Christian Peter
Durable Contributor
Height6'2"
Weight292 lb
BornOct 5, 1972
Age53
CollegeNebraskaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1997
Draft1996 · Rd 5, Pick 149 · NE
A edge rusher who maximized value through reliable availability. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 3 · #4031 · Role PlayerWorth 3 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 88% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+3
Avg surplus
peak +3
1 seasons × ~3 surplus ≈ VORP 3
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 | — | NYG | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | — | NYG | 6 | — | 32 | 22 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | — | NYG | 13 | — | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | NYG | 14 | — | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | IND | 9 | — | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | CHI | 8 | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 57 | — | 100 | 56 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 45 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 45 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
43
Sustained
career value
×.6
47
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 44.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 45· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 43
On-field 30.3
Availability 12.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1997bestavg 422002
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Sacks leader2
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 defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl2Solo2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Nebraska), 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
Brad MaynardP5yMichael StrahanDE4yAmani ToomerWR4yJessie ArmsteadOLB4yKeith HamiltonDT4yHoward CrossTE4yIke HilliardWR4yTiki BarberRB4yBrad DaluisoK4yPete MontyLB4yChad BratzkeDE3yDavid PattenWR3yPhillippi SparksCB3yJason SehornDB3yCorey WidmerMLB3yJoe JureviciusWR3yRobert HarrisDT3yMarcus BuckleyLB3yBernard HolseyDT3yPercy EllsworthFS3yCharles WayFB3yGreg ComellaRB3yConrad HamiltonDB3yScott GalyonLB3y
1996 Draft Class· this player went #149
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2002team change
Joined CHI (from IND)
- 2002final season
Last recorded season with CHI
- 2001team change
Joined IND (from NYG)
- 1997team change
Joined NYG (from NE)
- 1996draft
Drafted by NE — Round 5, Pick 149
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 292 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 →
45
peak 47
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D1997
D1998
C1999
C+2000
C2001
D2002
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
69%
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 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0.2 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
3 career value over replacement — #4031 all-time of 4,642. 0.5/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #149 (Rd 5) · NE · 1996 · +12 vs expected KV-H
45actual
33 expected · Δ+12
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