Kimo von Oelhoffen is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places von in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and von's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
A edge rusher with a top 30% among starters β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Worth 99 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman β top 25% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
11 seasons Γ ~9 surplus β VORP 99
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1994 | β | CIN | 7 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | CIN | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | CIN | 11 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | CIN | 13 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | CIN | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | CIN | 13 | β | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | PIT | 16 | β | 32 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | PIT | 14 | β | 24 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | PIT | 11 | β | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | PIT | 15 | β | 29 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | PIT | 15 | β | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | β | PIT | 15 | β | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | β | NYJ | 13 | β | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | β | PHI | 2 | β | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 177 | β | 193 | 119 | 74 | 22 | 14 | 26.0 | 62.0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 23 | CIN | 7 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.8 |
| 1995 | 24 | CIN | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2.6 |
| 1996 | 25 | CIN | 11 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 4.4 |
| 1997 | 26 | CIN | 13 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 2.5 |
| 1998 | 27 | CIN | 16 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 4.7 |
| 1999 | 28 | CIN | 13 | β | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2000 | 29 | PIT | 16 | β | 32 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2001 | 30 | PIT | 14 | β | 24 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 |
| 2002 | 31 | PIT | 11 | β | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 32 | PIT | 15 | β | 29 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2004 | 33 | PIT | 15 | β | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2005 | 34 | PIT | 15 | β | 28 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2006 | 35 | NYJ | 13 | β | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| 2007 | 36 | PHI | 2 | β | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| Career | 177 | 193 | 119 | 74 | 22 | 14 | β | β | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 81.2 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 13 scored seasons.
Blend 59.2 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 61Β· confidence 99%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
Ranked #561 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.
Reached 13% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
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%.
Amber = 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 (Boise State; Hawaii; Walla Walla Community College), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Kimo inherited the Cincinnati Bengals DL room from Dan Wilkinson (1994β1997), and handed it to Jevon Langford (1996β2001).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Joined PHI (from NYJ)
Last recorded season with PHI
Joined NYJ (from PIT)
Joined PIT (from CIN)
Drafted by CIN β Round 6, Pick 162
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 13-season peers. See all β
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0.3 | 5+1 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0.3 | 4+1 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | 8 | 0.5 | 9+1 | 0.5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
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
99 career value over replacement β #1135 all-time of 4,642. 7.6/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #162 (Rd 6) Β· CIN Β· 1994 Β· +30.9 vs expected KV-H
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Kimo inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers DL room from Aaron Smith (1999β2011), and handed it to Rodney Bailey (2001β2006).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (β₯4 seasons with the club) at the playerβs position group β a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
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1994 Draft ClassmatesFull class β
Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 14 seasons (1994β2007) β a true nomad. The crest trail: