Joe Tafoya
Role Player
Height6'4"
Weight258 lb
BornSep 6, 1978
Age47
CollegeArizonaSee College Stats
Rookie yr2001
Draft2001 · Rd 7, Pick 234 · 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 · #4400 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 96% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
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 | |||||
| 2001 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2002 | — | CHI | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | CHI | 7 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | SEA | 9 | — | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | SEA | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | ARI | 6 | — | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 33 | — | 39 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 36 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 36 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
37
Sustained
career value
×.6
40
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 38.2 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 36· confidence 82%
What builds the career mark of 37
On-field 29.3
Availability 7.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2001bestavg 362007
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: 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+).
Combine · 2001
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.91s
40-Yard
Low · 22th pct
Pos 22thAll 26thClass Pos 33thClass All 29th
33"
Vertical
Below avg · 45th pct
Pos 45thAll 44thClass Pos 29thClass All 34th
111"
Broad Jump
Below avg · 25th pct
Pos 25thAll 28thClass Pos 29thClass All 37th
28 reps
Bench
Strong · 81th pct
Pos 81thAll 87thClass Pos 91thClass All 86th
7.65s
3-Cone
Low · 11th pct
Pos 11thAll 18thClass Pos 35thClass All 21th
4.40s
Shuttle
Below avg · 45th pct
Pos 45thAll 40thClass Pos 46thClass All 33th
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl2Solo2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona), 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
Keith TraylorNT2yMack StrongFB2yBryan RobinsonNT2yPhillip DanielsDE2yChris ChandlerQB2yJosh BrownK2yMatt HasselbeckQB2yBrian UrlacherMLB2yBobby EngramWR2yRocky BernardDT2yMarty BookerWR2yAlex BrownDE2yBrad MaynardP2yMarcus TrufantCB2yDarrell JacksonWR2yGrant WistromDE2yShaun AlexanderRB2yMaurice MorrisRB2yR.W. McQuartersCB2yJordan BabineauxS2yKen HamlinDB2yWarrick HoldmanLB2yJerramy StevensTE2yLeroy HillOLB2y
2001 Draft Class· this player went #234
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2007team change
Joined ARI (from SEA)
- 2007final season
Last recorded season with ARI
- 2005team change
Joined SEA (from CHI)
- 2002team change
Joined CHI (from TB)
- 2001draft
Drafted by TB — Round 7, Pick 234
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 258 lb
Frame
269 lb at 4.91s
Size-speed
33" vert / 111" broad
Explosion
28 reps
Bench power
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
36
peak 40
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2001
D2003
C2005
C2007
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
34%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0.3 | 6+4 | 0.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4400 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #234 (Rd 7) · TB · 2001 · +13.2 vs expected KV-H
36actual
22.8 expected · Δ+13.2
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