

+9.6

Avg surplus

peak +21

7 seasons × ~9.6 surplus ≈ VORP 67

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
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1996	—	PIT	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	PIT	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	PIT	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	PIT	15	—	57	41	16	10	6	6.0	22.0	1	2	1	3	0	0
2000	—	PHI	17	—	73	50	23	4	1	0.5	5.5	2	6	1	1	0	0
2001	—	PHI	15	—	75	57	18	5	1	1.0	7.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2002	—	PHI	13	—	51	42	9	3	4	3.5	10.5	0	2	1	1	1	0
2003	—	PHI	15	—	80	60	20	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	1	1	0	0
2004	—	NYG	15	—	81	46	35	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	3	0	—	0	0
2005	—	NYG	9	—	39	25	14	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	5	0	—	0	0
2006	—	NYG	11	—	53	40	13	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	2	0	—	0	0
Career		—	145	—	509	361	148	22	13	19.0	54.0	4	26	4	6	1	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1996	23	PIT	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.2
1997	24	PIT	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.6
1998	25	PIT	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.7
1999	26	PIT	15	—	57	41	16	10	6	6.0	22.0	1	2	1	3	0	0	11.1
2000	27	PHI	17	—	73	50	23	4	1	0.5	5.5	2	6	1	1	0	0	9.6
2001	28	PHI	15	—	75	57	18	5	1	1.0	7.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	6.4
2002	29	PHI	13	—	51	42	9	3	4	3.5	10.5	0	2	1	1	1	0	8
2003	30	PHI	15	—	80	60	20	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	1	1	0	0	7.3
2004	31	NYG	15	—	81	46	35	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	7.2
2005	32	NYG	9	—	39	25	14	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	5	0	—	0	0	5.5
2006	33	NYG	11	—	53	40	13	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	4.7
Career			145		509	361	148	22	13	—	—	4	26	4	6	1	0	83.3

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 56 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 56 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 34.9

Availability 17.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1996bestavg 502006

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Sacks leader10

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: 88%.

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

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl30Solo18Ast12TFL2Dis2.0Int1PD2

College Stats

Arkansas StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arkansas 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 — every name is linked.

1996 Draft Class· this player went #242

#201Hayward ClayTE #202Dusty ZeiglerG #208Marco RiveraG #210Chris HayesDB #214Conrad HamiltonDB #216Lovett PurnellTE #218Mike ArchieRB #221Reggie RuskSAF #222Chuck OsborneDT #229Ethan BrooksG #231Freddie BradleyRB #239Sean ManuelTE #244Jay RiemersmaTE #246Henry LuskTE #251Brice HunterWR #252Keith McKenzieDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Carlos inherited the Philadelphia Eagles LB room from Barry Gardner (1999–2002), and handed it to Keith Adams (2002–2005).

William Thomas 1991–1999Bill Romanowski 1994–1995James Willis 1995–1998James Darling 1997–2000Mike Caldwell 1998–2001Ike Reese

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2006final season
Last recorded season with NYG
2004team change
Joined NYG (from PHI)
2000team change
Joined PHI (from PIT)
1996draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 7, Pick 242

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 245 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 11-season peers. See all →

peak 62

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

C+1996

F1997

C+1998

B1999

C+2000

C+2001

B2002

C2003

C+2004

C2005

C2006

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
1997	0	0	0	0
1998	3.5	0.2	3-0.5	0.2
1999	6	0.4	6	0.4
2000	0.5	0	0-0.5	0
2001	1	0.1	1	0.1
2002	3.5	0.3	4+0.5	0.3
2003	0	0	0	0
2004	1	0.1	1	0.1
2005	0	0	0	0
2006	1	0.1	1	0.1

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

Career Value · VORP

67 career value over replacement — #1678 all-time of 4,642. 6.1/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #242 (Rd 7) · PIT · 1996 · +33.2 vs expected KV-H

56actual

22.8 expected · Δ+33.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1996 Draft Class· this player went #242

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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