Gerald Dixon is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Dixon in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Dixon's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Gerald Dixon
Top 25% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter
A edge rusher with a top 30% among starters β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability β almost never missed time) added to their value.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 92 Β· #1252 Β· High-ValueWorth 92 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker β top 28% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.5 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
8 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
8
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+11.5
Avg surplus
peak +30
8 seasons Γ ~11.5 surplus β VORP 92
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1993 | β | CLE | 11 | β | 8 | 7 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | CLE | 16 | β | 16 | 11 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | CLE | 16 | β | 65 | 50 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | CIN | 16 | β | 27 | 20 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | CIN | 15 | β | 63 | 54 | β | β | β | 8.5 | 8.5 | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | LAC | 16 | β | 41 | 33 | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | LAC | 14 | β | 27 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | LAC | 15 | β | 47 | 39 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 5.0 | 24.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | LAC | 16 | β | 54 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 135 | β | 348 | 272 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 23.0 | 55.0 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24 | CLE | 11 | β | 8 | 7 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 2.9 |
| 1994 | 25 | CLE | 16 | β | 16 | 11 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 6.2 |
| 1995 | 26 | CLE | 16 | β | 65 | 50 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.2 |
| 1996 | 27 | CIN | 16 | β | 27 | 20 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 5.7 |
| 1997 | 28 | CIN | 15 | β | 63 | 54 | β | β | β | 8.5 | 8.5 | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β | 11.9 |
| 1998 | 29 | LAC | 16 | β | 41 | 33 | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 8 |
| 1999 | 30 | LAC | 14 | β | 27 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2000 | 31 | LAC | 15 | β | 47 | 39 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 5.0 | 24.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.7 |
| 2001 | 32 | LAC | 16 | β | 54 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Career | 135 | 348 | 272 | 31 | 23 | 9 | β | β | 5 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69.3 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 61 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
57
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
68
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 61.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 61Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 57
On-field 38
Availability 19
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1993bestavg 57elite 702001
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position11
Depth
of 100
Reached 12% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
12% of the all-time Sacks leader12
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
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: 92%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers 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 (South Carolina; Garden City 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
John ParrellaDT4yJimmy SpencerDB4yJamal WilliamsNT4yDarren BennettP4ySteve TovarLB4yMike MohringDT4yMatt StoverK3yJohn CarneyK3yJunior SeauLB3yVinny TestaverdeQB3yKeenan McCardellWR3yRob BurnettDE3yAnthony PleasantDE3yRodney HarrisonS3yGreg JacksonDB3yRaylee JohnsonDE3yMike CaldwellLB3yJeff GrahamWR3yBrian KinchenTE3yAlbert FontenotDE3yFreddie JonesTE3yStevon MooreDB3yMichael JacksonWR3yEric TurnerFS3y
1992 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #78
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterGerald inherited the Los Angeles Chargers LB room from Kurt Gouveia (1996β1998), and handed it to Ben Leber (2002β2005).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2001final season
Last recorded season with LAC
- 1998team change
Joined LAC (from CIN)
- 1996team change
Joined CIN (from CLE)
- 1992draft
Drafted by CLE β Round 3, Pick 78
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 250 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 9-season peers. See all β
61
peak 68
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1993
C+1994
C+1995
C+1996
B+1997
C+1998
B1999
B2000
C+2001
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
94%
Era Translator
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 9+0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1998 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2-0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, 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
92 career value over replacement β #1252 all-time of 4,642. 10.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #78 (Rd 3) Β· CLE Β· 1992 Β· +22.3 vs expected KV-H
61actual
38.7 expected Β· Ξ+22.3
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