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Danny Clark

Top 47% all-time pass rushersDurable Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2002

Height6'2"

Weight233 lb

BornMay 9, 1977

Age49

CollegeIllinois See College Stats

Rookie yr2000

Draft2000 · Rd 7, Pick 245 · JAX

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A edge rusher who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 34 · #2515 · Role Player

Worth 34 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 55% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

5 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+6.8

Avg surplus

peak +9

5 seasons × ~6.8 surplus ≈ VORP 34

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	—	JAX	2	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2001	—	JAX	6	—	18	15	3	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	0	1	—	0	0
2002	—	JAX	16	—	84	62	22	6	2	2.0	10.0	1	2	0	—	0	0
2003	—	JAX	11	—	33	22	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0
2004	—	LV	16	—	94	63	31	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	5	1	—	0	0
2005	—	LV	16	—	98	67	31	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	7	0	—	0	0
2006	—	NO	5	—	9	6	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2007	—	HOU	11	—	39	30	9	0	1	0.0	1.0	1	1	0	—	0	0
2008	—	NYG	16	—	60	33	27	6	1	0.0	7.0	0	1	1	—	0	0
2009	—	NYG	15	—	39	21	18	6	2	2.0	10.0	0	3	0	—	0	0
2010	—	NO	13	—	41	29	12	4	2	0.0	6.0	0	1	1	—	0	0
Career		—	127	—	519	352	167	24	8	7.0	39.0	2	20	5	1	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2000	23	JAX	2	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	—
2001	24	JAX	6	—	18	15	3	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	0	1	—	2.4
2002	25	JAX	16	—	84	62	22	6	2	2.0	10.0	1	2	0	—	9.2
2003	26	JAX	11	—	33	22	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	4.5
2004	27	LV	16	—	94	63	31	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	5	1	—	8.9
2005	28	LV	16	—	98	67	31	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	7	0	—	8.4
2006	29	NO	5	—	9	6	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	1.6
2007	30	HOU	11	—	39	30	9	0	1	0.0	1.0	1	1	0	—	5.3
2008	31	NYG	16	—	60	33	27	6	1	0.0	7.0	0	1	1	—	6.5
2009	32	NYG	15	—	39	21	18	6	2	2.0	10.0	0	3	0	—	6.7
2010	33	NO	13	—	41	29	12	4	2	0.0	6.0	0	1	1	—	5
Career			127		519	352	167	24	8	—	—	2	20	5	1	58.5

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 51 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 51 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 51.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 48

On-field 31.1

Availability 16.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2001bestavg 452010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Sacks leader4

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: 89%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers 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.

EDGE · 2000 class

4.75s

40-Yard

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 39thClass Pos 45thClass All 39th

20 reps

Bench

Low · 18th pct

Pos 18thAll 44thClass Pos 28thClass All 42th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl3Solo1Ast2PD1

College Stats

IllinoisCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Illinois), 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 #245

#225Rashidi BarnesDB #227Mondriel FulcherTE #228Kevin HouserFB #230Brian JenningsLS #233Drew HaddadWR #234Joe HamiltonQB #236Erik OlsonDB #238Rodregis BrooksDB #239Patrick PassRB #241Rob MeierDT #242Charles LeeWR #243Shyrone StithRB #251DaShon PolkLB #252Rondell MealeyRB #253Alfonso BooneDE #254Michael GreenDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Danny inherited the New Orleans Saints LB room from Scott Fujita (2006–2009), and handed it to Scott Shanle (2006–2012).

Winfred Tubbs 1994–1997Richard Harvey 1995–1997Mark Fields 1995–2000Keith Mitchell 1997–2001Darrin Smith 2000–2003Charlie Clemons

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010team change
Joined NO (from NYG)
2010final season
Last recorded season with NO
2008team change
Joined NYG (from HOU)
2007team change
Joined HOU (from NO)
2006team change
Joined NO (from LV)
2004team change
Joined LV (from JAX)
2000draft
Drafted by JAX — Round 7, Pick 245

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 233 lb

Frame

245 lb at 4.75s

Size-speed

20 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	NO	0	W18Out· Hamstring

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 56

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

F2001

C+2002

C2003

C+2004

C+2005

F2006

C2007

C2008

C+2009

C2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

83%

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
2001	0	0	0	0
2002	2	0.1	2	0.1
2003	0	0	0	0
2004	2	0.1	2	0.1
2005	1	0.1	1	0.1
2006	0	0	0	0
2007	0	0	0	0
2008	0	0	0	0
2009	2	0.1	2	0.1
2010	0	0	0	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

34 career value over replacement — #2515 all-time of 4,642. 3.4/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #245 (Rd 7) · JAX · 2000 · +28.5 vs expected KV-H

51actual

22.5 expected · Δ+28.5

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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 #245

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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