Jerry Drake
Role Player
Height6'5"
Weight312 lb
BornJul 9, 1969
Age57
Rookie yr1995
A edge rusher who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1995 | — | ARI | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | ARI | 11 | — | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | ARI | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | ARI | 16 | — | 45 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 30 | — | 62 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 38 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 38 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
49
Sustained
career value
×.6
48
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 48.6 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 38· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 49
On-field 31.4
Availability 17.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1996bestavg 481999
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: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers 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 (Hastings; Ulster County Community College), 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
Aeneas WilliamsFS4yRob MooreWR4yFrank SandersWR4yEric SwannDT4yLarry CentersFB3ySimeon RiceDE3yRonald McKinnonMLB3yJamir MillerOLB3yTommy BennettDB3yJohnny McWilliamsTE3yJeff FeaglesP2yBrent AlexanderFS2yCorey ChavousS2yTerry HoageDB2yMichael BankstonDE2yJake PlummerQB2yAdrian MurrellRB2yMark MaddoxLB2yScott PlayerP2yKwamie LassiterDB2yDave BrownQB2yMario BatesRB2yPatrick SappOLB2yMark SmithDT2y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with ARI
- 1995signing
Entered the NFL with ARI
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 312 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 2-season peers. See all →
38
peak 48
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1996
C+1999
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
58%
19951999
1995 · backup · 2/16 G
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
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 (games-played, facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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