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

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Corey Williams

Top 20% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker

Height6'4"

Weight320 lb

BornAug 17, 1980

Age45

CollegeArkansas State See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 6, Pick 179 · GB

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 98 · #1146 · High-Value

Worth 98 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 26% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14

Avg surplus

peak +28

7 seasons × ~14 surplus ≈ VORP 98

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
2004	—	GB	9	—	14	5	9	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	1	—	0	0
2005	—	GB	12	—	22	13	9	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2006	—	GB	16	—	28	20	8	0	11	7.0	18.0	0	3	0	1	0	0
2007	—	GB	15	—	32	23	9	0	10	7.0	17.0	1	1	3	—	0	0
2008	—	CLE	14	—	42	25	17	1	2	0.5	3.5	0	4	1	1	0	0
2009	—	CLE	13	—	25	21	4	5	12	4.0	21.0	0	4	1	—	0	0
2010	—	DET	16	—	33	28	5	8	7	2.0	17.0	1	4	1	—	0	0
2011	—	DET	14	—	31	20	11	2	6	2.0	10.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2012	—	DET	6	—	9	5	4	3	4	2.0	9.0	0	0	1	—	0	0
Career		—	115	—	236	160	76	19	52	27.5	98.5	2	16	8	2	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2004	24	GB	9	—	14	5	9	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	1	—	5.1
2005	25	GB	12	—	22	13	9	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	6.5
2006	26	GB	16	—	28	20	8	0	11	7.0	18.0	0	3	0	1	12.2
2007	27	GB	15	—	32	23	9	0	10	7.0	17.0	1	1	3	—	14.2
2008	28	CLE	14	—	42	25	17	1	2	0.5	3.5	0	4	1	1	6.1
2009	29	CLE	13	—	25	21	4	5	12	4.0	21.0	0	4	1	—	11
2010	30	DET	16	—	33	28	5	8	7	2.0	17.0	1	4	1	—	10.9
2011	31	DET	14	—	31	20	11	2	6	2.0	10.0	0	0	0	—	7.4
2012	32	DET	6	—	9	5	4	3	4	2.0	9.0	0	0	1	—	5.2
Career			115		236	160	76	19	52	—	—	2	16	8	2	78.6

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 64 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 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 63.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 59

On-field 42.2

Availability 16.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 57elite 702012

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Sacks leader14

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: 88%.

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 · 2004

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

DL · 2004 class

5.18s

40-Yard

Low · 24th pct

Pos 24thAll 11thClass Pos 13thClass All 8th

28"

Vertical

Below avg · 31th pct

Pos 31thAll 11thClass Pos 31thClass All 10th

106"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 16thClass Pos 54thClass All 21th

25 reps

Bench

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 74thClass Pos 25thClass All 67th

7.97s

3-Cone

Low · 17th pct

Pos 17thAll 5thClass Pos 13thClass All 6th

4.55s

Shuttle

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 24thClass Pos 46thClass All 19th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl11Solo6Ast5TFL1Dis1.0

College Stats

Arkansas StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arkansas State), 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.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #179

#167Nick LeckeyC #168Jamaar TaylorWR #169Ryan KrauseTE #171Triandos LukeWR #172Kelly ButlerOT #173Von HutchinsDB #174Rex HadnotG #176Kirk ChambersOT #181Nate LawrieTE #182Cody SpencerLB #183Greg BrooksDB #186Etric PruittDB #188Andy LeeP #189Craig TerrillDT #191Troy FlemingRB #192Dexter WynnDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Corey inherited the Green Bay Packers DL room from Grady Jackson (2003–2005), and handed it to Colin Cole (2004–2008).

Lester Archambeau 1991–1992John Jurkovic 1992–1995Reggie White 1993–1998Gilbert Brown 1993–2003Gabe Wilkins 1994–1997Santana Dotson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with DET
2010team change
Joined DET (from CLE)
2008team change
Joined CLE (from GB)
2004draft
Drafted by GB — Round 6, Pick 179

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 320 lb

Frame

313 lb at 5.18s

Size-speed

28" vert / 106" broad

Explosion

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	DET	3	W2Questionable· KneeW3Questionable· KneeW4Out· KneeW6Out· KneeW7Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· KneeW11Out· KneeW12Questionable· KneeW13Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· Knee
2011	DET	0	W12Questionable· CalfW16Questionable· HipW17Questionable· Hip
2010	DET	0	W12Questionable· Shoulder
2009	CLE	0	W4Questionable· KneeW7Questionable· IllnessW16Questionable· ThighW17Questionable· Ankle

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 71

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

C2004

C+2005

B+2006

B+2007

C2008

B2009

C+2010

C+2011

C2012

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

80%

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
2004	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2005	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2006	7	0.4	7	0.4
2007	7	0.5	8+1	0.5
2008	0.5	0	1+0.5	0
2009	4	0.3	6+2	0.3
2010	2	0.1	2	0.1
2011	2	0.1	3+1	0.1
2012	2	0.3	6+4	0.3

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

98 career value over replacement — #1146 all-time of 4,642. 10.9/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #179 (Rd 6) · GB · 2004 · +37.1 vs expected KV-H

64actual

26.9 expected · Δ+37.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #179

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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