Keith McKenzie is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places McKenzie in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McKenzie's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Keith McKenzie
Top 16% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker
Height6'3"
Weight267 lb
BornOct 17, 1973
Age52
CollegeBall StateSee College Stats
Rookie yr1996
Draft1996 Β· Rd 7, Pick 252 Β· GB
A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 75 Β· #1521 Β· Above AverageWorth 75 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 34% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.8 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+18.8
Avg surplus
peak +25
4 seasons Γ ~18.8 surplus β VORP 75
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 | GB | 10 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.5 | 1.5 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 8.0 | 8.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | GB | 14 | β | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | CLE | 15 | β | 48 | 40 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 8.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | CLE | 6 | β | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | GB | 5 | β | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | BUF | 3 | β | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 85 | β | 99 | 76 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 29.5 | 71.5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 23 | GB | 10 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 4.1 |
| 1997 | 24 | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.5 | 1.5 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 5.2 |
| 1998 | 25 | GB | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 8.0 | 8.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 15.7 |
| 1999 | 26 | GB | 14 | β | 25 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14.8 |
| 2000 | 27 | CLE | 15 | β | 48 | 40 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 8.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.8 |
| 2001 | 28 | CLE | 6 | β | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | 29 | GB | 5 | β | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2003 | 30 | BUF | 3 | β | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| Career | 85 | 99 | 76 | 23 | 26 | 16 | β | β | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 62.1 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 67 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
62
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
75
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 67.2 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 67Β· confidence 91%
What builds the career mark of 62
On-field 45.7
Availability 16.3
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 position14
Depth
of 100
Reached 15% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
15% of the all-time Sacks leader15
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: 90%.
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ball 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
Brett FavreQB5yWilliam HendersonFB5yTyrone WilliamsDB5yGilbert BrownNT5yRyan LongwellK4yDarren SharperFS4yLeRoy ButlerS4ySantana DotsonDT4yDorsey LevensRB4yGeorge KoonceMLB4yAntonio FreemanWR4yBernardo HarrisILB4yJeff ThomasonTE4yMark ChmuraTE4yTyrone DavisTE4yBrian WilliamsLB4yDoug PedersonQB4yReggie WhiteDE3yMike PriorDB3yVonnie HollidayDE3yDarius HollandDT3yRobert BrooksWR3yBill SchroederWR3yDerrick MayesWR3y
1996 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #252
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterKeith inherited the Green Bay Packers DL room from Santana Dotson (1996β2001), and handed it to Vaughn Booker (1998β1999).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2003team change
Joined BUF (from GB)
- 2003final season
Last recorded season with BUF
- 2002team change
Joined GB (from CLE)
- 2000team change
Joined CLE (from GB)
- 1996draft
Drafted by GB β Round 7, Pick 252
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 267 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
67
peak 75
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1996
C+1997
B+1998
B+1999
B+2000
C2001
F2002
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
66%
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 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1-0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0.5 | 8 | 0.4 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0.6 | 9+1 | 0.5 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0.5 | 8 | 0.5 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0.5 | 8+5 | 0.5 |
| 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), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
75 career value over replacement β #1521 all-time of 4,642. 10.7/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #252 (Rd 7) Β· GB Β· 1996 Β· +46.4 vs expected KV-H
67actual
20.6 expected Β· Ξ+46.4
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