Kavika Pittman is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Pittman in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Pittman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Kavika Pittman
Top 28% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter
A edge rusher with a top 30% among starters β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 45 Β· #2194 Β· Above AverageWorth 45 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 48% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+15
Avg surplus
peak +21
3 seasons Γ ~15 surplus β VORP 45
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno 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 | |||||
| 1996 | β | DAL | 15 | β | 12 | 9 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | DAL | 15 | β | 6 | 5 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | DAL | 15 | β | 40 | 36 | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | β | 5 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | DAL | 16 | β | 38 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | DEN | 14 | β | 26 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | DEN | 11 | β | 28 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | DEN | 13 | β | 31 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 99 | β | 181 | 146 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 18.0 | 55.0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22 | DAL | 15 | β | 12 | 9 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 4 |
| 1997 | 23 | DAL | 15 | β | 6 | 5 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 4.5 |
| 1998 | 24 | DAL | 15 | β | 40 | 36 | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | β | 5 | 1 | β | β | β | 12.8 |
| 1999 | 25 | DAL | 16 | β | 38 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 |
| 2000 | 26 | DEN | 14 | β | 26 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 |
| 2001 | 27 | DEN | 11 | β | 28 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2002 | 28 | DEN | 13 | β | 31 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| Career | 99 | 181 | 146 | 27 | 27 | 10 | β | β | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 60 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
56
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
66
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 60 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 60Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 56
On-field 38.1
Availability 17.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1996bestavg 56elite 702002
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position8
Depth
of 100
Reached 9% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
9% of the all-time Sacks leader9
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 93%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· 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+).
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl3Solo2Ast1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (McNeese State), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Leon LettDE5yEmmitt SmithRB4yDarren WoodsonS4yDeion SandersCB4yRandall GodfreyOLB4yTroy AikmanQB4yMichael IrvinWR4yDaryl JohnstonRB4yChad HenningsDT4yEric BjornsonTE4yJason GarrettQB4yJason ElamK3yEd McCaffreyWR3yTrevor PryceDE3yJimmy SpencerDB3yFred StricklandLB3yDexter CoakleyLB3yGeorge TeagueFS3yDwayne CarswellOT3yAl WilsonMLB3yDeltha O'NealCB3yToby GowinP3yJohn MobleyOLB3yKenoy KennedyS3y
1996 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #37
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterKavika inherited the Dallas Cowboys DL room from Hurvin McCormack (1995β1998), and handed it to Michael Myers (1998β2002).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2002final season
Last recorded season with DEN
- 2000team change
Joined DEN (from DAL)
- 1996draft
Drafted by DAL β Round 2, Pick 37
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'6" / 273 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 7-season peers. See all β
60
peak 66
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1996
C+1997
B1998
C+1999
B+2000
C2001
C2002
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
88%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.4 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0.5 | 8+1 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
45 career value over replacement β #2194 all-time of 4,642. 6.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #37 (Rd 2) Β· DAL Β· 1996 Β· +10.2 vs expected KV-H
60actual
49.8 expected Β· Ξ+10.2
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