DeMarcus Walker is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Walker in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Walker's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
DeMarcus Walker
Height6'4"
Weight280 lb
BornSep 30, 1994
Age31
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
Rookie yr2017
Draft2017 Β· Rd 2, Pick 51 Β· DEN
A quality edge rusher with a top 30% among starters β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 78 Β· #1456 Β· Above AverageWorth 78 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 32% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
6
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+13
Avg surplus
peak +24
6 seasons Γ ~13 surplus β VORP 78
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno 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% | |||||
| 2017 | β | DEN | 7 | β | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 100 | 16.1% | β | 0.0% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2018 | β | DEN | 2 | β | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 21 | 11.0% | 6 | 10.0% | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | β | DEN | 9 | β | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0% | 220 | 33.3% | 87 | 31.1% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -2.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | β | DEN | 11 | β | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 384 | 43.7% | 105 | 31.4% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | β | HOU | 13 | β | 27 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 456 | 51.5% | 46 | 14.8% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 95.8 | -3.5 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | β | TEN | 15 | β | 28 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 7.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 426 | 35.8% | 65 | 16.7% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 10.0 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | β | CHI | 15 | β | 27 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 3.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 713 | 66.8% | 35 | 12.8% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 87.5 | -3.0 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | β | CHI | 17 | β | 38 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 3.5 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 739 | 69.2% | 31 | 10.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 91.7 | -7.0 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | β | WAS | 1 | β | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 18 | 28.0% | β | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Career | β | 90 | β | 172 | 96 | 76 | 40 | 71 | 26.5 | 137.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0% | 3,077 | 39.5% | 375 | 18.1% | 7 | 5 | β | β | β | 92 | 23 | 40 | 8 | 20 | β | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 | DEN | 7 | 0* | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 24 | DEN | 2 | β | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β |
| 2019 | 25 | DEN | 9 | 0* | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2020 | 26 | DEN | 11 | 0* | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 8.1 |
| 2021 | 27 | HOU | 13 | 7* | 27 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2022 | 28 | TEN | 15 | 0* | 28 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 7.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 13.2 |
| 2023 | 29 | CHI | 15 | 11* | 27 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 3.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 11.2 |
| 2024 | 30 | CHI | 17 | 12* | 38 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 3.5 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 12.1 |
| 2025 | 31 | WAS | 1 | β | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| Career | 90 | 30* | 172 | 96 | 76 | 40 | 71 | β | β | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.7 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23 | DEN | 10 | 0* | β | 0.0% | 100 | 16.1% | β | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 24 | DEN | 3 | β | β | 0.0% | 21 | 11.0% | 6 | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 25 | DEN | 10 | 0* | 1 | 1.0% | 220 | 33.3% | 87 | 31.1% |
| 2020 | 26 | DEN | 13 | 0* | β | 0.0% | 384 | 43.7% | 105 | 31.4% |
| 2021 | 27 | HOU | 13 | 7* | β | 0.0% | 456 | 51.5% | 46 | 14.8% |
| 2022 | 28 | TEN | 17 | 0* | β | 0.0% | 426 | 35.8% | 65 | 16.7% |
| 2023 | 29 | CHI | 17 | 11* | β | 0.0% | 713 | 66.8% | 35 | 12.8% |
| 2024 | 30 | CHI | 17 | 12* | β | 0.0% | 739 | 69.2% | 31 | 10.0% |
| 2025 | 31 | WAS | 1 | β | β | 0.0% | 18 | 28.0% | β | 0.0% |
| Career | 101 | 30* | 1 | β | 3,077 | β | 375 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β 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 | 24 | DEN | 3 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 25 | DEN | 10 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -2.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 26 | DEN | 13 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 27 | HOU | 13 | 7* | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 95.8 | -3.5 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 28 | TEN | 17 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 10.0 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 29 | CHI | 17 | 11* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 87.5 | -3.0 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 30 | CHI | 17 | 12* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 91.7 | -7.0 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 31 | WAS | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Career | 91 | 30* | 7 | 5 | β | β | β | 92 | 23 | 40 | 8 | 20 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 63 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
62
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
66
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 63.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 63Β· confidence 98%
What builds the career mark of 62
On-field 46.1
Availability 15.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2017bestavg 61elite 702024
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position12
Depth
of 100
Reached 13% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
13% of the all-time Sacks leader13
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.
Per-Snap Impact
Edge Rushers Β· proprietary Β· 2012+60
Above average
SIS
Disruption/1004.599Snap share39.5%Def snaps3,077ReliableCV 0.35
Production per snap β 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 Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine Β· 2017
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
18 reps
Bench
Low Β· 8th pct
Pos 8thAll 33thClass Pos 9thClass All 42th
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Joe JonesLB5yVon MillerOLB4yBrandon McManusK4yShelby HarrisDE4yGarett BollesOT4yJustin SimmonsFS4yWill ParksS4yRoyce FreemanRB4yPhillip LindsayRB4yElijah WilkinsonOT4yCasey KreiterLS3yJacob MartinDE3yAdam GotsisDE3yCourtland SuttonWR3yDerek WolfeDE3yConnor McGovernG3yBradley ChubbOLB3yDevontae BookerRB3yJosey JewellILB3yTim PatrickWR3yTodd DavisILB3yRonald LearyG3yNate DavisG3yAndy JanovichFB3y
2017 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #51
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterDeMarcus inherited the Denver Broncos DL room from Adam Gotsis (2016β2019), and handed it to Shelby Harris (2017β2021).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined WAS (from CHI)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 2023team change
Joined CHI (from TEN)
- 2022team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)
- 2021team change
Joined HOU (from DEN)
- 2017draft
Drafted by DEN β Round 2, Pick 51
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 280 lb
Frame
18 reps
Bench power
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports Β· coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CHI | 0 | W1QuestionableΒ· GroinW2QuestionableΒ· Foot |
| 2021 | HOU | 1 | W13OutΒ· Hamstring |
| 2019 | DEN | 1 | W9QuestionableΒ· ShoulderW15OutΒ· AnkleW16QuestionableΒ· AnkleW17QuestionableΒ· Ankle |
| 2017 | DEN | 0 | W13QuestionableΒ· Illness |
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 7-season peers. See all β
63
peak 66
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2017
B2019
B2020
C+2021
B+2022
B2023
B2024
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
68%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0.1 | 3+2 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0.4 | 8+4 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 7+2.5 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0.5 | 8+1 | 0.5 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 4+0.5 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 4+0.5 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
78 career value over replacement β #1456 all-time of 4,642. 11.1/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #51 (Rd 2) Β· DEN Β· 2017 Β· +14.1 vs expected KV-H
63actual
48.9 expected Β· Ξ+14.1
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