James Cannida
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2002
Height6'2"
Weight305 lb
BornJan 3, 1975
Age51
CollegeNevadaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1998
Draft1998 · Rd 6, Pick 175 · TB
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 0 · #4369 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 95% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | — | TB | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | TB | 6 | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | TB | 5 | — | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | IND | 9 | — | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 21 | — | 41 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 32 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 32 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
38
Sustained
career value
×.6
36
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 37.2 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 32· confidence 79%
What builds the career mark of 38
On-field 30.3
Availability 7.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2000bestavg 362002
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: 92%.
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 (Nevada), 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
Ronde BarberFS3yJohn LynchFS3yDerrick BrooksOLB3yWarrick DunnRB3yWarren SappDT3yMark RoyalsP3yDave MooreTE3yMike AlstottFB3yShelton QuarlesMLB3yDonnie AbrahamCB3yAlshermond SingletonOLB3yBrian KellyCB3yDexter JacksonS3yMartin GramaticaK3ySteve WhiteDE3yReidel AnthonyWR3yJacquez GreenWR3yKarl WilliamsWR3yJeff GoochLB3yShaun KingQB3yRabih AbdullahRB3yDavid GibsonDB3yEric VanceDB3yKeyshawn JohnsonWR2y
1998 Draft Class· this player went #175
#163Eric OgboguLB#164Sammy WilliamsOT#165Damien RichardsonDB#166Elijah WilliamsDB#167Jason TuckerWR#169Bobby ShawWR#173Matt BirkC#174Chris BrazzellWR#176Harold ShawFB#178Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afalaRB#180Fred BeasleyFB#181Derrick RansomDT#182Kevin McLeodRB#183Dustin JohnsonRB#184Shevin SmithDB#187Matt HasselbeckQB
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2002team change
Joined IND (from TB)
- 2002final season
Last recorded season with IND
- 1998draft
Drafted by TB — Round 6, Pick 175
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 305 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
32
peak 36
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2000
F2001
C2002
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
33%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | 0.3 | 5+3 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4369 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #175 (Rd 6) · TB · 1998 · +4.8 vs expected KV-H
32actual
27.2 expected · Δ+4.8
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