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Jovan Haye

Top 42% all-time pass rushersSolid Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2007

Height6'2"

Weight277 lb

BornJun 21, 1982

Age44

CollegeVanderbilt See College Stats

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 6, Pick 189 · CAR

Archetype Intelligence

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A edge rusher with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 20 · #3107 · Role Player

Worth 20 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 68% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+20

Avg surplus

peak +20

1 seasons × ~20 surplus ≈ VORP 20

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
2006	—	TB	7	—	9	3	6	0	2	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2007	—	TB	16	—	54	34	20	0	12	6.0	18.0	0	3	1	4	0	0
2008	—	TB	12	—	24	16	8	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2009	—	TEN	14	—	22	10	12	1	1	0.5	2.5	0	0	0	—	0	0
2010	—	TEN	13	—	21	12	9	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2011	—	TB	2	—	4	2	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	64	—	134	77	57	4	17	6.5	27.5	0	5	1	4	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2006	24	TB	7	—	9	3	6	0	2	0.0	2.0	0	0	—	3
2007	25	TB	16	—	54	34	20	0	12	6.0	18.0	3	1	4	13.5
2008	26	TB	12	—	24	16	8	2	1	0.0	3.0	1	0	—	4.2
2009	27	TEN	14	—	22	10	12	1	1	0.5	2.5	0	0	—	5.3
2010	28	TEN	13	—	21	12	9	1	1	0.0	2.0	1	0	—	4.6
2011	29	TB	2	—	4	2	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	—	—
Career			64		134	77	57	4	17	—	—	5	1	4	30.6

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 53 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 52.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 34.7

Availability 16.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 48elite 702010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 3% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

3% of the all-time Sacks leader3

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: 89%.

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 · 2005

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

EDGE · 2005 class

4.74s

40-Yard

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 40thClass Pos 53thClass All 42th

34"

Vertical

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 54thClass Pos 38thClass All 44th

110"

Broad Jump

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 25thClass Pos 26thClass All 33th

33 reps

Bench

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 96thClass Pos 90thClass All 96th

7.38s

3-Cone

Below avg · 31th pct

Pos 31thAll 32thClass Pos 63thClass All 42th

4.35s

Shuttle

Above avg · 60th pct

Pos 60thAll 48thClass Pos 57thClass All 38th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl4Solo2Ast2

College Stats

VanderbiltCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Vanderbilt), 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.

2005 Draft Class· this player went #189

#178Anthony BryantNT #179Bo ScaifeTE #180Mike MontgomeryDT #181Chris HarrisDB #182Cedric HoustonRB #186Eric MooreDE #187Will SvitekOT #188C.C. BrownDB #190Tab PerryWR #191C.J. MosleyDT #192Dante RidgewayWR #193Jason JeffersonDT #194Pat ThomasMLB #198Joel DreessenTE #200Chris MyersC #201DeAndra CobbRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jovan inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers DL room from Chris Hovan (2005–2009), and handed it to Gaines Adams (2007–2008).

Mark Wheeler 1992–1995Santana Dotson 1992–1995Eric Curry 1993–1997Chidi Ahanotu 1993–2004Brad Culpepper 1994–1999Warren Sapp

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined TB (from TEN)
2011final season
Last recorded season with TB
2009team change
Joined TEN (from TB)
2006team change
Joined TB (from CAR)
2005draft
Drafted by CAR — Round 6, Pick 189

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 277 lb

Frame

284 lb at 4.74s

Size-speed

34" vert / 110" broad

Explosion

33 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	TEN	0	W15Questionable· Concussion

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 55

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

D2006

B+2007

C2008

C2009

C2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

71%

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
2006	0	0	0	0
2007	6	0.4	7+1	0.4
2008	0	0	0	0
2009	0.5	0	1+0.5	0
2010	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

20 career value over replacement — #3107 all-time of 4,642. 4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #189 (Rd 6) · CAR · 2005 · +27.1 vs expected KV-H

53actual

25.9 expected · Δ+27.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2005

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #189

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator