Kevin Henry is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Henry in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Henry's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Kevin Henry
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 28 Β· #2753 Β· Role PlayerWorth 28 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 60% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
5 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
+9.3
Avg surplus
peak +13
3 seasons Γ ~9.3 surplus β VORP 28
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 | |||||
| 1993 | β | PIT | 12 | β | 6 | 6 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | PIT | 16 | β | 17 | 12 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | PIT | 14 | β | 15 | 12 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | PIT | 12 | β | 23 | 12 | β | β | β | 1.5 | 1.5 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | PIT | 16 | β | 50 | 35 | β | β | β | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | PIT | 16 | β | 41 | 28 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 2 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | PIT | 14 | β | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | PIT | 14 | β | 34 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 114 | β | 207 | 134 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 14.0 | 23.0 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 25 | PIT | 12 | β | 6 | 6 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | β | β | β | 3.8 |
| 1994 | 26 | PIT | 16 | β | 17 | 12 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 4.1 |
| 1995 | 27 | PIT | 14 | β | 15 | 12 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 4.8 |
| 1996 | 28 | PIT | 12 | β | 23 | 12 | β | β | β | 1.5 | 1.5 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β | 5.8 |
| 1997 | 29 | PIT | 16 | β | 50 | 35 | β | β | β | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | β | β | β | 9.5 |
| 1998 | 30 | PIT | 16 | β | 41 | 28 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 2 | 0 | β | β | β | 9.9 |
| 1999 | 31 | PIT | 14 | β | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| 2000 | 32 | PIT | 14 | β | 34 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 |
| Career | 114 | 207 | 134 | 26 | 8 | 1 | β | β | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
54
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
60
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 56.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 56Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 54
On-field 35.8
Availability 18.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1993bestavg 532000
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Sacks leader7
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: 89%.
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 (Mississippi 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
Levon KirklandMLB8yJason GildonLB7yJoel SteedNT7yCarnell LakeDB6yDarren PerryFS6yMark BruenerTE6yLee FlowersDB6yKordell StewartQB6yJerome BettisRB5yMike TomczakQB5yEarl HolmesMLB5yFred McAfeeRB5yChris OldhamDB5yJosh MillerP5yCharles JohnsonWR5yYancey ThigpenWR5yJon WitmanFB5yRod WoodsonFS4yMike VrabelOLB4yCarlos EmmonsOLB4yOliver GibsonDT4yMyron BellDB4yAndre HastingsWR4yCourtney HawkinsWR4y
1993 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #108
#94Derrick LassicRB#95Raylee JohnsonDE#97Todd PerryG#98Jeff RobinsonLS#99Lewis BushOLB#102Travis HannahWR#104Horace CopelandWR#105Ronnie BradfordFS#110Corwin BrownS#111Russell CopelandWR#112Albert FontenotDE#114Terrence WarrenWR#115Fred BaxterTE#118Mark BrunellQB#119James WillisLB#120Adrian MurrellRB
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterKevin inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers DL room from Joel Steed (1992β1999), and handed it to Brentson Buckner (1994β1996).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2000final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 1993draft
Drafted by PIT β Round 4, Pick 108
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 285 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 8-season peers. See all β
56
peak 60
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1993
C+1994
C+1995
C+1996
B1997
B1998
C+1999
C2000
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
89%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 4-0.5 | 0.3 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 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
28 career value over replacement β #2753 all-time of 4,642. 3.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #108 (Rd 4) Β· PIT Β· 1993 Β· +19.2 vs expected KV-H
56actual
36.8 expected Β· Ξ+19.2
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