Gary Gibson
Role Player📈 Late Developer · 2011
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 · #3501 · 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 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 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% | |||||
| 2007 | — | CAR | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | — | CAR | 6 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | — | LA | 5 | — | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | LA | 10 | — | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | LA | 10 | — | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | TB | 10 | — | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | TB | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 164 | 19.7% | 4 | 3.3% |
| Career | — | 46 | — | 70 | 52 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 3.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 164 | 19.7% | 4 | 3.3% | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 25 | CAR | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 26 | CAR | 6 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 2009 | 27 | LA | 5 | — | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 2010 | 28 | LA | 10 | — | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2011 | 29 | LA | 10 | — | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2012 | 30 | TB | 10 | — | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| 2013 | 31 | TB | 4 | 0* | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Career | 46 | 70 | 52 | 18 | 13 | 10 | — | — | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 42 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 42 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
39
Sustained
career value
×.6
47
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 42.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 42· confidence 81%
What builds the career mark of 39
On-field 29.3
Availability 9.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2008bestavg 352013
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Sacks leader2
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: 93%.
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Disruption/1001.829Snap share19.7%Def snaps164Emerging
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 (Rutgers), 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
Na'il DiggsLB3yDanny AmendolaWR3ySteven JacksonRB3yJames HallDE3yChris LongDE3yJames LaurinaitisILB3yRonald BartellCB3yCraig DahlS3yJames ButlerDB3yBrandon GibsonWR3yBradley FletcherDB3yKenneth DarbyRB3yBilly BajemaTE3yDanny GorrerDB3yJustin KingDB3yChris ChamberlainLB3yDarell ScottDT3yC.J. Ah YouDT3yJohn KasayK2yJulius PeppersDE2yLavonte DavidOLB2yThomas DavisOLB2yFred RobbinsDT2yVincent JacksonWR2y
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 TB
- 2012team change
Joined TB (from LA)
- 2009team change
Joined LA (from CAR)
- 2007signing
Entered the NFL with CAR
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 312 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | TB | 0 | W14Questionable· Calf |
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 6-season peers. See all →
42
peak 47
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2008
F2009
C2010
C+2011
C2012
F2013
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
67%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0.3 | 5+2 | 0.3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
12 career value over replacement — #3501 all-time of 4,642. 2/season above a replacement-level DL.
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