Josh Mallard
Solid Contributor
Height6'2"
Weight265 lb
BornMar 21, 1980
Age46
CollegeGeorgiaSee College Stats
Rookie yr2002
Draft2002 · Rd 7, Pick 220 · IND
A edge rusher with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 26 · #2834 · Role PlayerWorth 26 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 62% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+13
Avg surplus
peak +14
2 seasons × ~13 surplus ≈ VORP 26
Combined Season Grid
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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 | |||||
| 2002 | — | IND | 9 | — | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | ATL | 11 | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | DEN | 8 | — | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | CIN | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 29 | — | 34 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 50 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
58
Sustained
career value
×.6
58
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 58 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 50· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 58
On-field 46.2
Availability 11.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2002bestavg 582007
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Sacks leader4
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 (Georgia), 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
Chris CrockerDB2yPeyton ManningQB1yJason ElamK1yLawyer MilloyS1yJohn LynchFS1yKeith BrookingMLB1yReggie WayneWR1yJohnathan JosephCB1yChamp BaileyCB1yDwight FreeneyDE1yDomata Peko Sr.NT1yAdrian PetersonRB1yShayne GrahamK1yWarrick DunnRB1yMarvin HarrisonWR1yBrandon MarshallWR1yCarson PalmerQB1yJohn AbrahamOLB1yWalt HarrisCB1ySam AdamsDT1yMike PetersonOLB1yRoddy WhiteWR1yChad JohnsonWR1yGrady JacksonDT1y
2002 Draft Class· this player went #220
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2008team change
Joined CIN (from DEN)
- 2008final season
Last recorded season with CIN
- 2007team change
Joined DEN (from ATL)
- 2006team change
Joined ATL (from IND)
- 2002draft
Drafted by IND — Round 7, Pick 220
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 265 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
50
peak 58
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2002
B2006
B2007
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
45%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0.4 | 6+2 | 0.4 |
| 2007 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 8+4.5 | 0.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
26 career value over replacement — #2834 all-time of 4,642. 8.7/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #220 (Rd 7) · IND · 2002 · +27.2 vs expected KV-H
50actual
22.8 expected · Δ+27.2
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