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

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Jimmy Wilkerson

Top 33% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2009

Height6'2"

Weight270 lb

BornJan 4, 1981

Age45

CollegeOklahoma See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 6, Pick 189 · KC

Archetype Intelligence

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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 39 · #2357 · Role Player

Worth 39 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 52% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

5 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13

Avg surplus

peak +19

3 seasons × ~13 surplus ≈ VORP 39

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
2003	—	KC	5	—	9	6	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2004	—	KC	10	—	6	5	1	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	—	KC	11	—	15	13	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	2	0	1	0	0
2006	—	KC	9	—	18	13	5	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	2	0	—	0	0
2007	—	KC	9	—	11	8	3	0	2	0.5	2.5	0	0	0	—	0	0
2008	—	TB	12	—	17	16	1	7	10	5.0	22.0	0	2	1	—	0	0
2009	—	TB	14	—	37	21	16	3	12	5.5	20.5	0	2	2	—	0	0
2010	—	NO	9	—	14	12	2	2	2	2.0	6.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	79	—	127	94	33	12	27	14.0	53.0	0	8	3	1	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2003	22	KC	5	—	9	6	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	—	2.2
2004	23	KC	10	—	6	5	1	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	—	4.6
2005	24	KC	11	—	15	13	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	0	1	4.7
2006	25	KC	9	—	18	13	5	0	1	0.0	1.0	2	0	—	3.8
2007	26	KC	9	—	11	8	3	0	2	0.5	2.5	0	0	—	3.9
2008	27	TB	12	—	17	16	1	7	10	5.0	22.0	2	1	—	11.4
2009	28	TB	14	—	37	21	16	3	12	5.5	20.5	2	2	—	12.6
2010	29	NO	9	—	14	12	2	2	2	2.0	6.0	0	0	—	5.1
Career			79		127	94	33	12	27	—	—	8	3	1	48.3

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 57 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 57 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 56.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 38.9

Availability 13.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 48elite 702010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Sacks leader7

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: 90%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

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

Combine · 2003

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

EDGE · 2003 class

4.91s

40-Yard

Low · 22th pct

Pos 22thAll 26thClass Pos 13thClass All 26th

34.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 59thClass Pos 55thClass All 57th

114"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 40th pct

Pos 40thAll 38thClass Pos 50thClass All 45th

29 reps

Bench

Strong · 84th pct

Pos 84thAll 89thClass Pos 83thClass All 88th

7.45s

3-Cone

Below avg · 25th pct

Pos 25thAll 28thClass Pos 27thClass All 33th

4.40s

Shuttle

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 40thClass Pos 35thClass All 33th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl4Solo4

College Stats

OklahomaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oklahoma), 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #189

#180Eddie JohnsonP #181Corey JenkinsLB #182Gerome SappDB #183Rashad MooreDT #185Jeremy BridgesG #186Zuriel SmithWR #187Lauvale SapeDT #188Hanik MilliganDB #190Michael NattielLB #191Joe OdomLB #192Drew HensonQB #195Antonio GarayDE #197Arnaz BattleWR #198Cato JuneLB #199Willie PonderWR #200Brooks BollingerQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jimmy inherited the Kansas City Chiefs DL room from Ryan Sims (2002–2006), and handed it to Jared Allen (2004–2007).

Neil Smith 1988–1996Joe Phillips 1992–1997Darren Mickell 1993–1995Pellom McDaniels 1993–1998Vaughn Booker 1994–1997John Browning

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010team change
Joined NO (from TB)
2010final season
Last recorded season with NO
2008team change
Joined TB (from KC)
2003draft
Drafted by KC — Round 6, Pick 189

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 270 lb

Frame

271 lb at 4.91s

Size-speed

34.5" vert / 114" broad

Explosion

29 reps

Bench power

Injury History

No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 64

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

F2003

C2004

C2005

C2006

C2007

B2008

B+2009

C+2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

66%

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
2003	0	0	0	0
2004	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2005	0	0	0	0
2006	0	0	0	0
2007	0.5	0.1	1+0.5	0.1
2008	5	0.4	7+2	0.4
2009	5.5	0.4	7+1.5	0.4
2010	2	0.2	4+2	0.2

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

39 career value over replacement — #2357 all-time of 4,642. 4.9/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #189 (Rd 6) · KC · 2003 · +31.1 vs expected KV-H

57actual

25.9 expected · Δ+31.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #189

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography