DeQuincy Scott is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Scott in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Scott's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
DeQuincy Scott
Top 31% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter
A quality edge rusher with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 54 · #1944 · Above AverageWorth 54 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 43% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+18
Avg surplus
peak +30
3 seasons × ~18 surplus ≈ VORP 54
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2002 | — | LAC | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | LAC | 7 | — | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | LAC | 12 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | LAC | 10 | — | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | TEN | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 39 | — | 55 | 41 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 58 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
60
Sustained
career value
×.6
65
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 62 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 58· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 60
On-field 48.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2002bestavg 61elite 702005
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Sacks leader7
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 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
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl1Ast1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Southern Mississippi), 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
Drew BreesQB4yDonnie EdwardsOLB4yQuentin JammerCB4yLaDainian TomlinsonRB4yJamal WilliamsNT4yBen LeberOLB4yJerry WilsonFS4yJustin PeelleTE4yReche CaldwellWR4yEric ParkerWR4yAntonio GatesTE3yLorenzo NealFB3yJason FiskNT3yDrayton FlorenceCB3yJacques CesaireDE3yTim DwightWR3yStephen CooperLB3yDoug FlutieQB3yTerrence KielS3ySammy DavisDB3yAdrian DingleDE3yKassim OsgoodWR3yJesse ChatmanRB3yZeke MorenoLB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterDeQuincy inherited the Los Angeles Chargers DL room from Jason Fisk (2002–2004), and handed it to Jacques Cesaire (2003–2011).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2006team change
Joined TEN (from LAC)
- 2006final season
Last recorded season with TEN
- 2002signing
Entered the NFL with LAC
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 260 lb
Frame
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 4-season peers. See all →
58
peak 65
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2002
B+2003
C+2004
B2005
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
52%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | 0.3 | 5+3 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 15+8.5 | 0.9 |
| 2004 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 7+2.5 | 0.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
54 career value over replacement — #1944 all-time of 4,642. 13.5/season above a replacement-level DL.
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