Donald Evans is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Evans in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Evans's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Donald Evans
A edge rusher with a above-average career β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 37 Β· #2424 Β· Role PlayerWorth 37 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 53% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.4 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+7.4
Avg surplus
peak +18
5 seasons Γ ~7.4 surplus β VORP 37
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1987 | β | LAR | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | β | β | β |
| 1988 | β | PHI | 5 | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1990 | β | PIT | 16 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1991 | β | PIT | 16 | β | 35 | 0 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 3 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1992 | β | PIT | 16 | β | 54 | 40 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 3 | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | PIT | 16 | β | 61 | 39 | β | β | β | 6.5 | 6.5 | β | 3 | 1 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | NYJ | 16 | β | 78 | 49 | β | β | β | 0.5 | 0.5 | β | 4 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | NYJ | 4 | β | 14 | 9 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 90 | β | 244 | 138 | β | β | β | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | β | β | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | β | β | β | |
Rushing
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 24 | PHI | 5 | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1990 | 26 | PIT | 16 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1991 | 27 | PIT | 16 | β | 35 | 0 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 3 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | 28 | PIT | 16 | β | 54 | 40 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 3 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | 29 | PIT | 16 | β | 61 | 39 | β | β | β | 6.5 | 6.5 | β | 3 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | 30 | NYJ | 16 | β | 78 | 49 | β | β | β | 0.5 | 0.5 | β | 4 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | 31 | NYJ | 4 | β | 14 | 9 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| Career | 89 | 244 | 138 | β | β | β | β | β | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | β | β |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 58 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
55
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
62
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 57.8 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 58Β· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 36.7
Availability 18.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1988bestavg 491995
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 9% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
9% of the all-time Sacks leader9
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· 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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Winston Salem State University), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Gary AndersonK4yRod WoodsonFS4yCarnell LakeDB4yDwight StoneWR4yMerril HogeFB4yBubby BristerQB4yBarry FosterRB4yHardy NickersonMLB3yJeff GrahamWR3yNeil O'DonnellQB3yLeroy ThompsonRB3yAdrian CooperTE3yWarren WilliamsRB3yTim WorleyRB3yErnie MillsWR3yBrian HansenP2yMo LewisOLB2yAaron GlennDB2yDan StryzinskiP2yBoomer EsiasonQB2yLevon KirklandMLB2yMark RoyalsP2yVictor GreenDB2yChris CallowayWR2y
1987 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #47
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterDonald opened the Pittsburgh Steelers DL lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Joel Steed (1992β1999).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1995final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
- 1994team change
Joined NYJ (from PIT)
- 1990team change
Joined PIT (from PHI)
- 1988team change
Joined PHI (from LAR)
- 1987draft
Drafted by RAM β Round 2, Pick 47
- 1987team change
Joined LAR (from RAM)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 282 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 7-season peers. See all β
58
peak 62
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1988
C+1990
C+1991
C+1992
B1993
C+1994
D1995
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
88%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 6-0.5 | 0.4 |
| 1994 | 0.5 | 0 | 1+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0.5 | 8+6 | 0.5 |
Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
37 career value over replacement β #2424 all-time of 4,642. 5.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #47 (Rd 2) Β· RAM Β· 1987 Β· +8.2 vs expected KV-H
58actual
49.8 expected Β· Ξ+8.2
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