Justin Tuck ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Tuck in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Tuck a career score of 83, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

DELV#91RES

Justin Tuck

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 5% all-time pass rushersIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2008

Height6'5"

Weight265 lb

BornMar 29, 1983

Age43

CollegeNotre Dame See College Stats

ConferenceIndependent

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 3, Pick 74 · NYG

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

42ndPlayoff Sacks·5.5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with reliable availability. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 228 · #285 · Elite

Worth 228 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 7% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +28.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+28.5

Avg surplus

peak +45

8 seasons × ~28.5 surplus ≈ VORP 228

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2005	—	NYG	10	—	16	12	4	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	NYG	4	—	4	2	2	0	3	0.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	NYG	16	—	51	35	16	0	17	9.5	26.5	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	NYG	16	—	50	36	14	20	17	13.0	50.0	1	2	3	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	NYG	15	—	44	30	14	10	13	7.0	30.0	0	8	5	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	NYG	16	—	60	32	28	16	21	11.5	48.5	0	4	5	5	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	NYG	11	—	33	23	10	6	11	5.0	22.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	NYG	15	—	38	20	18	4	9	4.0	17.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	NYG	16	—	54	32	22	15	23	11.0	49.0	1	3	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	872	77.3%	86	18.5%
2014	—	LV	14	—	42	27	15	11	15	5.0	31.0	1	3	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	OAK	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	640	61.7%	80	18.4%
2015	—	LV	5	—	14	7	7	3	5	1.0	9.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	OAK	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	247	68.4%	27	18.4%
Career		—	158	—	406	256	150	85	134	68.0	287.0	3	30	20	6	1	0	—	0.0%	1,759	69.1%	193	18.4%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2005	22	NYG	10	—	16	12	4	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	1	1	—	0	5.6
2006	23	NYG	4	—	4	2	2	0	3	0.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	2
2007	24	NYG	16	—	51	35	16	0	17	9.5	26.5	0	2	1	—	0	16.7
2008	25	NYG	16	—	50	36	14	20	17	13.0	50.0	1	2	3	—	1	26
2009	26	NYG	15	—	44	30	14	10	13	7.0	30.0	0	8	5	1	0	16.8
2010	27	NYG	16	—	60	32	28	16	21	11.5	48.5	0	4	5	5	0	24
2011	28	NYG	11	—	33	23	10	6	11	5.0	22.0	0	3	1	—	0	11.1
2012	29	NYG	15	—	38	20	18	4	9	4.0	17.0	0	1	0	—	0	9.9
2013	30	NYG	16	12*	54	32	22	15	23	11.0	49.0	1	3	2	—	0	20.2
2014	31	LV	14	9*	42	27	15	11	15	5.0	31.0	1	3	2	—	0	14.3
2015	32	LV	5	3*	14	7	7	3	5	1.0	9.0	0	3	0	—	0	3.8
Career			138	24*	406	256	150	85	134	—	—	3	30	20	6	1	150.4

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	30	NYG	16	12*	—	0.0%	872	77.3%	86	18.5%
2014	31	OAK	15	9*	—	0.0%	640	61.7%	80	18.4%
2015	32	OAK	5	3*	—	0.0%	247	68.4%	27	18.4%
Career			36	24*	—	—	1,759	—	193	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 83 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 83 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 81.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 83· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 74

On-field 56.7

Availability 17.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2005bestavg 66elite 702015

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 34% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

34% of the all-time Sacks leader34

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 96%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:5.912See leaderboard →

Disruption/1005.912Snap share69.1%Def snaps1,759ConsistentCV 0.11

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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

4.71s

40-Yard

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 43thClass Pos 57thClass All 47th

Postseason Career

10 playoff games

Defense

Tkl21Solo15Ast6TFL4QBHits13Sk5.5Dis22.5PD1FF1

College Stats

Notre DameCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), 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 #74

#65Frank GoreRB #66Oshiomogho AtogweFS #67Charlie FryeQB #68Courtney RobyWR #69Andrew WalterQB #70Channing CrowderILB #71Alex SmithTE #73Vernand MorencyRB #76Karl PaymahDB #77Ryan MoatsRB #78Kirk MorrisonLB #79Evan MathisG #80Dustin FoxDB #81Richie IncognitoG #82Alfred FincherLB #84Ellis HobbsCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Justin inherited the New York Giants DL room from Fred Robbins (2004–2009), and handed it to Mathias Kiwanuka (2006–2014).

Keith Hamilton 1992–2003Michael Strahan 1993–2007Chad Bratzke 1994–1998Robert Harris 1995–1999Cornelius Griffin 2000–2003Kenny Holmes

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2015final season
Last recorded season with LV
2014team change
Joined LV (from NYG)
2005draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 3, Pick 74

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 265 lb

Frame

268 lb at 4.71s

Size-speed

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2014	OAK	0	W7Questionable· KneeW8Questionable· KneeW11Questionable· Neck
2012	NYG	0	W16Questionable· ShoulderW17Questionable· Shoulder
2011	NYG	1	W1Questionable· NeckW2Questionable· NeckW4Questionable· Groin / NeckW5Doubtful· Groin / NeckW6Out· Groin / NeckW8Questionable· Groin / NeckW11Questionable· AnkleW15Questionable· Toe
2010	NYG	0	W3Questionable· Shoulder
2009	NYG	0	W3Questionable· ShoulderW17Questionable· Knee

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 93

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

C2005

F2006

A2007

A+2008

B+2009

A+2010

B2011

B2012

A2013

B2014

F2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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
2005	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2006	0	0	0	0
2007	9.5	0.6	10+0.5	0.6
2008	13	0.8	14+1	0.8
2009	7	0.5	8+1	0.5
2010	11.5	0.7	13+1.5	0.8
2011	5	0.5	8+3	0.5
2012	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2013	11	0.7	12+1	0.7
2014	5	0.4	6+1	0.4
2015	1	0.2	3+2	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

228 career value over replacement — #285 all-time of 4,642. 20.7/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #74 (Rd 3) · NYG · 2005 · +43 vs expected KV-H

83actual

40 expected · Δ+43

💔+47.8 stolen VORP·2.31 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2005

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #74

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator