Joe Cummings
Role Player
A linebacker who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | — | LAC | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | BUF | 9 | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | BUF | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 16 | — | 21 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 26 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 26 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
35
Sustained
career value
×.6
30
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 33 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 26· confidence 75%
What builds the career mark of 35
On-field 26.4
Availability 8.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1998bestavg 301999
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: 92%.
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 (Wyoming), 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
Bruce SmithDE2ySteve ChristieK2yAndre ReedWR2yTed WashingtonNT2yPat WilliamsDT2yEric MouldsWR2yThurman ThomasRB2yHenry JonesDB2yPhil HansenDE2yChris MohrP2ySam GashFB2yMarcellus WileyDE2yKurt SchulzFS2yAntowain SmithRB2ySam RogersOLB2yKevin R. WilliamsWR2yShawn PriceDE2ySam CowartMLB2yDoug FlutieQB2ySean MoranDE2yJay RiemersmaTE2yGabe NorthernDE2yManny MartinDB2yMarlo PerryLB2y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with BUF
- 1998team change
Joined BUF (from LAC)
- 1996signing
Entered the NFL with LAC
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 242 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 →
26
peak 30
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1998
F1999
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
33%
19961999
1996 · cause not documented · 19%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13 | 1.4 | 25+12 | 1.5 |
| 1999 | 6 | 1.5 | 21+15 | 1.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (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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