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

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Chris Hovan

Top 29% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2001

Height6'2"

Weight296 lb

BornMay 12, 1978

Age48

CollegeBoston College See College Stats

Rookie yr2000

Draft2000 · Rd 1, Pick 25 · MIN

Archetype Intelligence

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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 77 · #1470 · Above Average

Worth 77 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 33% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.6 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

+9.6

Avg surplus

peak +22

8 seasons × ~9.6 surplus ≈ VORP 77

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
2000	—	MIN	14	—	34	29	5	13	2	2.0	17.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2001	—	MIN	14	—	37	22	15	9	8	6.0	23.0	0	1	2	1	0	0
2002	—	MIN	16	—	39	25	14	11	6	5.5	22.5	0	4	0	2	0	0
2003	—	MIN	14	—	21	14	7	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	4	1	—	0	0
2004	—	MIN	10	—	13	4	9	0	0	0.5	0.5	0	2	0	2	0	0
2005	—	TB	15	—	33	23	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	2	0	0
2006	—	TB	15	—	31	19	12	0	7	2.0	9.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2007	—	TB	14	—	37	21	16	0	4	1.5	5.5	1	2	0	—	0	0
2008	—	TB	14	—	34	27	7	4	5	1.0	10.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2009	—	TB	14	—	24	17	7	2	3	0.5	5.5	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	140	—	303	201	102	39	35	21.0	95.0	1	16	3	8	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2000	22	MIN	14	—	34	29	5	13	2	2.0	17.0	0	1	0	—	8.7
2001	23	MIN	14	—	37	22	15	9	8	6.0	23.0	0	1	2	1	13.6
2002	24	MIN	16	—	39	25	14	11	6	5.5	22.5	0	4	0	2	12.2
2003	25	MIN	14	—	21	14	7	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	4	1	—	7.9
2004	26	MIN	10	—	13	4	9	0	0	0.5	0.5	0	2	0	2	4.5
2005	27	TB	15	—	33	23	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	2	6.8
2006	28	TB	15	—	31	19	12	0	7	2.0	9.0	0	0	0	1	8.4
2007	29	TB	14	—	37	21	16	0	4	1.5	5.5	1	2	0	—	7.3
2008	30	TB	14	—	34	27	7	4	5	1.0	10.0	0	1	0	—	6.9
2009	31	TB	14	—	24	17	7	2	3	0.5	5.5	0	0	0	—	6.1
Career			140		303	201	102	39	35	—	—	1	16	3	8	82.4

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 58.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 37.2

Availability 17.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2000bestavg 542009

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Sacks leader11

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: 91%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

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

Combine · 2000

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

DL · 2000 class

4.99s

40-Yard

Above avg · 69th pct

Pos 69thAll 21thClass Pos 56thClass All 21th

30"

Vertical

Above avg · 59th pct

Pos 59thAll 21thClass Pos 59thClass All 23th

101"

Broad Jump

Low · 21th pct

Pos 21thAll 7thClass Pos 16thClass All 13th

35 reps

Bench

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 98thClass Pos 90thClass All 99th

6.85s

3-Cone

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 86thClass Pos 97thClass All 85th

4.16s

Shuttle

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 79thClass Pos 97thClass All 72th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl7Ast7TFL1Dis1.0PD2

College Stats

Boston CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Boston College), 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.

2000 Draft Class· this player went #25

#17Sebastian JanikowskiK #18Chad PenningtonQB #19Shaun AlexanderRB #20Stockar McDougleOT #21Sylvester MorrisWR #22Chris McIntoshOT #23Rashard AndersonCB #24Ahmed PlummerCB #26Erik FlowersDE #27Anthony BechtTE #28Rob MorrisLB #29R.Jay SowardWR #30Keith BulluckOLB #31Trung CanidateRB #32Dennis NorthcuttWR #33Darren HowardDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Chris inherited the Minnesota Vikings DL room from Talance Sawyer (2000–2003), and handed it to Lance Johnstone (2001–2005).

Chris Doleman 1985–1999Joe Phillips 1986–1999Henry Thomas 1987–1994John Randle 1990–2000Roy Barker 1993–1995Fernando Smith

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2009final season
Last recorded season with TB
2005team change
Joined TB (from MIN)
2000draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 1, Pick 25

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 296 lb

Frame

305 lb at 4.99s

Size-speed

30" vert / 101" broad

Explosion

35 reps

Bench power

Injury History

No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 64

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

C+2000

B2001

B2002

C+2003

C2004

C2005

C+2006

C+2007

C+2008

C2009

Availability

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

88%

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
2000	2	0.1	2	0.1
2001	6	0.4	7+1	0.4
2002	5.5	0.3	6+0.5	0.3
2003	2	0.1	2	0.1
2004	0.5	0.1	1+0.5	0
2005	0	0	0	0
2006	2	0.1	2	0.1
2007	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2008	1	0.1	1	0.1
2009	0.5	0	1+0.5	0

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

Career Value · VORP

77 career value over replacement — #1470 all-time of 4,642. 7.7/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #25 (Rd 1) · MIN · 2000 · +4.1 vs expected KV-H

59actual

54.9 expected · Δ+4.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2000

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2000 Draft Class· this player went #25

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator