Kellen Heard
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2011
A edge rusher who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2011 | — | BUF | 11 | — | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | — | IND | 7 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 18 | — | 24 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 35 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 35 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
45
Sustained
career value
×.6
43
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 44.2 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 35· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 45
On-field 33.8
Availability 11.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2011bestavg 432012
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
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: 88%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen 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 (Memphis; Texas A&M), 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
Adam VinatieriK1yReggie WayneWR1yDwight FreeneyDE1yRian LindellK1yAntoine BetheaFS1yJerry HughesDE1yLawrence GuyDT1yKyle WilliamsDT1yCory ReddingDE1yRobert MathisOLB1yRyan FitzpatrickQB1yLee SmithTE1yNick BarnettLB1yT.Y. HiltonWR1yDrayton FlorenceCB1yChris KelsayDE1yFred JacksonRB1yJamaal CharlesRB1yAndra DavisILB1yDwan EdwardsDT1yMarcell DareusDT1yBryan ScottLB1yDarius ButlerFS1yVontae DavisCB1y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2012team change
Joined IND (from BUF)
- 2012final season
Last recorded season with IND
- 2011signing
Entered the NFL with BUF
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'6" / 339 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | IND | 0 | W10Questionable· Foot |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 2-season peers. See all →
35
peak 43
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2011
D2012
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 2 seasons.
56%
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
54
FragileEra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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