Denico Autry ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Autry in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Autry a career score of 78, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Denico Autry
Height6'5"
Weight285 lb
BornJul 15, 1990
Age36
ConferenceSoutheastern
Rookie yr2014
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextPostseason all-time ranks
A top 10% all-time edge rusher with excellent availability over their career and excellent per-snap efficiency. The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 269 · #184 · EliteWorth 269 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 5% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
11 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
11
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+24.5
Avg surplus
peak +42
11 seasons × ~24.5 surplus ≈ VORP 269
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% | |||||
| 2014 | — | LV | 7 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | OAK | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 130 | 19.3% | 152 | 45.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | LV | 12 | — | 22 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 684 | 68.3% | 85 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | LV | 15 | — | 28 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | OAK | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 690 | 65.8% | 76 | 16.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | LV | 15 | — | 34 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | OAK | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 594 | 56.9% | 88 | 20.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | IND | 12 | — | 30 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 554 | 72.9% | 68 | 20.4% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 116.7 | -2.0 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | — | IND | 13 | — | 25 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 620 | 69.6% | 79 | 21.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | — | IND | 13 | — | 29 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 7.5 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 631 | 70.3% | 41 | 13.7% | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 103.3 | 4.2 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | — | TEN | 16 | — | 30 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 9.0 | 37.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 709 | 64.9% | 83 | 19.1% | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 78.7 | -1.8 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | — | TEN | 11 | — | 24 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 8.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 532 | 66.3% | 34 | 10.9% | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 97.9 | 2.5 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | — | TEN | 17 | — | 45 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 11.5 | 40.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 768 | 66.9% | 83 | 18.3% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 91.7 | 2.5 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | — | HOU | 9 | — | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 314 | 46.8% | 23 | 15.8% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 95.8 | -4.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | — | HOU | 8 | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 206 | 28.2% | 46 | 13.4% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 204 | — | 297 | 192 | 105 | 86 | 117 | 65.5 | 268.5 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 6,432 | 58.0% | 858 | 19.6% | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | 152 | 58 | 34 | 2 | 24 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24 | LV | 7 | 0* | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| 2015 | 25 | LV | 12 | 10* | 22 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 8.1 |
| 2016 | 26 | LV | 15 | 11* | 28 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2017 | 27 | LV | 15 | 9* | 34 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 2018 | 28 | IND | 12 | 9* | 30 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.6 |
| 2019 | 29 | IND | 13 | 10* | 25 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.3 |
| 2020 | 30 | IND | 13 | 10* | 29 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 7.5 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12.8 |
| 2021 | 31 | TEN | 16 | 11* | 30 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 9.0 | 37.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15.8 |
| 2022 | 32 | TEN | 11 | 8* | 24 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 8.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023 | 33 | TEN | 17 | 11* | 45 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 11.5 | 40.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 17.7 |
| 2024 | 34 | HOU | 9 | 0* | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 35 | HOU | 8 | 0* | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Career | 148 | 89* | 297 | 192 | 105 | 86 | 117 | — | — | 0 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 127.4 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24 | OAK | 10 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 130 | 19.3% | 152 | 45.5% |
| 2015 | 25 | OAK | 14 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 684 | 68.3% | 85 | 20.0% |
| 2016 | 26 | OAK | 16 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 690 | 65.8% | 76 | 16.4% |
| 2017 | 27 | OAK | 16 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 594 | 56.9% | 88 | 20.7% |
| 2018 | 28 | IND | 12 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 554 | 72.9% | 68 | 20.4% |
| 2019 | 29 | IND | 14 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 620 | 69.6% | 79 | 21.0% |
| 2020 | 30 | IND | 14 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 631 | 70.3% | 41 | 13.7% |
| 2021 | 31 | TEN | 17 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 709 | 64.9% | 83 | 19.1% |
| 2022 | 32 | TEN | 12 | 8* | — | 0.0% | 532 | 66.3% | 34 | 10.9% |
| 2023 | 33 | TEN | 17 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 768 | 66.9% | 83 | 18.3% |
| 2024 | 34 | HOU | 10 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 314 | 46.8% | 23 | 15.8% |
| 2025 | 35 | HOU | 12 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 206 | 28.2% | 46 | 13.4% |
| Career | 164 | 89* | — | — | 6,432 | — | 858 | — |
* 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 | 28 | IND | 12 | 9* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 116.7 | -2.0 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 29 | IND | 14 | 10* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 30 | IND | 14 | 10* | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 103.3 | 4.2 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 31 | TEN | 17 | 11* | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 78.7 | -1.8 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 32 | TEN | 12 | 8* | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 97.9 | 2.5 | 22 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 33 | TEN | 17 | 11* | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 91.7 | 2.5 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 34 | HOU | 10 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 95.8 | -4.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 35 | HOU | 12 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 108 | 59* | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | 152 | 58 | 34 | 2 | 24 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 78 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 78 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
70
Sustained
career value
×.6
85
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 76 × longevity 1 = KV-H 78· confidence 99%
What builds the career mark of 70
On-field 54.2
Availability 15.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2014bestavg 68elite 702025
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #454 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position33
Depth
of 100
Reached 33% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
33% of the all-time Sacks leader33
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: 91%.
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+90
Elite
SIS
Disruption/1004.843Snap share58%Def snaps6,432ReliableCV 0.34
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, 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 defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
7 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl15Solo8Ast7TFL7QBHits11Sk5.5Dis23.5PD4FF1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi State; East Mississippi JC), 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
T.J. CarrieDB9yDerek CarrQB8yKhalil MackOLB8yJustin EllisDT8yMarquette KingP8yJamize OlawaleRB8ySebastian JanikowskiK6yAmari CooperWR6yLatavius MurrayRB6yMichael CrabtreeWR6yAndre HolmesWR6yLee SmithTE6ySeth RobertsWR6yD.J. HaydenDB6yMychal RiveraTE6yStacy McGeeDT6yDavid AmersonDB6yClive WalfordTE6yKeith McGillS6yMatt McGloinQB6yJihad WardLB5yDexter McDonaldCB5yCharles WoodsonFS4yReggie NelsonFS4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterDenico inherited the Las Vegas Raiders DL room from Justin Tuck (2014–2015), and handed it to Justin Ellis (2014–2018).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with HOU
- 2024team change
Joined HOU (from TEN)
- 2021team change
Joined TEN (from IND)
- 2018team change
Joined IND (from LV)
- 2014signing
Entered the NFL with LV
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 285 lb
Frame
Injury History
12 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HOU | 1 | W12Questionable· Knee / ObliqueW17Questionable· KneeW18Out· Knee |
| 2023 | TEN | 0 | W3Questionable· Foot / GroinW4Questionable· GroinW15Questionable· Knee / Illness |
| 2022 | TEN | 4 | W12Out· KneeW13Out· KneeW14Out· KneeW15Out· KneeW17Doubtful· Biceps |
| 2021 | TEN | 0 | W5Questionable· Hip |
| 2020 | IND | 0 | W6Questionable· Ankle / Knee |
| 2019 | IND | 1 | W16Out· ConcussionW17Doubtful· Concussion |
| 2018 | IND | 4 | W2Out· AnkleW3Out· AnkleW6Out· HamstringW7Out· HamstringW14Questionable· BackW19Questionable· Shoulder |
| 2017 | OAK | 0 | W14Questionable· HandW15Questionable· Hand / AnkleW16Questionable· Hand / Ankle |
| 2015 | OAK | 2 | W5Out· ConcussionW7Out· Concussion |
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 12-season peers. See all →
78
peak 85
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2014
C+2015
C+2016
B2017
A2018
B2019
B+2020
A2021
A2022
A2023
C+2024
B2025
Availability
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0.3 | 4+1 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3+0.5 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0.3 | 6+1 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0.8 | 12+3 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 5+1.5 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 10+2.5 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0.7 | 13+5 | 0.8 |
| 2023 | 11.5 | 0.7 | 12+0.5 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0.3 | 6+3 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 7+3.5 | 0.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
269 career value over replacement — #184 all-time of 4,642. 22.4/season above a replacement-level DL.
💔+45.7 stolen VORP·2.04 szns lostFan Rating
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