A edge rusher with a middle-tier career β a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Worth 12 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 76% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
2 seasons Γ ~6 surplus β VORP 12
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1995 | β | NE | 16 | β | 21 | 18 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | NE | 15 | β | 17 | 13 | β | β | β | 0.5 | 0.5 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | NE | 5 | β | 15 | 11 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | NE | 14 | β | 25 | 18 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | NE | 11 | β | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 61 | β | 95 | 71 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 26 | NE | 16 | β | 21 | 18 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.6 |
| 1996 | 27 | NE | 15 | β | 17 | 13 | β | β | β | 0.5 | 0.5 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 5.4 |
| 1997 | 28 | NE | 5 | β | 15 | 11 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 2.6 |
| 1998 | 29 | NE | 14 | β | 25 | 18 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 5.1 |
| 1999 | 30 | NE | 11 | β | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Career | 61 | 95 | 71 | 6 | 5 | 2 | β | β | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.2 |
A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 51.8 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 52Β· confidence 93%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
Reached 4% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 88%.
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers 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 (California), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Ferric inherited the New England Patriots DL room from Mike D. Jones (1994β1997), and handed it to Mark Wheeler (1996β1998).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Last recorded season with NE
Entered the NFL with NE
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 5-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 1996 | 0.5 | 0 | 1+0.5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0.2 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
12 career value over replacement β #3499 all-time of 4,642. 2.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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Gave the New England Patriots an entire corpus-attributed career β 5 seasons (1995β1999), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.