Kyle Vanden Bosch ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Vanden in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Vanden a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

DEDET#93ACT

Kyle Vanden Bosch

3× Pro BowlTop 7% all-time pass rushersIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2005 Team Carrier · #146

Height6'4"

Weight278 lb

BornNov 17, 1978

Age47

CollegeNebraska See College Stats

Rookie yr2001

Draft2001 · Rd 2, Pick 34 · ARI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 194 · #398 · Elite

Worth 194 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 10% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21.6

Avg surplus

peak +42

9 seasons × ~21.6 surplus ≈ VORP 194

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2001	—	ARI	3	—	9	8	1	1	1	0.5	2.5	0	1	0	1	1	0
2002	—	ARI	15	—	44	31	13	11	4	3.5	18.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
2004	—	ARI	9	—	12	10	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	—	TEN	16	—	59	34	25	0	0	12.5	12.5	0	1	4	1	0	0
2006	—	TEN	16	—	60	39	21	0	20	6.5	26.5	0	1	1	—	0	0
2007	—	TEN	16	—	49	37	12	0	30	12.0	42.0	0	3	4	—	0	0
2008	—	TEN	9	—	23	11	12	4	11	4.5	19.5	0	0	3	2	0	0
2009	—	TEN	16	—	36	24	12	7	14	3.0	24.0	0	1	2	—	0	0
2010	—	DET	11	—	42	27	15	10	12	4.0	26.0	0	1	2	—	0	0
2011	—	DET	16	—	35	26	9	6	11	8.0	25.0	0	0	4	1	0	0
2012	—	DET	16	—	33	25	8	9	15	3.5	27.5	0	1	0	—	0	1
Career		—	143	—	402	272	130	48	118	58.0	224.0	0	9	20	6	1	1

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
2001	23	ARI	3	—	9	8	1	1	1	0.5	2.5	1	0	1	1	0	—
2002	24	ARI	15	—	44	31	13	11	4	3.5	18.5	0	0	1	0	0	10.5
2004	26	ARI	9	—	12	10	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	—	0	0	3.8
2005	27	TEN	16	—	59	34	25	0	0	12.5	12.5	1	4	1	0	0	17.8
2006	28	TEN	16	—	60	39	21	0	20	6.5	26.5	1	1	—	0	0	15.2
2007	29	TEN	16	—	49	37	12	0	30	12.0	42.0	3	4	—	0	0	21.2
2008	30	TEN	9	—	23	11	12	4	11	4.5	19.5	0	3	2	0	0	10.3
2009	31	TEN	16	—	36	24	12	7	14	3.0	24.0	1	2	—	0	0	13.4
2010	32	DET	11	—	42	27	15	10	12	4.0	26.0	1	2	—	0	0	13.3
2011	33	DET	16	—	35	26	9	6	11	8.0	25.0	0	4	1	0	0	15.5
2012	34	DET	16	—	33	25	8	9	15	3.5	27.5	1	0	—	0	1	12.1
Career			143		402	272	130	48	118	—	—	9	20	6	1	1	133.1

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 79 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 79 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 77.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 79· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 71

On-field 52.8

Availability 18.2

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2002bestavg 69elite 702012

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #146 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2005 TEN·4 team wins#4

Sacks · 13 · score 66

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 29% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

29% of the all-time Sacks leader29

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 93%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2001

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2001 class

4.75s

40-Yard

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 39thClass Pos 52thClass All 43th

36.5"

Vertical

Strong · 81th pct

Pos 81thAll 77thClass Pos 68thClass All 69th

119"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 60thClass Pos 62thClass All 69th

26 reps

Bench

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 79thClass Pos 81thClass All 80th

6.82s

3-Cone

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 89thClass Pos 96thClass All 96th

4.08s

Shuttle

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 90thClass Pos 86thClass All 89th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl5Solo1Ast4QBHits2Dis2.0

College Stats

NebraskaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Nebraska), 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.

2001 Draft Class· this player went #34

#26Jamar FletcherDB #27Michael BennettRB #28Derrick GibsonDB #29Ryan PickettNT #30Reggie WayneWR #31Todd HeapTE #32Drew BreesQB #33Quincy MorganWR #35Alge CrumplerTE #36Chad JohnsonWR #37Idrees BashirDB #38Anthony ThomasRB #39Kendrell BellOLB #40Ken LucasCB #41Robert FergusonWR #42Tommy PolleyLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kyle inherited the Tennessee Titans DL room from Randy Starks (2004–2007), and handed it to Tony Brown (2006–2010).

Henry Ford 1994–2002James Roberson 1996–1998Gary Walker 1997–1998Kenny Holmes 1997–2000Joe Salave'a 1998–2001Jason Fisk

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with DET
2010team change
Joined DET (from TEN)
2005team change
Joined TEN (from ARI)
2001draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 2, Pick 34

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 278 lb

Frame

270 lb at 4.75s

Size-speed

36.5" vert / 119" broad

Explosion

26 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	DET	0	W13Questionable· Neck
2010	DET	1	W13Doubtful· NeckW14Out· Neck

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 88

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B2002

C2004

A+2005

B+2006

A+2007

B2008

B2009

B2010

B+2011

B2012

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

88%

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
2002	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2004	0	0	0	0
2005	12.5	0.8	13+0.5	0.8
2006	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4
2007	12	0.8	13+1	0.8
2008	4.5	0.5	9+4.5	0.5
2009	3	0.2	3	0.2
2010	4	0.4	7+3	0.4
2011	8	0.5	9+1	0.5
2012	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

194 career value over replacement — #398 all-time of 4,642. 19.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #34 (Rd 2) · ARI · 2001 · +24.1 vs expected KV-H

79actual

54.9 expected · Δ+24.1

💔+23.3 stolen VORP·1.2 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #34

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography