Kyle Love is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Love in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Love's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Kyle Love
Height6'1"
Weight310 lb
BornNov 18, 1986
Age39
ConferenceSoutheastern
Rookie yr2010
A quality edge rusher with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 50 · #2045 · Above AverageWorth 50 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 45% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
6
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+8.3
Avg surplus
peak +14
6 seasons × ~8.3 surplus ≈ VORP 50
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% | |||||
| 2010 | — | NE | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | NE | 14 | — | 30 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | NE | 12 | — | 25 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | JAX | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | KC | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 40 | 28.5% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | CAR | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 12 | 23.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | CAR | 13 | — | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 328 | 31.5% | 33 | 9.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | CAR | 8 | — | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 224 | 31.8% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | CAR | 13 | — | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 377 | 37.9% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | CAR | 12 | — | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 468 | 47.6% | 9 | 12.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | — | CAR | 9 | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 412 | 39.9% | 37 | 17.3% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 89 | — | 138 | 72 | 66 | 18 | 28 | 15.0 | 61.0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,861 | 34.3% | 79 | 13.2% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24 | NE | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2011 | 25 | NE | 14 | — | 30 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 |
| 2012 | 26 | NE | 12 | — | 25 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| 2013 | 27 | JAX | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 29 | CAR | 13 | 0* | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2016 | 30 | CAR | 8 | 0* | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 31 | CAR | 13 | 0* | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2018 | 32 | CAR | 12 | 0* | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2019 | 33 | CAR | 9 | 0* | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Career | 86 | 138 | 72 | 66 | 18 | 28 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45.9 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 27 | KC | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | 40 | 28.5% | — | 0.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | CAR | 1 | — | — | 0.0% | 12 | 23.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 29 | CAR | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 328 | 31.5% | 33 | 9.7% |
| 2016 | 30 | CAR | 10 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 224 | 31.8% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 31 | CAR | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 377 | 37.9% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 32 | CAR | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 468 | 47.6% | 9 | 12.7% |
| 2019 | 33 | CAR | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 412 | 39.9% | 37 | 17.3% |
| Career | 75 | — | — | 1,861 | — | 79 | — |
* 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 | 32 | CAR | 16 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 33 | CAR | 15 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | 31 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 · 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.
53
Sustained
career value
×.6
60
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 55.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 53
On-field 38.6
Availability 14.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2010bestavg 502019
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 8% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
8% of the all-time Sacks leader8
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: 89%.
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+49
Solid
SIS
Disruption/1002.461Snap share36.2%Def snaps1,849ReliableCV 0.41
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, 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 defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
8 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl12Solo4Ast8TFL1QBHits2Sk1.0Dis4.0PD1
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 — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
J.J. JansenLS6yGreg OlsenTE6yCam NewtonQB6yMario AddisonDL6yTrai TurnerG6yLuke KuechlyILB6yKawann ShortDT6yWes HortonDE6yColin JonesS6yGraham GanoK5yThomas DavisOLB5yShaq ThompsonOLB5yRyan KalilC5yDaryl WilliamsOT5yBen JacobsLB5yChris ManhertzTE4yJonathan StewartRB4yAndrew NorwellG4yJames BradberryCB4yEd DicksonTE4yDavid MayoOLB4yStar LotuleleiDT4yTyler LarsenC4yTre BostonFS4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterKyle inherited the Carolina Panthers DL room from Kony Ealy (2014–2016), and handed it to Yetur Gross-Matos (2020–2023).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2019final season
Last recorded season with CAR
- 2014team change
Joined CAR (from JAX)
- 2013team change
Joined JAX (from NE)
- 2010signing
Entered the NFL with NE
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 310 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | CAR | 0 | W1Questionable· Ankle |
| 2016 | CAR | 0 | W10Questionable· Knee |
| 2015 | CAR | 0 | W16Questionable· Concussion |
| 2012 | NE | 0 | W4Questionable· KneeW13Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· KneeW15Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Knee |
| 2011 | NE | 0 | W5Questionable· AnkleW6Questionable· BackW20Questionable· AnkleW21Questionable· Ankle |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →
56
peak 60
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2010
C+2011
C+2012
C+2015
C+2016
B2017
C+2018
C2019
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.
70%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 0.3 | 4+3 | 0.3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0.2 | 4+1 | 0.2 |
| 2012 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0.2 | 4+1 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3+1.5 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 5+1.5 | 0.3 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
50 career value over replacement — #2045 all-time of 4,642. 6.3/season above a replacement-level DL.
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