Donnie Spragan
Durable Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2004
Height6'3"
Weight242 lb
BornJul 12, 1976
Age50
Rookie yr1999
A edge rusher who maximized value through reliable availability. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 7 · #3780 · Role PlayerWorth 7 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 82% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+3.5
Avg surplus
peak +5
2 seasons × ~3.5 surplus ≈ VORP 7
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 | |||||
| 2003 | — | DEN | 9 | — | 38 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | DEN | 16 | — | 55 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | MIA | 9 | — | 42 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | MIA | 15 | — | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | MIA | 9 | — | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 58 | — | 197 | 122 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 48 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
47
Sustained
career value
×.6
49
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 47.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 48· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 47
On-field 31.3
Availability 15.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2003bestavg 452007
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
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: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl6Solo2Ast4
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stanford; University of U. of Pacific), 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
Jason TaylorOLB3yKeith TraylorNT3yVonnie HollidayDE3yZach ThomasILB3yRonnie BrownRB3yMarty BookerWR3yYeremiah BellS3yMatt RothDE3yChanning CrowderILB3yTravis DanielsDB3yTravares TillmanS3yDerrick PopeOLB3yJason ElamK2yOlindo MareK2yKevin CarterDE2yJeff ZgoninaDT2yTrevor PryceDE2yDonnie JonesP2yChris ChambersWR2yWes WelkerWR2yRandy McMichaelTE2yJake PlummerQB2yRenaldo HillS2yDwayne CarswellOT2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2007final season
Last recorded season with MIA
- 2005team change
Joined MIA (from DEN)
- 2003signing
Entered the NFL with DEN
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 242 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
48
peak 49
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2003
C+2004
C2005
C2006
C2007
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
73%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2006 | 0.5 | 0 | 0-0.5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
7 career value over replacement — #3780 all-time of 4,642. 1.4/season above a replacement-level LB.
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