Larry Chester
Height6'2"
Weight325 lb
BornOct 17, 1975
Age50
Rookie yr1998
A edge rusher with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 26 · #2839 · Role PlayerWorth 26 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 62% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+6.5
Avg surplus
peak +10
4 seasons × ~6.5 surplus ≈ VORP 26
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1998 | — | IND | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | IND | 15 | — | 31 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | IND | 12 | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | CAR | 11 | — | 31 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | MIA | 14 | — | 34 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | MIA | 15 | — | 37 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | MIA | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 83 | — | 153 | 98 | 55 | 11 | 4 | 8.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23 | IND | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.2 |
| 1999 | 24 | IND | 15 | — | 31 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 2000 | 25 | IND | 12 | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2001 | 26 | CAR | 11 | — | 31 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2002 | 27 | MIA | 14 | — | 34 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2003 | 28 | MIA | 15 | — | 37 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2004 | 29 | MIA | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 83 | 153 | 98 | 55 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36.7 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 52 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
51
Sustained
career value
×.6
54
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 52.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 51
On-field 34
Availability 17
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1998bestavg 512003
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Sacks leader4
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%.
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
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl5Solo2Ast3
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Temple; Southwest Mississippi JC), 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
Jay WilliamsDE4yPeyton ManningQB3yJason TaylorOLB3yOlindo MareK3yMarvin HarrisonWR3yZach ThomasILB3ySam MadisonCB3yChris ChambersWR3yPatrick SurtainCB3yKen DilgerTE3yJason BelserFS3yMarcus PollardTE3yRandy McMichaelTE3yTim BowensDT3yEllis JohnsonDE3yJeff BurrisCB3yTyrone PooleDB3yDavid BowensILB3yMorlon GreenwoodOLB3yBernard WhittingtonDE3yJerome PathonWR3yTravis MinorRB3yJay FiedlerQB3yRob KonradFB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterLarry inherited the Indianapolis Colts DL room from Ellis Johnson (1995–2001), and handed it to Chad Bratzke (1999–2003).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2004final season
Last recorded season with MIA
- 2002team change
Joined MIA (from CAR)
- 2001team change
Joined CAR (from IND)
- 1998signing
Entered the NFL with IND
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 325 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →
52
peak 54
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1998
C+1999
C+2000
C2001
C+2002
C2003
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
74%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3+0.5 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 0.5 | 0 | 1+0.5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
26 career value over replacement — #2839 all-time of 4,642. 4.3/season above a replacement-level DL.
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