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Ernie Sims

Top 48% all-time pass rushersDurable Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2008

Height6'0"

Weight233 lb

BornDec 23, 1984

Age41

CollegeFlorida State See College Stats

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 1, Pick 9 · DET

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

Career Value · VORP

VORP 23 · #2968 · Role Player

Worth 23 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 65% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

4 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+5.8

Avg surplus

peak +8

4 seasons × ~5.8 surplus ≈ VORP 23

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													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2006	—	DET	16	—	108	65	43	0	0	0.5	0.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	DET	16	—	113	75	38	0	2	0.5	2.5	1	2	3	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	DET	16	—	99	58	41	5	2	1.5	8.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	DET	9	—	45	28	17	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	PHI	14	—	51	44	7	7	4	2.0	13.0	0	5	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	IND	13	—	58	29	29	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DAL	9	—	41	25	16	0	2	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	DAL	11	—	33	22	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	383	44.6%	135	36.2%
Career		—	104	—	548	346	202	15	10	5.5	30.5	1	11	5	3	0	0	—	0.0%	383	44.6%	135	36.2%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2006	22	DET	16	—	108	65	43	0	0	0.5	0.5	0	1	0	1	6.7
2007	23	DET	16	—	113	75	38	0	2	0.5	2.5	1	2	3	—	9.5
2008	24	DET	16	—	99	58	41	5	2	1.5	8.5	0	1	0	—	7.4
2009	25	DET	9	—	45	28	17	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	1	0	1	3.6
2010	26	PHI	14	—	51	44	7	7	4	2.0	13.0	0	5	1	1	7.5
2011	27	IND	13	—	58	29	29	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	4.7
2012	28	DAL	9	—	41	25	16	0	2	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	3.6
2013	29	DAL	11	0*	33	22	11	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—	3.9
Career			104		548	346	202	15	10	—	—	1	11	5	3	46.9

* 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	29	DAL	12	0*	—	0.0%	383	44.6%	135	36.2%
Career			12		—	—	383	—	135	—

* 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 8 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

Availability 17

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 482013

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: 88%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Disruption / 100 snaps:0.261See leaderboard →

Disruption/1000.261Snap share44.6%Def snaps383Emerging

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

Combine · 2006

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

EDGE · 2006 class

4.50s

40-Yard

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 77thClass Pos 95thClass All 73th

41"

Vertical

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 97thClass Pos 92thClass All 96th

125"

Broad Jump

Elite · 90th pct

Pos 90thAll 86thClass Pos 91thClass All 87th

25 reps

Bench

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 74thClass Pos 50thClass All 73th

7.31s

3-Cone

Below avg · 38th pct

Pos 38thAll 37thClass Pos 44thClass All 36th

4.22s

Shuttle

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 69thClass Pos 70thClass All 59th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl2Solo2

College Stats

Florida StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida State), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #9

#1Mario WilliamsDE #2Reggie BushRB #3Vince YoungQB #4D'Brickashaw FergusonOT #5A.J. HawkLB #6Vernon DavisTE #7Michael HuffFS #8Donte WhitnerS #10Matt LeinartQB #11Jay CutlerQB #12Haloti NgataDT #13Kamerion WimbleyOLB #14Brodrick BunkleyNT #15Tye HillDB #16Jason AllenDB #17Chad GreenwayOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Ernie inherited the Detroit Lions LB room from Paris Lenon (2006–2008), and handed it to Julian Peterson (2009–2010).

Stephen Boyd 1995–2001Allen Aldridge 1998–2001Chris Claiborne 1999–2002Barrett Green 2001–2003Earl Holmes 2003–2005Boss Bailey

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2013final season
Last recorded season with DAL
2012team change
Joined DAL (from IND)
2011team change
Joined IND (from PHI)
2010team change
Joined PHI (from DET)
2006draft
Drafted by DET — Round 1, Pick 9

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 233 lb

Frame

231 lb at 4.50s

Size-speed

41" vert / 125" broad

Explosion

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

7 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2013	DAL	2	W2Out· GroinW3Out· GroinW16Doubtful· GroinW17Doubtful· Groin
2012	DAL	0	W16Questionable· ConcussionW17Questionable· Concussion
2011	IND	2	W2Out· KneeW3Out· KneeW4Questionable· KneeW5Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· Toe
2009	DET	3	W3Doubtful· ShoulderW4Questionable· ShoulderW10Out· HamstringW11Out· HamstringW12Out· HamstringW13Questionable· Hamstring

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 54

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

C+2006

C+2007

C+2008

C2009

C+2010

C2011

C2012

C2013

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

82%

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
2006	0.5	0	0-0.5	0
2007	0.5	0	1+0.5	0
2008	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2009	0	0	0	0
2010	2	0.1	3+1	0.2
2011	0	0	0	0
2012	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2013	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

23 career value over replacement — #2968 all-time of 4,642. 2.9/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #9 (Rd 1) · DET · 2006 · -9.4 vs expected KV-H

51actual

60.4 expected · Δ−9.4

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #9

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography