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

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Eric Swann

2× Pro BowlTop 13% all-time pass rushersElite PlaymakerTwo-Way Profile

Height6'5"

Weight317 lb

BornAug 16, 1970

Age55

CollegeWake Technical CC See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 1, Pick 6 · PHO

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

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 170 · #519 · High-Value

Worth 170 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 12% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17

Avg surplus

peak +33

10 seasons × ~17 surplus ≈ VORP 170

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Rushing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1991	—	ARI	12	—	25	0	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	ARI	16	—	52	43	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	7	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	ARI	9	—	35	25	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	ARI	16	—	70	46	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	1	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	ARI	12	—	50	44	—	—	—	8.5	8.5	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	ARI	16	—	81	61	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	ARI	13	—	67	51	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	—	5	1	—	—	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—
1998	—	ARI	7	—	32	25	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	ARI	9	—	9	8	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	CAR	16	—	10	9	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	126	—	431	312	—	—	—	46.5	46.5	2	36	10	0	—	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1997	27	ARI	13	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	13.5
Career			13		1	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—	98

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1997	27	ARI	13	—	67	51	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	—	5	1	—	—	—
1991	21	ARI	12	—	25	0	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	1	0	—	—	—
1992	22	ARI	16	—	52	43	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	7	4	—	—	—
1993	23	ARI	9	—	35	25	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	—	3	1	—	—	—
1994	24	ARI	16	—	70	46	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	1	6	1	—	—	—
1995	25	ARI	12	—	50	44	—	—	—	8.5	8.5	—	2	1	—	—	—
1996	26	ARI	16	—	81	61	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	2	0	—	—	—
1998	28	ARI	7	—	32	25	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	2	2	—	—	—
1999	29	ARI	9	—	9	8	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	1	2	0	—	—	—
2000	30	CAR	16	—	10	9	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	6	0	—	—	—
Career			126		431	312	—	—	—	—	—	2	36	10	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 69 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 47.3

Availability 16.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1991bestavg 64elite 702000

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 23% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

23% of the all-time Sacks leader23

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: 94%.

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+).

College Stats

Wake Technical CCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Wake Technical CC), 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.

1991 Draft Class· this player went #6

#1Russell MarylandNT #2Eric TurnerFS #5Todd LyghtCB #10Herman MooreWR #12Alvin HarperWR #13Mike PritchardWR #14Leonard RussellRB #16Dan McGwireQB #18Alfred WilliamsDE #20Kelvin PritchettDT #21Harvey WilliamsRB #23Randal HillWR #24Todd MarinovichQB #25Ted WashingtonNT #26Henry JonesDB #27Jarrod BunchFB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Eric opened the Arizona Cardinals DL lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Michael Bankston (1992–1997).

Eric Swann 1991–1999Michael Bankston 1992–1997Clyde Simmons 1994–1995Simeon Rice 1996–2000Mark Smith 1997–2000Russell Davis 2000–2005

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2000team change
Joined CAR (from ARI)
2000final season
Last recorded season with CAR
1991draft
Drafted by PHO — Round 1, Pick 6
1991team change
Joined ARI (from PHO)

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 317 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 76

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

C+1991

C+1992

B1993

B+1994

A1995

B1996

B+1997

C+1998

B1999

C+2000

Availability

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

79%

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
1991	4	0.3	4	0.2
1992	2	0.1	2	0.1
1993	3.5	0.4	6+2.5	0.3
1994	7	0.4	7	0.4
1995	8.5	0.7	11+2.5	0.6
1996	5	0.3	5	0.3
1997	7.5	0.6	9+1.5	0.5
1998	4	0.6	9+5	0.5
1999	4	0.4	7+3	0.4
2000	1	0.1	1	0.1

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

170 career value over replacement — #519 all-time of 4,642. 17/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #6 (Rd 1) · PHO · 1991 · +7.2 vs expected KV-H

69actual

61.8 expected · Δ+7.2

💔+35.9 stolen VORP·2.1 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #6

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator