Donte Curry
Solid Contributor⭐ Shooting Star · 2002
Height6'1"
Weight240 lb
BornJul 22, 1978
Age47
Rookie yr2001
A linebacker with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 8 · #3726 · Role PlayerWorth 8 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 81% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+8
Avg surplus
peak +8
1 seasons × ~8 surplus ≈ VORP 8
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 | — | DET | 11 | — | 50 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | DET | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | DET | 5 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | DET | 8 | — | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | DET | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | CAR | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 29 | — | 82 | 55 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 35 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 35 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
42
Sustained
career value
×.6
38
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 40.4 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 35· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 42
On-field 31.7
Availability 10.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2002bestavg 382005
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Sacks leader2
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: 90%.
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Morris Brown College; Middle Georgia College), 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
Shaun RogersDT5yJames HallDE5yCory SchlesingerFB5yJared DeVriesDE5yKalimba EdwardsDE5yEddie DrummondWR5yCory ReddingDE4yDre' BlyCB4yNick HarrisP4yAndre' GoodmanCB4yAz-Zahir HakimWR4yJoey HarringtonQB4yShawn BrysonRB4yCasey FitzsimmonsTE4yTerrence HoltDB4yBracy WalkerFS4yKelvin PritchettDT3yDan WilkinsonDT3yEarl HolmesMLB3yRoy WilliamsWR3yFernando BryantDB3yWali RainerLB3yKevin JonesRB3yBoss BaileyOLB3y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2008team change
Joined CAR (from DET)
- 2008final season
Last recorded season with CAR
- 2002signing
Entered the NFL with DET
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 240 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 3-season peers. See all →
35
peak 38
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2002
F2004
C2005
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
30%
Era Translator
Tackles 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 Tackles | Tackles/G | → 2025 Tackles | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 50 | 4.5 | 65+15 | 3.8 |
| 2004 | 6 | 1.2 | 0-6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 22 | 2.8 | 24+2 | 1.4 |
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
8 career value over replacement — #3726 all-time of 4,642. 2.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
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