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Earl Mitchell

Top 48% all-time pass rushersDurable Contributor

Height6'3"

Weight310 lb

BornSep 25, 1987

Age38

CollegeArizona See College Stats

Rookie yr2010

Draft2010 · Rd 3, Pick 81 · HOU

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A edge rusher who maximized value through reliable availability. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 24 · #2917 · Role Player

Worth 24 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 64% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

Avg surplus

peak +8

6 seasons × ~4 surplus ≈ VORP 24

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%
2010	—	HOU	12	—	24	14	10	3	1	1.0	5.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	HOU	11	—	24	11	13	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	HOU	15	—	30	18	12	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	HOU	16	—	44	26	18	2	3	1.5	6.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	535	53.1%	78	16.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	MIA	15	—	30	18	12	7	2	2.0	11.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	536	50.6%	138	30.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	MIA	11	—	21	13	8	3	2	0.0	5.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	9	3.5%	501	57.1%	68	23.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	MIA	9	—	13	7	6	3	1	0.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	306	45.0%	62	24.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	SF	15	—	30	16	14	3	3	1.0	7.0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	2.0%	622	55.3%	74	16.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	SF	12	—	24	13	11	2	3	0.0	5.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	3	2.0%	363	42.7%	68	16.3%	0	0	—	—	—	5	2	3	0	2	0.1
2019	—	SF	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	43	23.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	119	—	240	136	104	24	17	6.5	47.5	0	9	1	1	0	0	13	2.5%	2,906	46.7%	488	21.1%	0	0	—	—	—	5	2	3	0	2	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2010	23	HOU	12	—	24	14	10	3	1	1.0	5.0	0	0	—	5.6
2011	24	HOU	11	—	24	11	13	0	1	1.0	2.0	1	0	—	4.3
2012	25	HOU	15	—	30	18	12	1	1	0.0	2.0	3	1	—	6.2
2013	26	HOU	16	8*	44	26	18	2	3	1.5	6.5	0	0	—	7.1
2014	27	MIA	15	8*	30	18	12	7	2	2.0	11.0	1	0	—	8.1
2015	28	MIA	11	7*	21	13	8	3	2	0.0	5.0	0	0	—	4.7
2016	29	MIA	9	0*	13	7	6	3	1	0.0	4.0	0	0	—	3.8
2017	30	SF	15	9*	30	16	14	3	3	1.0	7.0	4	0	1	6.4
2018	31	SF	12	0*	24	13	11	2	3	0.0	5.0	0	0	—	4.5
Career			116	32*	240	136	104	24	17	—	—	9	1	1	50.7

* 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	26	HOU	16	8*	—	0.0%	535	53.1%	78	16.3%
2014	27	MIA	16	8*	—	0.0%	536	50.6%	138	30.8%
2015	28	MIA	12	7*	9	3.5%	501	57.1%	68	23.2%
2016	29	MIA	9	0*	—	0.0%	306	45.0%	62	24.0%
2017	30	SF	16	9*	1	2.0%	622	55.3%	74	16.1%
2018	31	SF	14	0*	3	2.0%	363	42.7%	68	16.3%
2019	32	SF	3	—	—	0.0%	43	23.0%	—	0.0%
Career			86	32*	13	—	2,906	—	488	—

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

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	31	SF	14	0*	0	0	—	—	—	5	2	3	0	2	0.1
Career			14		0	0	—	—	—	5	2	3	0	2	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 51 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 51 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 51 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 49

On-field 32.4

Availability 16.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2010bestavg 482018

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 3% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

3% of the all-time Sacks leader3

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

Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.519See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.519Snap share50.6%Def snaps2,863ReliableCV 0.28

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, 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 defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2010

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

DL · 2010 class

4.75s

40-Yard

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 39thClass Pos 94thClass All 38th

28.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 38th pct

Pos 38thAll 13thClass Pos 23thClass All 11th

107"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 17thClass Pos 65thClass All 20th

25 reps

Bench

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 74thClass Pos 29thClass All 71th

7.68s

3-Cone

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 17thClass Pos 50thClass All 12th

4.55s

Shuttle

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 24thClass Pos 68thClass All 31th

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl12Solo6Ast6TFL2QBHits2Sk1.5Dis5.5PD1

College Stats

ArizonaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona), 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.

2010 Draft Class· this player went #81

#72Alex CarringtonDE #73John JerryOT #74D'Anthony SmithDT #75Major WrightDB #77Damian WilliamsWR #78Brandon LaFellWR #79Donald ButlerOLB #80J.D. WaltonC #82Emmanuel SandersWR #83Corey PetersDE #84Jordan ShipleyWR #85Colt McCoyQB #86Daniel Te'o-NesheimDE #87Eric DeckerWR #88Andre RobertsWR #89Armanti EdwardsWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Earl inherited the Houston Texans DL room from Antonio Smith (2009–2016), and handed it to J.J. Watt (2011–2020).

Anthony Cook 1995–1996Gary Walker 1995–2005Corey Sears 2002–2004Jerry DeLoach 2002–2005Seth Payne 2002–2006Robaire Smith

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2019final season
Last recorded season with SF
2017team change
Joined SF (from MIA)
2014team change
Joined MIA (from HOU)
2010draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 3, Pick 81

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 310 lb

Frame

296 lb at 4.75s

Size-speed

28.5" vert / 107" broad

Explosion

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	MIA	0	W1Questionable· CalfW13Questionable· BackW14Questionable· Back
2015	MIA	2	W3Questionable· BackW13Out· CalfW14Questionable· CalfW15Out· CalfW16Doubtful· CalfW17Questionable· Calf
2014	MIA	0	W10Questionable· Abdomen
2011	HOU	0	W10Questionable· Ankle
2010	HOU	0	W8Doubtful· AnkleW9Questionable· AnkleW17Questionable· Ankle

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 54

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

C2010

C2011

C2012

C+2013

C+2014

C2015

C2016

C+2017

C2018

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

78%

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
2010	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2011	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2012	0	0	0	0
2013	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2014	2	0.1	2	0.1
2015	0	0	0	0
2016	0	0	0	0
2017	1	0.1	1	0.1
2018	0	0	0	0

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

24 career value over replacement — #2917 all-time of 4,642. 2.7/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #81 (Rd 3) · HOU · 2010 · +12.3 vs expected KV-H

51actual

38.7 expected · Δ+12.3

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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 · 2010

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2010 Draft Class· this player went #81

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography