Kenny Mixon is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Mixon in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Mixon's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Kenny Mixon
Height6'4"
Weight271 lb
BornMay 31, 1975
Age51
CollegeLSUSee College Stats
Rookie yr1998
Draft1998 Β· Rd 2, Pick 49 Β· MIA
A edge rusher with a above-average career 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 41 Β· #2303 Β· Above AverageWorth 41 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 51% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.8 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
6
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+6.8
Avg surplus
peak +14
6 seasons Γ ~6.8 surplus β VORP 41
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 | |||||
| 1998 | β | MIA | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | MIA | 6 | β | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | MIA | 14 | β | 36 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | MIA | 15 | β | 39 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | MIN | 16 | β | 58 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | MIN | 16 | β | 45 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | MIN | 14 | β | 32 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 97 | β | 219 | 126 | 93 | 20 | 10 | 17.0 | 47.0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23 | MIA | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 7.4 |
| 1999 | 24 | MIA | 6 | β | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2000 | 25 | MIA | 14 | β | 36 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2001 | 26 | MIA | 15 | β | 39 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2002 | 27 | MIN | 16 | β | 58 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 2003 | 28 | MIN | 16 | β | 45 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | β | 0 | 0 | 11.8 |
| 2004 | 29 | MIN | 14 | β | 32 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Career | 97 | 219 | 126 | 93 | 20 | 10 | β | β | 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56.4 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 58 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
56
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
62
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 58.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 58Β· confidence 96%
What builds the career mark of 56
On-field 37.8
Availability 18.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1998bestavg 532004
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: 91%.
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
6 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl18Solo11Ast7TFL1QBHits1Sk1.0Dis3.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (LSU), 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
Lorenzo BromellDE5yHunter GoodwinTE5yJason TaylorOLB4yOlindo MareK4yZach ThomasILB4yBrock MarionFS4ySam MadisonCB4yPatrick SurtainCB4yTim BowensDT4yDerrick RodgersOLB4yDaryl GardenerDT4yOronde GadsdenWR4yRandy MossWR3yTrace ArmstrongDE3yCorey ChavousS3yLance JohnstoneDE3yRobert JonesOLB3yChris HovanDT3yJimmy KleinsasserTE3yO.J. McDuffieWR3yMoe WilliamsRB3yDaunte CulpepperQB3yBrian RussellDB3yJerry WilsonFS3y
1998 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #49
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterKenny inherited the Miami Dolphins DL room from Daryl Gardener (1996β2001), and handed it to Lorenzo Bromell (1998β2001).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2004final season
Last recorded season with MIN
- 2002team change
Joined MIN (from MIA)
- 1998draft
Drafted by MIA β Round 2, Pick 49
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 271 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
58
peak 62
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1998
F1999
C+2000
C+2001
B2002
B2003
C+2004
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
87%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 5+0.5 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 5+0.5 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3+0.5 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
41 career value over replacement β #2303 all-time of 4,642. 5.9/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #49 (Rd 2) Β· MIA Β· 1998 Β· +9.1 vs expected KV-H
58actual
48.9 expected Β· Ξ+9.1
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