Derek Wolfe is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Wolfe in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wolfe's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Derek Wolfe

Top 17% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2019

Height6'5"

Weight285 lb

BornFeb 24, 1990

Age36

CollegeCincinnati See College Stats

ConferenceBig East

Rookie yr2012

Draft2012 · Rd 2, Pick 36 · DEN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

97thPlayoff Sacks·3.5

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 111 · #980 · High-Value

Worth 111 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 22% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.9

Avg surplus

peak +28

8 seasons × ~13.9 surplus ≈ VORP 111

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+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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%
2012	—	DEN	13	—	38	24	14	9	8	6.0	23.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	DEN	8	—	15	10	5	7	8	4.0	19.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	551	69.4%	38	13.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	DEN	15	—	31	20	11	0	5	1.5	6.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	718	66.6%	58	12.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	DEN	12	—	47	33	14	9	13	5.5	27.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	649	78.5%	56	15.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	DEN	14	—	46	33	13	4	19	5.5	28.5	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	665	64.1%	42	10.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	DEN	11	—	29	16	13	6	6	2.0	14.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	458	67.7%	37	13.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	DEN	16	—	34	22	12	3	6	1.5	10.5	1	6	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	709	66.3%	79	17.7%	0	0	—	—	—	10	5	3	0	0	0.0
2019	—	DEN	11	—	33	22	11	8	12	7.0	27.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	525	66.6%	9	12.0%	1	0	0.0	39.6	-5.0	18	5	6	0	3	0.1
2020	—	BAL	13	—	47	15	32	6	4	1.0	11.0	0	2	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	624	66.7%	55	15.1%	0	0	—	—	—	6	2	3	0	3	0.1
Career		—	113	—	320	195	125	52	81	34.0	167.0	1	17	1	3	0	0	—	0.0%	4,899	68.2%	374	13.9%	1	0	—	—	—	34	12	12	0	6	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2012	22	DEN	13	—	38	24	14	9	8	6.0	23.0	0	2	0	—	11.5
2013	23	DEN	8	8*	15	10	5	7	8	4.0	19.0	0	0	0	1	7.6
2014	24	DEN	15	11*	31	20	11	0	5	1.5	6.5	0	1	0	—	6.2
2015	25	DEN	12	9*	47	33	14	9	13	5.5	27.5	0	1	0	—	11.8
2016	26	DEN	14	9*	46	33	13	4	19	5.5	28.5	0	4	0	—	11.8
2017	27	DEN	11	7*	29	16	13	6	6	2.0	14.0	0	0	0	—	7.3
2018	28	DEN	16	11*	34	22	12	3	6	1.5	10.5	1	6	0	1	7.2
2019	29	DEN	11	8*	33	22	11	8	12	7.0	27.0	0	1	1	—	11.7
2020	30	BAL	13	9*	47	15	32	6	4	1.0	11.0	0	2	0	1	7.5
Career			113	72*	320	195	125	52	81	—	—	1	17	1	3	82.6

* 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%
2013	23	DEN	11	8*	—	0.0%	551	69.4%	38	13.4%
2014	24	DEN	16	11*	—	0.0%	718	66.6%	58	12.5%
2015	25	DEN	12	9*	—	0.0%	649	78.5%	56	15.9%
2016	26	DEN	14	9*	—	0.0%	665	64.1%	42	10.8%
2017	27	DEN	11	7*	—	0.0%	458	67.7%	37	13.6%
2018	28	DEN	16	11*	—	0.0%	709	66.3%	79	17.7%
2019	29	DEN	12	8*	—	0.0%	525	66.6%	9	12.0%
2020	30	BAL	14	9*	—	0.0%	624	66.7%	55	15.1%
Career			106	72*	—	—	4,899	—	374	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	28	DEN	16	11*	0	—	—	—	10	5	3	0	0.0
2019	29	DEN	12	8*	1	0.0	39.6	-5.0	18	5	6	3	0.1
2020	30	BAL	14	9*	0	—	—	—	6	2	3	3	0.1
Career			42	28*	1	—	—	—	34	12	12	6	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 63

On-field 46.7

Availability 16.3

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2012bestavg 63elite 702020

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 17% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

17% of the all-time Sacks leader17

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.286See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.286Snap share68.2%Def snaps4,899ReliableCV 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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2012

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2012 class

4.93s

40-Yard

Low · 18th pct

Pos 18thAll 25thClass Pos 8thClass All 23th

33.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 52th pct

Pos 52thAll 49thClass Pos 50thClass All 48th

108"

Broad Jump

Low · 13th pct

Pos 13thAll 19thClass Pos 21thClass All 24th

33 reps

Bench

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 96thClass Pos 93thClass All 94th

7.26s

3-Cone

Below avg · 46th pct

Pos 46thAll 40thClass Pos 34thClass All 36th

4.44s

Shuttle

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 35thClass Pos 36thClass All 35th

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl25Solo16Ast9TFL3QBHits9Sk3.5Dis15.5PD1

College Stats

CincinnatiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Cincinnati), 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.

2012 Draft Class· this player went #36

#28Nick PerryOLB #29Harrison SmithFS #30A.J. JenkinsWR #31Doug MartinRB #32David WilsonRB #33Brian QuickWR #34Coby FleenerTE #35Courtney UpshawDE #37Mitchell SchwartzOT #38Andre BranchDE #39Janoris JenkinsCB #40Amini SilatoluOT #41Cordy GlennOT #42Jonathan MartinOT #43Stephen HillWR #44Jeff AllenG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Derek inherited the Denver Broncos DL room from Malik Jackson (2012–2015), and handed it to Terrance Knighton (2013–2014).

Keith Traylor 1991–2000Shane Dronett 1992–1995Harald Hasselbach 1994–2000Mike Lodish 1995–2000Alfred Williams 1996–1999Maa Tanuvasa

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2020team change
Joined BAL (from DEN)
2020final season
Last recorded season with BAL
2012draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 2, Pick 36

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 285 lb

Frame

295 lb at 4.93s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 108" broad

Explosion

33 reps

Bench power

Injury History

11 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2021	BAL	4	W1Out· Back / HipW2Out· Back / HipW3Out· Back / HipW4Out· Back / Hip
2020	BAL	0	W4Questionable· ElbowW5Questionable· Not Injury Related / ElbowW6Doubtful· Neck / ConcussionW12Questionable· IllnessW15Questionable· Neck / Back
2019	DEN	0	W4Questionable· Ankle
2018	DEN	0	W15Questionable· Concussion
2017	DEN	1	W8Questionable· Hand / FootW13Out· Neck
2016	DEN	2	W2Questionable· NeckW10Out· ElbowW16Questionable· NeckW17Out· Neck
2013	DEN	4	W14Out· IllnessW15Out· IllnessW16Out· IllnessW17Out· Illness / FluW19Out· Illness

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 70

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B+2012

B2013

C+2014

B+2015

B2016

C+2017

C+2018

B+2019

C+2020

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

83%

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
2012	6	0.5	8+2	0.5
2013	4	0.5	8+4	0.5
2014	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2015	5.5	0.5	8+2.5	0.5
2016	5.5	0.4	7+1.5	0.4
2017	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2018	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2019	7	0.6	11+4	0.6
2020	1	0.1	2+1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

111 career value over replacement — #980 all-time of 4,642. 12.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #36 (Rd 2) · DEN · 2012 · +11.1 vs expected KV-H

66actual

54.9 expected · Δ+11.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2012

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2012 Draft Class· this player went #36

Franchise Succession

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Injury History

Knox

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