Kerry Hyder is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Hyder in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hyder's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Kerry Hyder
Height6'2"
Weight275 lb
BornMay 2, 1991
Age35
CollegeTexas TechSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Twelve
Rookie yr2014
A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 58 · #1867 · Above AverageWorth 58 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 41% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+19.3
Avg surplus
peak +29
3 seasons × ~19.3 surplus ≈ VORP 58
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2015 | — | DET | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 2 | 4.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | DET | 16 | — | 35 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 8.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 658 | 64.3% | 48 | 15.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | DET | 3 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 153 | 34.6% | 14 | 12.3% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | — | DAL | 11 | — | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 439 | 41.0% | 26 | 7.7% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -4.0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | — | SF | 16 | — | 47 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 8.5 | 36.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 721 | 69.8% | 65 | 15.7% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 10.0 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | — | SEA | 15 | — | 29 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 1.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 506 | 44.5% | 74 | 17.7% | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 105.2 | -1.0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | — | SF | 13 | — | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 356 | 35.3% | 62 | 14.9% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 87.5 | -4.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | — | HOU | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | SF | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 99 | 24.2% | 12 | 10.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | — | 2TM | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 89 | — | 152 | 90 | 62 | 31 | 59 | 22.0 | 112.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 2,934 | 39.7% | 301 | 13.5% | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 68 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 13 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 25 | DET | 16 | 10* | 35 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 8.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 |
| 2018 | 27 | DET | 3 | 0* | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 28 | DAL | 11 | 0* | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 2020 | 29 | SF | 16 | 11* | 47 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 8.5 | 36.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 |
| 2021 | 30 | SEA | 15 | 0* | 29 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 1.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2022 | 31 | SF | 13 | 0* | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2023 | 32 | HOU | 2 | 0* | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 76 | 21* | 152 | 90 | 62 | 31 | 59 | — | — | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24 | DET | 1 | — | — | 0.0% | 2 | 4.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 25 | DET | 16 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 658 | 64.3% | 48 | 15.3% |
| 2018 | 27 | DET | 7 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 153 | 34.6% | 14 | 12.3% |
| 2019 | 28 | DAL | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 439 | 41.0% | 26 | 7.7% |
| 2020 | 29 | SF | 16 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 721 | 69.8% | 65 | 15.7% |
| 2021 | 30 | SEA | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 506 | 44.5% | 74 | 17.7% |
| 2022 | 31 | SF | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 356 | 35.3% | 62 | 14.9% |
| 2023 | 32 | SF | 6 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 99 | 24.2% | 12 | 10.8% |
| Career | 93 | 21* | — | — | 2,934 | — | 301 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 27 | DET | 7 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 28 | DAL | 16 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -4.0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 29 | SF | 16 | 11* | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | 10.0 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 30 | SEA | 15 | 0* | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 105.2 | -1.0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 31 | SF | 16 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 87.5 | -4.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 32 | 2TM | 6 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 76 | 11* | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 68 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 13 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 66 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
63
Sustained
career value
×.6
70
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 65.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 63
On-field 45.4
Availability 17.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2016bestavg 62elite 702022
Team Carrier Evidence
Ranked #537 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position10
Depth
of 100
Reached 11% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
11% of the all-time Sacks leader11
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: 92%.
Per-Snap Impact
Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+53
Solid
SIS
Disruption/1003.956Snap share44.8%Def snaps2,932VolatileCV 0.42
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2014
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
5.10s
40-Yard
Low · 5th pct
Pos 5thAll 15thClass Pos 6thClass All 19th
29.5"
Vertical
Low · 12th pct
Pos 12thAll 19thClass Pos 6thClass All 26th
108"
Broad Jump
Low · 13th pct
Pos 13thAll 19thClass Pos 8thClass All 22th
20 reps
Bench
Low · 18th pct
Pos 18thAll 44thClass Pos 27thClass All 45th
7.23s
3-Cone
Above avg · 52th pct
Pos 52thAll 43thClass Pos 53thClass All 45th
4.33s
Shuttle
Above avg · 63th pct
Pos 63thAll 51thClass Pos 55thClass All 50th
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl6Ast6QBHits1Dis1.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas Tech), 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
Quandre DiggsS4yEzekiel AnsahDE4yMatt PraterK3yMatthew StaffordQB3ySam MartinP3yKyle JuszczykFB3yDarius SlayCB3yLaken TomlinsonG3yTrent WilliamsOT3yGlover QuinFS3yArik ArmsteadDE3yGeorge KittleTE3yDon MuhlbachLS3yJimmie WardSAF3yFred WarnerMLB3yRoss DwelleyTE3yMitch WishnowskyP3yNevin LawsonCB3yTaybor PepperLS3yCharlie WoernerTE3yDeebo Samuel Sr.WR3yNick BosaDE3yDemetrius Flannigan-FowlesLB3yTheo RiddickRB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterKerry inherited the San Francisco 49ers DL room from Javon Kinlaw (2020–2023), and handed it to Samson Ebukam (2021–2022).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2023final season
Last recorded season with SF
- 2022team change
Joined SF (from SEA)
- 2021team change
Joined SEA (from SF)
- 2020team change
Joined SF (from DAL)
- 2019team change
Joined DAL (from DET)
- 2015signing
Entered the NFL with DET
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 275 lb
Frame
290 lb at 5.10s
Size-speed
29.5" vert / 108" broad
Explosion
20 reps
Bench power
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | SF | 0 | W15Questionable· AnkleW16Questionable· AnkleW17Questionable· Ankle |
| 2021 | SEA | 0 | W11Questionable· Calf |
| 2018 | DET | 0 | W14Questionable· Illness |
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 5-season peers. See all →
66
peak 70
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B+2016
C2019
A2020
C+2021
C2022
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
80%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | 0.5 | 8 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 9+0.5 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
58 career value over replacement — #1867 all-time of 4,642. 11.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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