Frank Kearse
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2014
Height6'5"
Weight310 lb
BornOct 28, 1988
Age37
CollegeAlabama A&MSee College Stats
Rookie yr2011
Draft2011 · Rd 7, Pick 231 · MIA
A edge rusher who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 12 · #3500 · Role PlayerWorth 12 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 76% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12 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
×
+12
Avg surplus
peak +12
1 seasons × ~12 surplus ≈ VORP 12
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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2011 | — | CAR | 5 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | CAR | 6 | — | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | DAL | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 34 | 25.5% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | — | WAS | 9 | — | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 259 | 26.3% | 188 | 43.0% |
| 2015 | — | WAS | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 77 | 29.3% | 3 | 6.0% |
| Career | — | 24 | — | 39 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 5.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 370 | 27.0% | 191 | 24.5% | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | CAR | 5 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 24 | CAR | 6 | — | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 25 | DAL | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 26 | WAS | 9 | 0* | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2015 | 27 | WAS | 3 | 0* | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 24 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.6 |
* 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 | 25 | DAL | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | 34 | 25.5% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 | WAS | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 259 | 26.3% | 188 | 43.0% |
| 2015 | 27 | WAS | 4 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 77 | 29.3% | 3 | 6.0% |
| Career | 21 | — | — | 370 | — | 191 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 36 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 36 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
44
Sustained
career value
×.6
40
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 42.4 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 36· confidence 79%
What builds the career mark of 44
On-field 36.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2011bestavg 402014
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
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: 90%.
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Disruption/1003.243Snap share27%Def snaps370Emerging
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen 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 (Alabama A&M), 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
Jason HatcherDE3yGreg OlsenTE2yTress WayP2yThomas DavisOLB2yDeSean JacksonWR2yMorgan MosesOT2yKirk CousinsQB2yRyan KerriganDE2yDeAngelo HallS2yAndre RobertsWR2yTrent WilliamsOT2yCam NewtonQB2yCaptain MunnerlynDB2yPierre GarconWR2yDeAngelo WilliamsRB2yJonathan StewartRB2yBrandon LaFellWR2yTom ComptonG2yChris GambleCB2yNick SundbergLS2yAlfred MorrisRB2yBashaud BreelandCB2yKedric GolstonDE2yKai ForbathK2y
2011 Draft Class· this player went #231
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2015final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 2014team change
Joined WAS (from DAL)
- 2013team change
Joined DAL (from CAR)
- 2011draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 7, Pick 231
- 2011team change
Joined CAR (from MIA)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 310 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | WAS | 0 | W4Questionable· Ankle |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
36
peak 40
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2011
D2012
C+2014
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
59%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2+1.5 | 0.1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0.2 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0.3 | 6+3 | 0.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
12 career value over replacement — #3500 all-time of 4,642. 4/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #231 (Rd 7) · MIA · 2011 · +13.2 vs expected KV-H
36actual
22.8 expected · Δ+13.2
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