Lorenzo Styles
Solid Contributor
Height6'1"
Weight245 lb
BornJan 31, 1974
Age52
CollegeOhio StateSee College Stats
Rookie yr1995
Draft1995 · Rd 3, Pick 77 · ATL
A edge rusher with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 3 · #4052 · Role PlayerWorth 3 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 88% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+3
Avg surplus
peak +3
1 seasons × ~3 surplus ≈ VORP 3
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 | |||||
| 1995 | — | — | 12 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | — | — | 16 | — | 18 | 15 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1997 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | — | — | 7 | — | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | — | LA | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | LA | 9 | — | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 49 | — | 64 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 43 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 43 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
45
Sustained
career value
×.6
47
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 45.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 43· confidence 97%
What builds the career mark of 45
On-field 30.1
Availability 14.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1995bestavg 442000
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
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: 93%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers 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 (Ohio 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
London FletcherILB2yIsaac BruceWR2yKevin CarterDE2yRicky ProehlWR2yJeff ZgoninaDT2yTorry HoltWR2yMarshall FaulkRB2yTodd LyghtCB2yMike A. JonesLB2yDre' BlyCB2yLeonard LittleDE2yDexter McCleonDB2yGrant WistromDE2yKeith LyleFS2yKurt WarnerQB2yTodd F. CollinsOLB2yErnie ConwellTE2yAz-Zahir HakimWR2yD'Marco FarrDT2yRobert HolcombeFB2yRoland WilliamsTE2yChris ThomasWR2yTaje AllenDB2yDevin BushFS2y
1995 Draft Class· this player went #77
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2000final season
Last recorded season with LA
- 1999team change
Joined LA (from ATL)
- 1995draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 3, Pick 77
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 245 lb
Frame
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
43
peak 47
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1995
C+1996
D1998
C2000
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
51%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (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
3 career value over replacement — #4052 all-time of 4,642. 0.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #77 (Rd 3) · ATL · 1995 · +3 vs expected KV-H
43actual
40 expected · Δ+3
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