David Mayo
Durable Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2019
Height6'2"
Weight240 lb
BornAug 18, 1993
Age32
ConferenceSun Belt
Rookie yr2015
Draft2015 · Rd 5, Pick 169 · CAR
A edge rusher who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 14 · #3389 · Role PlayerWorth 14 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 74% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
5 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+7
Avg surplus
peak +8
2 seasons × ~7 surplus ≈ VORP 14
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2015 | — | CAR | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 224 | 60.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | CAR | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 31 | 15.7% | 294 | 65.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | CAR | 7 | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 133 | 24.4% | 310 | 70.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | CAR | 6 | — | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 143 | 27.2% | 281 | 67.6% | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 118.7 | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | — | NYG | 14 | — | 70 | 40 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 631 | 64.7% | 263 | 56.7% | 29 | 19 | 0.7 | 82.7 | 2.4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | — | NYG | 9 | — | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 193 | 25.6% | 209 | 73.6% | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 102.5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | — | WAS | 7 | — | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 166 | 25.1% | 290 | 70.6% | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 149.5 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | — | WAS | 5 | — | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 202 | 34.2% | 252 | 78.2% | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 146.9 | 2.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | — | WAS | 8 | — | 51 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 350 | 56.4% | 300 | 63.6% | 23 | 21 | 0.9 | 119.2 | 5.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 71 | — | 214 | 123 | 91 | 18 | 5 | 5.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,849 | 34.2% | 2,423 | 67.4% | 85 | 70 | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 1 | 66 | 28 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 23 | CAR | 3 | 0* | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 24 | CAR | 7 | 0* | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 25 | CAR | 6 | 0* | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 26 | NYG | 14 | 10* | 70 | 40 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 27 | NYG | 9 | 0* | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | 28 | WAS | 7 | 0* | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 29 | WAS | 5 | 0* | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 30 | WAS | 8 | 8* | 51 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Career | 59 | 18* | 214 | 123 | 91 | 18 | 5 | — | — | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23.8 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22 | CAR | 12 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 224 | 60.6% |
| 2016 | 23 | CAR | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 31 | 15.7% | 294 | 65.1% |
| 2017 | 24 | CAR | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 133 | 24.4% | 310 | 70.4% |
| 2018 | 25 | CAR | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 143 | 27.2% | 281 | 67.6% |
| 2019 | 26 | NYG | 16 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 631 | 64.7% | 263 | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 27 | NYG | 11 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 193 | 25.6% | 209 | 73.6% |
| 2021 | 28 | WAS | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 166 | 25.1% | 290 | 70.6% |
| 2022 | 29 | WAS | 13 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 202 | 34.2% | 252 | 78.2% |
| 2023 | 30 | WAS | 17 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 350 | 56.4% | 300 | 63.6% |
| Career | 132 | 20* | — | — | 1,849 | — | 2,423 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25 | CAR | 16 | 0* | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 118.7 | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 26 | NYG | 16 | 10* | 29 | 19 | 0.7 | 82.7 | 2.4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 27 | NYG | 11 | 0* | 10 | 10 | 1.0 | 102.5 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 28 | WAS | 16 | 0* | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 149.5 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 29 | WAS | 13 | 0* | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 146.9 | 2.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 30 | WAS | 17 | 10* | 23 | 21 | 0.9 | 119.2 | 5.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Career | 89 | 20* | 85 | 70 | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 1 | 66 | 28 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 45 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 45 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
42
Sustained
career value
×.6
50
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 45.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 45· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 42
On-field 31.7
Availability 10.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2017bestavg 392023
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Sacks leader3
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: 90%.
Per-Snap Impact
Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+34
Rotational
SIS
Disruption/1001.839Snap share34.2%Def snaps1,849VolatileCV 0.42
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers 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 (Texas State-San Marcos; Santa Monica), 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
Tyler LarsenC6yGraham GanoK5yTrai TurnerG5yCurtis SamuelWR5yJ.J. JansenLS4yGreg OlsenTE4yThomas DavisOLB4yCam NewtonQB4yMario AddisonDL4yShaq ThompsonOLB4yAndrew NorwellG4yJames BradberryCB4yLuke KuechlyILB4yKyle LoveDT4yKawann ShortDT4yRyan KalilC4yDaryl WilliamsOT4yAlex ArmahRB4yWes HortonDE4yDevin FunchessWR4yColin JonesS4yJared NorrisLB4yCameron Artis-PayneRB4yBen JacobsLB4y
2015 Draft Class· this player went #169
#160Jesse JamesTE#161Neiron BallOLB#163Ryan RussellDE#164Lorenzo DossCB#165Bradley PinionP#166Joe CardonaLS#167Damian SwannCB#168Michael BurtonFB#170Tye SmithCB#171Nick BoyleTE#172D.J. AlexanderLB#173James O'ShaughnessyTE#174Cameron Artis-PayneRB#175Keith MumpheryWR#177Deiontrez MountLB#181Kyshoen JarrettS
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2023final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 2021team change
Joined WAS (from NYG)
- 2019team change
Joined NYG (from CAR)
- 2015draft
Drafted by CAR — Round 5, Pick 169
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 240 lb
Frame
Injury History
5 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | WAS | 2 | W3Questionable· AnkleW5Questionable· HamstringW9Out· HamstringW10Out· HamstringW11Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2020 | NYG | 0 | W13Questionable· Knee |
| 2018 | CAR | 0 | W10Questionable· Groin |
| 2016 | CAR | 1 | W14Out· ConcussionW15Questionable· Concussion |
| 2015 | CAR | 2 | W15Out· HamstringW16Out· Hamstring |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →
45
peak 50
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2017
F2018
C+2019
C2020
D2021
F2022
C+2023
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
90%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0.1 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0.2 | 4+3 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0.3 | 4+2 | 0.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
14 career value over replacement — #3389 all-time of 4,642. 2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #169 (Rd 5) · CAR · 2015 · +17.8 vs expected KV-H
45actual
27.2 expected · Δ+17.8
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