Igor Olshansky is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Olshansky in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Olshansky's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Igor Olshansky

Top 38% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2007

Height6'5"

Weight315 lb

BornMay 3, 1982

Age44

CollegeOregon See College Stats

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 2, Pick 35 · LAC

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A quality edge rusher with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 51 · #2014 · Above Average

Worth 51 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 44% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.3

Avg surplus

peak +15

7 seasons × ~7.3 surplus ≈ VORP 51

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2004	—	LAC	14	—	31	16	15	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	2	0	—	0	0
2005	—	LAC	12	—	21	10	11	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2006	—	LAC	11	—	23	9	14	0	5	1.5	6.5	0	1	0	1	0	0
2007	—	LAC	16	—	37	23	14	0	7	3.5	10.5	1	3	2	—	0	0
2008	—	LAC	15	—	18	10	8	2	4	2.0	8.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2009	—	DAL	16	—	37	26	11	2	4	1.5	7.5	0	0	0	—	0	0
2010	—	DAL	16	—	35	14	21	1	3	0.0	4.0	0	2	0	—	0	0
2011	—	MIA	5	—	6	3	3	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	1	—	0	0
Career		—	105	—	208	111	97	6	23	12.5	41.5	1	9	3	1	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2004	22	LAC	14	—	31	16	15	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	2	0	—	6.9
2005	23	LAC	12	—	21	10	11	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	7.1
2006	24	LAC	11	—	23	9	14	0	5	1.5	6.5	0	1	0	1	6.2
2007	25	LAC	16	—	37	23	14	0	7	3.5	10.5	1	3	2	—	11.2
2008	26	LAC	15	—	18	10	8	2	4	2.0	8.0	0	1	0	—	6.7
2009	27	DAL	16	—	37	26	11	2	4	1.5	7.5	0	0	0	—	7.7
2010	28	DAL	16	—	35	14	21	1	3	0.0	4.0	0	2	0	—	6.2
2011	29	MIA	5	—	6	3	3	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	1	—	2.4
Career			105		208	111	97	6	23	—	—	1	9	3	1	54.4

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 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 55.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 35.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2004bestavg 502011

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Sacks leader6

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: 91%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2004

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

DL · 2004 class

4.96s

40-Yard

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 23thClass Pos 82thClass All 27th

33.5"

Vertical

Strong · 89th pct

Pos 89thAll 49thClass Pos 88thClass All 47th

110"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 73th pct

Pos 73thAll 25thClass Pos 77thClass All 33th

41 reps

Bench

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 99thClass Pos 91thClass All 99th

7.61s

3-Cone

Above avg · 60th pct

Pos 60thAll 19thClass Pos 46thClass All 26th

4.41s

Shuttle

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 38thClass Pos 71thClass All 29th

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Defense

Tkl15Solo4Ast11QBHits2Sk0.5Dis2.5

College Stats

OregonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oregon), 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.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #35

#27Jason BabinDE #28Chris GambleCB #29Michael JenkinsWR #30Kevin JonesRB #31Rashaun WoodsWR #32Benjamin WatsonTE #33Karlos DansbyILB #34Chris SneeG #36Junior SiaviiDT #37Teddy LehmanLB #38Ricardo ColcloughDB #39Daryl SmithOLB #40Ben TroupeTE #41Tatum BellRB #42Travis LaBoyOLB #43Julius JonesRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Igor inherited the Los Angeles Chargers DL room from Jacques Cesaire (2003–2011), and handed it to Ryon Bingham (2005–2008).

Leslie O'Neal 1986–1995Joe Phillips 1987–1991Chris Mims 1992–1999Raylee Johnson 1993–2003John Parrella 1994–2001Marco Coleman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined MIA (from DAL)
2011final season
Last recorded season with MIA
2009team change
Joined DAL (from LAC)
2004draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 2, Pick 35

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 315 lb

Frame

315 lb at 4.96s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 110" broad

Explosion

41 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	MIA	0	W12Questionable· Calf

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 59

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

C+2004

C+2005

C+2006

B2007

C+2008

C+2009

C2010

F2011

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
2004	1	0.1	1	0.1
2005	3	0.3	4+1	0.2
2006	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2007	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2008	2	0.1	2	0.1
2009	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2010	0	0	0	0
2011	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

51 career value over replacement — #2014 all-time of 4,642. 6.4/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #35 (Rd 2) · LAC · 2004 · +0.1 vs expected KV-H

55actual

54.9 expected · Δ+0.1

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #35

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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