Charlie Clemons is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Clemons in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Clemons's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Charlie Clemons
Height6'2"
Weight250 lb
BornJul 4, 1972
Age54
Rookie yr1997
A edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 68 · #1665 · Above AverageWorth 68 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 37% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+17
Avg surplus
peak +48
4 seasons × ~17 surplus ≈ VORP 68
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | — | LAR | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | LAR | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | LA | 14 | — | 30 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | NO | 16 | — | 75 | 57 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13.5 | 39.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | NO | 15 | — | 72 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | HOU | 8 | — | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 74 | — | 199 | 144 | 55 | 26 | 17 | 20.0 | 63.0 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 63 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
60
Sustained
career value
×.6
69
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 63.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 60
On-field 42.8
Availability 17.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1997bestavg 54elite 702003
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position9
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: 92%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = 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 gamesDefense
Tkl5Solo3Ast2TFL1QBHits1Sk2.0Dis4.0FF1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia; Northeast Oklahoma), 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.
Top Teammates
Kevin CarterDE3yTodd LyghtCB3yMike A. JonesLB3yKeith LyleFS3yJay WilliamsDE3yD'Marco FarrDT3yBilly JenkinsS3yTaje AllenDB3yJohn CarneyK2yRoman PhiferLB2yJeff ZgoninaDT2ySammy KnightDB2yJay BellamyDB2yJoe HornWR2yRyan McNeilDB2yDarrin SmithLB2yJeff WilkinsK2yLeonard LittleDE2yFred McAfeeRB2yGrant WistromDE2yDarren HowardDE2yKurt WarnerQB2yFred ThomasCB2yToby GowinP2y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterCharlie inherited the Los Angeles Rams LB room from Roman Phifer (1991–1998), and handed it to Mike A. Jones (1997–2000).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2003team change
Joined HOU (from NO)
- 2003final season
Last recorded season with HOU
- 2001team change
Joined NO (from LA)
- 1999team change
Joined LA (from LAR)
- 1997signing
Entered the NFL with LAR
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 250 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 6-season peers. See all →
63
peak 69
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1997
C+1998
C+1999
A+2001
C2002
C2003
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
86%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 13.5 | 0.8 | 13-0.5 | 0.8 |
| 2002 | 0.5 | 0 | 0-0.5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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
68 career value over replacement — #1665 all-time of 4,642. 11.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
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