Chuck Osborne
Role Player
Height6'2"
Weight290 lb
BornNov 2, 1973
Age52
CollegeArizonaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1996
Draft1996 · Rd 7, Pick 222 · LA
A edge rusher who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 5 · #3910 · Role PlayerWorth 5 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 85% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 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
×
+5
Avg surplus
peak +5
1 seasons × ~5 surplus ≈ VORP 5
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 | |||||
| 1996 | — | LAR | 15 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | LV | 6 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | LV | 11 | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 32 | — | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 38 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 38 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
46
Sustained
career value
×.6
42
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 44.4 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 38· confidence 92%
What builds the career mark of 46
On-field 31.3
Availability 14.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1996bestavg 421999
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona), 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
James HarrisDE3yCharles WoodsonFS2yEric AllenCB2yAnthony NewmanS2yGreg BiekertMLB2yGrady JacksonDT2yRussell MarylandNT2yLance JohnstoneDE2yJames JettWR2yRichard HarveyLB2yRandy JordanRB2yDarrell RussellDT2yTerry MickensWR2yKenny SheddWR2yTravian SmithOLB2yCalvin BranchDB2ySean LandetaP1yTim BrownWR1yKevin CarterDE1yRoman PhiferLB1yJoey GallowayWR1yTodd LyghtCB1yRich GannonQB1yEric BartonILB1y
1996 Draft Class· this player went #222
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with LV
- 1998team change
Joined LV (from LAR)
- 1996draft
Drafted by LA — Round 7, Pick 222
- 1996team change
Joined LAR (from LA)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 290 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 3-season peers. See all →
38
peak 42
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1996
F1998
C1999
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
67%
19961999
1998 · cause not documented · 38%
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 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 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
5 career value over replacement — #3910 all-time of 4,642. 1.7/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #222 (Rd 7) · LA · 1996 · +15.2 vs expected KV-H
38actual
22.8 expected · Δ+15.2
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