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

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Dewayne White

Top 18% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2008

Height6'2"

Weight273 lb

BornOct 19, 1979

Age46

CollegeLouisville See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 2, Pick 64 · TB

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 89 · #1297 · High-Value

Worth 89 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 29% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17.8

Avg surplus

peak +31

5 seasons × ~17.8 surplus ≈ VORP 89

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
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2003	—	TB	2	—	6	3	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2004	—	TB	13	—	23	17	6	0	0	5.5	5.5	0	3	0	1	0	0
2005	—	TB	13	—	28	23	5	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	2	2	3	1	0
2006	—	TB	15	—	31	21	10	0	14	4.0	18.0	0	7	2	3	0	0
2007	—	DET	14	—	39	29	10	0	11	6.0	17.0	1	3	2	2	1	0
2008	—	DET	9	—	30	20	10	7	6	6.5	19.5	1	2	3	1	0	0
2009	—	DET	7	—	8	6	2	1	1	0.0	2.0	1	3	0	1	0	0
Career		—	73	—	165	119	46	8	32	25.0	65.0	3	20	9	11	2	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2003	24	TB	2	—	6	3	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	—
2004	25	TB	13	—	23	17	6	0	0	5.5	5.5	0	3	0	1	0	9.1
2005	26	TB	13	—	28	23	5	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	2	2	3	1	10.3
2006	27	TB	15	—	31	21	10	0	14	4.0	18.0	0	7	2	3	0	12.2
2007	28	DET	14	—	39	29	10	0	11	6.0	17.0	1	3	2	2	1	14.4
2008	29	DET	9	—	30	20	10	7	6	6.5	19.5	1	2	3	1	0	11.8
2009	30	DET	7	—	8	6	2	1	1	0.0	2.0	1	3	0	1	0	2.7
Career			73		165	119	46	8	32	—	—	3	20	9	11	2	60.5

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 48.5

Availability 15.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 63elite 702009

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 13% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

13% of the all-time Sacks leader13

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%.

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 · 2003

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

EDGE · 2003 class

4.76s

40-Yard

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 38thClass Pos 59thClass All 43th

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 44thClass Pos 32thClass All 41th

112"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 29th pct

Pos 29thAll 31thClass Pos 36thClass All 36th

22 reps

Bench

Below avg · 32th pct

Pos 32thAll 56thClass Pos 33thClass All 47th

7.22s

3-Cone

Above avg · 54th pct

Pos 54thAll 43thClass Pos 81thClass All 55th

4.32s

Shuttle

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 53thClass Pos 65thClass All 49th

College Stats

LouisvilleCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Louisville), 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #64

#56Osi UmenyioraDE #57Anthony AdamsDT #58Mike DossDB #59Alonzo JacksonLB #60Tyrone CalicoWR #61L.J. SmithTE #62Terrence KielS #63Teyo JohnsonTE #65Kelley WashingtonWR #66Cory ReddingDE #67Antwan PeekOLB #68Lance BriggsOLB #69Jason WittenTE #70Gerald HayesLB #71Nate BurlesonWR #72Vince ManuwaiG

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Dewayne inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers DL room from Greg Spires (2002–2007), and handed it to Chris Hovan (2005–2009).

Mark Wheeler 1992–1995Santana Dotson 1992–1995Eric Curry 1993–1997Chidi Ahanotu 1993–2004Brad Culpepper 1994–1999Warren Sapp

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2009final season
Last recorded season with DET
2007team change
Joined DET (from TB)
2003draft
Drafted by TB — Round 2, Pick 64

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 273 lb

Frame

273 lb at 4.76s

Size-speed

33" vert / 112" broad

Explosion

22 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	DET	1	W4Doubtful· HamstringW5Out· HamstringW6Questionable· HamstringW10Questionable· ToeW11Questionable· ToeW12Doubtful· ToeW13Questionable· ToeW15Questionable· Toe

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 68

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

B2004

C+2005

B2006

B+2007

A2008

D2009

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

74%

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
2004	5.5	0.4	7+1.5	0.4
2005	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2006	4	0.3	4	0.3
2007	6	0.4	7+1	0.4
2008	6.5	0.7	12+5.5	0.7
2009	0	0	0	0

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

Career Value · VORP

89 career value over replacement — #1297 all-time of 4,642. 14.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #64 (Rd 2) · TB · 2003 · +19.1 vs expected KV-H

66actual

46.9 expected · Δ+19.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #64

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator