Jeff Gooch
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2002
A linebacker who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4388 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 96% 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 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | TB | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | TB | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | DET | 16 | — | 33 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | DET | 10 | — | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | TB | 5 | — | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 38 | — | 81 | 55 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 33 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 33 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
40
Sustained
career value
×.6
36
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 38.4 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 33· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 40
On-field 24.9
Availability 15.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2002bestavg 362004
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
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: 87%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · 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 (Austin Peay), 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 BarberFS4yDerrick BrooksOLB4yDave MooreTE4yMike AlstottFB4yShelton QuarlesMLB4yBrian KellyCB4yDexter JacksonS4yMartin GramaticaK4yJacquez GreenWR4yJohn LynchFS3yWarrick DunnRB3yWarren SappDT3yMark RoyalsP3yChidi AhanotuDT3yDonnie AbrahamCB3yAlshermond SingletonOLB3yBill SchroederWR3ySteve WhiteDE3yReidel AnthonyWR3yKarl WilliamsWR3yShaun KingQB3yRabih AbdullahRB3yJames CannidaDT3yEric VanceDB3y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2004team change
Joined TB (from DET)
- 2004final season
Last recorded season with TB
- 2002team change
Joined DET (from TB)
- 1999signing
Entered the NFL with TB
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 226 lb
Frame
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 3-season peers. See all →
33
peak 36
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2002
D2003
F2004
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
65%
Era Translator
Tackles 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 Tackles | Tackles/G | → 2025 Tackles | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 33 | 2.1 | 7-26 | 0.4 |
| 2003 | 13 | 1.3 | 0-13 | 0 |
| 2004 | 20 | 4 | 52+32 | 3.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), 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 — #4388 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level LB.
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