Demetrin Veal
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2006
A edge rusher who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2003 | — | ATL | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | DEN | 14 | — | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | — | DEN | 14 | — | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | TEN | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 32 | — | 51 | 29 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 41 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 41 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
52
Sustained
career value
×.6
52
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 52 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 41· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 52
On-field 34.5
Availability 17.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2005bestavg 522006
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Sacks leader2
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: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · 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 · 2003
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
5.24s
40-Yard
Low · 2th pct
Pos 2thAll 8thClass Pos 2thClass All 5th
111"
Broad Jump
Below avg · 25th pct
Pos 25thAll 28thClass Pos 26thClass All 31th
26 reps
Bench
Above avg · 70th pct
Pos 70thAll 79thClass Pos 68thClass All 71th
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl1Solo1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee; Cerritos College), 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
Jason ElamK2yJohn LynchFS2yChamp BaileyCB2yGerard WarrenDT2yJake PlummerQB2yAl WilsonMLB2yMichael MyersDT2yJohn EngelbergerDE2yEbenezer EkubanDE2yIan GoldOLB2yStephen AlexanderTE2yNick FergusonFS2yDomonique FoxworthDB2yTatum BellRB2yKarl PaymahDB2yPatrick ChukwurahLB2ySam BrandonDB2yCecil SappRB2yKyle JohnsonRB2yDarrent WilliamsCB2yCurome CoxDB2yKeith BurnsLB2yMike GoffG2yLouis GreenLB2y
2003 Draft Class· this player went #238
#223Trent SmithTE#226Walter YoungWR#228Mario HagganOLB#229Andrew PinnockRB#230Montique SharpeDT#231Talman GardnerWR#232Gibran HamdanQB#234Spencer NeadTE#239Tully Banta-CainOLB#241Ken DorseyQB#243Ethan KelleyNT#244Norman LeJeuneDB#246Siddeeq ShabazzDB#248Davern WilliamsDT#249Wayne LucierG#251Scott ShanleOLB
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2007team change
Joined TEN (from DEN)
- 2007final season
Last recorded season with TEN
- 2005team change
Joined DEN (from ATL)
- 2003draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 7, Pick 238
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 288 lb
Frame
288 lb at 5.24s
Size-speed
26 reps
Bench power
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 2-season peers. See all →
41
peak 52
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2005
C+2006
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
65%
20032007
2003 · backup · 1/16 G
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #238 (Rd 7) · ATL · 2003 · +18.2 vs expected KV-H
41actual
22.8 expected · Δ+18.2
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