Chad Bratzke ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Bratzke in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Bratzke a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Chad Bratzke

Top 8% all-time pass rushersIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999

Height6'5"

Weight270 lb

BornSep 15, 1971

Age54

CollegeEastern Kentucky See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 5, Pick 155 · NYG

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 171 · #511 · High-Value

Worth 171 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 12% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21.4

Avg surplus

peak +39

8 seasons × ~21.4 surplus ≈ VORP 171

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
1994	—	NYG	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	NYG	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	NYG	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	IND	14	—	36	23	13	9	9	12.0	30.0	0	2	3	2	0	0
2000	—	IND	16	—	49	32	17	10	7	7.5	24.5	0	2	1	1	0	1
2001	—	IND	15	—	44	29	15	15	8	8.5	31.5	0	1	1	1	0	0
2002	—	IND	16	—	40	29	11	6	1	6.0	13.0	0	5	5	1	0	0
2003	—	IND	12	—	16	8	8	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	1	1	—	0	0
Career		—	123	—	185	121	64	40	25	56.5	121.5	0	11	11	5	0	1

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1994	23	NYG	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	24	NYG	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
1996	25	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.3
1997	26	NYG	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.9
1998	27	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.8
1999	28	IND	14	—	36	23	13	9	9	12.0	30.0	0	2	3	2	0	0	17
2000	29	IND	16	—	49	32	17	10	7	7.5	24.5	0	2	1	1	0	1	13.7
2001	30	IND	15	—	44	29	15	15	8	8.5	31.5	0	1	1	1	0	0	16.2
2002	31	IND	16	—	40	29	11	6	1	6.0	13.0	0	5	5	1	0	0	12.1
2003	32	IND	12	—	16	8	8	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	7.5
Career			123		185	121	64	40	25	—	—	0	11	11	5	0	1	105.5

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 76 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 76 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 76.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 76· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 71

On-field 53.2

Availability 17.8

On-field production Staying available

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

1995bestavg 67elite 702003

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 29% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

29% of the all-time Sacks leader29

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: 92%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

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

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl14Solo11Ast3TFL2Dis2.0Int1PD1

College Stats

Eastern KentuckyCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Eastern Kentucky), 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 #155

#131DeWayne DotsonLB #137Aaron LaingTE #140Myron BellDB #145Rodney HarrisonS #146Terry MickensWR #149Dorsey LevensRB #153Tony PetersonLB #154Tony SempleG #157Roderick LewisTE #158A.J. OfodileTE #162Kimo von OelhoffenDT #164Lamont WarrenRB #168Max LaneOT #172Terry SamuelsRB #175Ruffin HamiltonLB #176Derrell MitchellWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Chad inherited the Indianapolis Colts DL room from Larry Chester (1998–2000), and handed it to Brad Scioli (1999–2004).

Tony Siragusa 1990–1996Tony McCoy 1992–1999Bernard Whittington 1994–2000Ellis Johnson 1995–2001Larry Chester 1998–2000Chad Bratzke

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 IND
1999team change
Joined IND (from NYG)
1994draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 5, Pick 155

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 270 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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 84

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

F1995

B1996

B1997

A1998

A+1999

B+2000

B+2001

B+2002

C+2003

Availability

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

90%

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
1995	0	0	0	0
1996	5	0.3	5	0.3
1997	3.5	0.4	5+1.5	0.3
1998	11	0.7	10-1	0.6
1999	12	0.9	13+1	0.8
2000	7.5	0.5	7-0.5	0.4
2001	8.5	0.6	9+0.5	0.5
2002	6	0.4	6	0.4
2003	3	0.3	4+1	0.2

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), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

171 career value over replacement — #511 all-time of 4,642. 19/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #155 (Rd 5) · NYG · 1994 · +43 vs expected KV-H

76actual

33 expected · Δ+43

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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

1994 Draft Class· this player went #155

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator