Malcolm Koonce
Height6'2"
Weight243 lb
BornJun 6, 1998
Age28
CollegeBuffaloSee College Stats
ConferenceMid-American
Rookie yr2021
Draft2021 Β· Rd 3, Pick 79 Β· LV
A edge rusher who maximized value through exceptional availability β almost never missed time. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 41 Β· #2304 Β· Above AverageWorth 41 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 51% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.5 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+20.5
Avg surplus
peak +28
2 seasons Γ ~20.5 surplus β VORP 41
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno 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% | |||||
| 2021 | β | LV | 3 | β | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 48 | 17.0% | 18 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | β | LV | 5 | β | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 68 | 8.4% | 260 | 57.6% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -3.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | β | LV | 15 | β | 37 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 8.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 500 | 44.3% | 268 | 62.9% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 85.4 | -1.5 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | β | LV | 14 | β | 29 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 4.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 501 | 44.4% | 164 | 39.4% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 89.6 | -0.5 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Career | β | 37 | β | 73 | 44 | 29 | 17 | 32 | 14.5 | 63.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 1,117 | 28.5% | 710 | 43.4% | 5 | 5 | β | β | β | 41 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | β | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | LV | 3 | 0* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| 2022 | 24 | LV | 5 | 0* | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 25 | LV | 15 | 0* | 37 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 8.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | β | 0 | 0 | 15.1 |
| 2025 | 27 | LV | 14 | 0* | 29 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 4.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 10.9 |
| Career | 37 | 73 | 44 | 29 | 17 | 32 | β | β | 0 | 0 | 4 | β | 0 | 0 | 27.5 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | LV | 5 | 0* | β | 0.0% | 48 | 17.0% | 18 | 13.6% |
| 2022 | 24 | LV | 17 | 0* | β | 0.0% | 68 | 8.4% | 260 | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 25 | LV | 17 | 0* | β | 0.0% | 500 | 44.3% | 268 | 62.9% |
| 2025 | 27 | LV | 17 | 0* | β | 0.0% | 501 | 44.4% | 164 | 39.4% |
| Career | 56 | β | β | 1,117 | β | 710 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | LV | 5 | 0* | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 24 | LV | 17 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -3.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 25 | LV | 17 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 85.4 | -1.5 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 27 | LV | 17 | 0* | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 89.6 | -0.5 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Career | 56 | 5 | 5 | β | β | β | 41 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 52 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
64
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
55
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 60.4 Γ longevity 0.86 = KV-H 52Β· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 64
On-field 48.9
Availability 15.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2022bestavg 55elite 702025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Sacks leader7
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
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: 93%.
Per-Snap Impact
Edge Rushers Β· proprietary Β· 2012+67
Above average
SIS
Disruption/1006.043Snap share28.5%Def snaps1,117Emerging
Production per snap β the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers 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 (Buffalo), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Daniel CarlsonK4yMaxx CrosbyDE4yKolton MillerOT4yAJ ColeP4yJosh JacobsRB3yAndre JamesC3yJermaine EluemunorG3yHunter RenfrowWR3yAmik RobertsonCB3yTre'von MoehrigSAF3yDivine DeabloLB3yDylan ParhamG3yNate HobbsCB3yIsaiah Pola-MaoSAF3yJordan MeredithG3yZamir WhiteRB3yRoderic TeamerDB3yDJ TurnerWR3yDerek CarrQB2yJohnathan HankinsDT2yDavante AdamsWR2yDenzel PerrymanMLB2yAmeer AbdullahRB2yBrandon BoldenRB2y
2021 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #79
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterMalcolm inherited the Las Vegas Raiders DL room from Yannick Ngakoue (2021), and handed it to Bilal Nichols (2022β2023).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with LV
- 2021draft
Drafted by LV β Round 3, Pick 79
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 243 lb
Frame
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports Β· coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LV | 1 | W1OutΒ· Knee |
| 2023 | LV | 0 | W4QuestionableΒ· Groin |
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 3-season peers. See all β
52
peak 55
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2022
B+2023
B2025
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
100%
20212025
2021 Β· backup Β· 5/17 G
Era Translator
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0.5 | 9+1 | 0.6 |
| 2025 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 5+0.5 | 0.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
41 career value over replacement β #2304 all-time of 4,642. 13.7/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #79 (Rd 3) Β· LV Β· 2021 Β· +13.3 vs expected KV-H
52actual
38.7 expected Β· Ξ+13.3
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