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

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Dan Wilkinson

Top 13% all-time pass rushersIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999

Height6'4"

Weight340 lb

BornMar 13, 1973

Age53

CollegeOhio State See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 1, Pick 1 · CIN

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 191 · #411 · Elite

Worth 191 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 10% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17.4

Avg surplus

peak +29

11 seasons × ~17.4 surplus ≈ VORP 191

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
1994	—	CIN	16	—	44	37	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	—	0	0	—	—	—
1995	—	CIN	14	—	40	30	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	—	1	1	—	—	—
1996	—	CIN	16	—	44	37	—	—	—	6.5	6.5	1	3	0	—	—	—
1997	—	CIN	15	—	34	24	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	2	1	—	—	—
1998	—	WAS	16	—	44	38	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	1	3	0	—	—	—
1999	—	WAS	14	—	29	20	9	10	7	7.5	24.5	1	4	1	1	1	0
2000	—	WAS	12	—	17	12	5	4	4	3.5	11.5	0	2	0	—	0	0
2001	—	WAS	14	—	22	16	6	6	5	4.0	15.0	2	4	0	—	0	0
2002	—	WAS	10	—	15	11	4	6	0	0.0	6.0	0	5	0	—	0	0
2003	—	DET	13	—	22	15	7	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	1	1	1	0	0
2004	—	DET	13	—	21	16	5	0	0	1.5	1.5	0	2	2	—	0	0
2005	—	DET	13	—	21	15	6	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	4	0	—	0	1
2006	—	MIA	10	—	10	6	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	1	—	0	0
Career		—	176	—	363	277	46	26	16	54.0	96.0	5	34	7	2	1	1

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1994	21	CIN	16	—	44	37	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	—	0	0	—	—	—	10.3
1995	22	CIN	14	—	40	30	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	—	1	1	—	—	—	13.8
1996	23	CIN	16	—	44	37	—	—	—	6.5	6.5	1	3	0	—	—	—	11.2
1997	24	CIN	15	—	34	24	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	2	1	—	—	—	10.4
1998	25	WAS	16	—	44	38	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	1	3	0	—	—	—	13.2
1999	26	WAS	14	—	29	20	9	10	7	7.5	24.5	1	4	1	1	1	0	14.1
2000	27	WAS	12	—	17	12	5	4	4	3.5	11.5	0	2	0	—	0	0	6.9
2001	28	WAS	14	—	22	16	6	6	5	4.0	15.0	2	4	0	—	0	0	9
2002	29	WAS	10	—	15	11	4	6	0	0.0	6.0	0	5	0	—	0	0	4.4
2003	30	DET	13	—	22	15	7	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.5
2004	31	DET	13	—	21	16	5	0	0	1.5	1.5	0	2	2	—	0	0	7.9
2005	32	DET	13	—	21	15	6	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	4	0	—	0	1	7.5
2006	33	MIA	10	—	10	6	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	4.4
Career			176		363	277	46	26	16	—	—	5	34	7	2	1	1	120.6

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 69 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 66.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 44.8

Availability 17.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1994bestavg 61elite 702006

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 27% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

27% of the all-time Sacks leader27

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 86%.

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+).

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl2Solo1Ast1TFL4Dis4.0

College Stats

Ohio StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio 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.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #1

#1Tito WootenDB #2Marshall FaulkRB #3Heath ShulerQB #4Willie McGinestOLB #6Trent DilferQB #7Bryant YoungDT #8Sam AdamsDT #9Antonio LanghamDB #10Jamir MillerOLB #11John ThierryOLB #12Aaron GlennDB #13Joe JohnsonDE #15Wayne GandyOT #17Charles JohnsonWR #18Dewayne WashingtonDB #19Todd SteussieG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Dan inherited the Washington Commanders DL room from Dana Stubblefield (1998–2000), and handed it to Marco Coleman (1999–2001).

Marc Boutte 1994–1999Rich Owens 1995–1997Kenard Lang 1997–2001Dana Stubblefield 1998–2000Dan Wilkinson 1998–2002Marco Coleman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2006team change
Joined MIA (from DET)
2006final season
Last recorded season with MIA
2003team change
Joined DET (from WAS)
1998team change
Joined WAS (from CIN)
1994draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 1, Pick 1

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 340 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 13-season peers. See all →

peak 74

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

B1994

B+1995

B+1996

B1997

B+1998

B+1999

C+2000

B2001

C2002

C+2003

C+2004

C+2005

C2006

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
1994	5.5	0.3	5-0.5	0.3
1995	8	0.6	9+1	0.5
1996	6.5	0.4	6-0.5	0.4
1997	5	0.3	5	0.3
1998	7.5	0.5	7-0.5	0.4
1999	7.5	0.5	8+0.5	0.5
2000	3.5	0.3	4+0.5	0.3
2001	4	0.3	4	0.3
2002	0	0	0	0
2003	2	0.2	2	0.1
2004	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2005	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2006	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 (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

191 career value over replacement — #411 all-time of 4,642. 14.7/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #1 (Rd 1) · CIN · 1994 · +7.2 vs expected KV-H

69actual

61.8 expected · Δ+7.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

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KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #1

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

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