Marcus Stroud is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Stroud in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Stroud's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Marcus Stroud

3× Pro BowlTop 23% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2002

Height6'6"

Weight310 lb

BornJun 25, 1978

Age48

CollegeGeorgia See College Stats

Rookie yr2001

Draft2001 · Rd 1, Pick 13 · JAX

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 74 · #1548 · Above Average

Worth 74 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 34% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+9.3

Avg surplus

peak +21

8 seasons × ~9.3 surplus ≈ VORP 74

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	—	JAX	14	—	21	17	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	3	0	—	0	0
2002	—	JAX	16	—	45	38	7	12	7	6.5	25.5	0	6	3	—	0	0
2003	—	JAX	15	—	55	37	18	0	0	4.5	4.5	0	3	0	—	0	0
2004	—	JAX	16	—	46	30	16	0	0	4.5	4.5	0	3	2	1	0	0
2005	—	JAX	15	—	32	21	11	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	5	1	—	0	0
2006	—	JAX	11	—	20	18	2	0	5	2.5	7.5	0	1	0	—	0	0
2007	—	JAX	8	—	20	18	2	0	5	2.5	7.5	0	2	0	1	0	0
2008	—	BUF	16	—	34	17	17	4	3	1.0	8.0	0	8	1	2	0	0
2009	—	BUF	15	—	39	21	18	7	5	2.5	14.5	0	8	0	1	0	0
2010	—	BUF	15	—	32	11	21	5	3	2.5	10.5	0	2	1	—	0	0
Career		—	141	—	344	228	116	28	28	27.5	83.5	0	41	8	5	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2001	23	JAX	14	—	21	17	4	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	0	—	3.7
2002	24	JAX	16	—	45	38	7	12	7	6.5	25.5	6	3	—	15.1
2003	25	JAX	15	—	55	37	18	0	0	4.5	4.5	3	0	—	10.1
2004	26	JAX	16	—	46	30	16	0	0	4.5	4.5	3	2	1	11.6
2005	27	JAX	15	—	32	21	11	0	0	1.0	1.0	5	1	—	8
2006	28	JAX	11	—	20	18	2	0	5	2.5	7.5	1	0	—	6.6
2007	29	JAX	8	—	20	18	2	0	5	2.5	7.5	2	0	1	5.7
2008	30	BUF	16	—	34	17	17	4	3	1.0	8.0	8	1	2	7.7
2009	31	BUF	15	—	39	21	18	7	5	2.5	14.5	8	0	1	9.8
2010	32	BUF	15	—	32	11	21	5	3	2.5	10.5	2	1	—	9.3
Career			141		344	228	116	28	28	—	—	41	8	5	87.6

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 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 61.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 39.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2001bestavg 58elite 702010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Sacks leader14

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: 91%.

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

5.13s

40-Yard

Low · 4th pct

Pos 4thAll 14thClass Pos 2thClass All 16th

30"

Vertical

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 21thClass Pos 3thClass All 11th

110"

Broad Jump

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 25thClass Pos 21thClass All 33th

21 reps

Bench

Below avg · 25th pct

Pos 25thAll 50thClass Pos 31thClass All 48th

8.07s

3-Cone

Low · 1th pct

Pos 1thAll 4thClass Pos 4thClass All 5th

4.72s

Shuttle

Low · 5th pct

Pos 5thAll 12thClass Pos 4thClass All 7th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl4Solo3Ast1PD1

College Stats

GeorgiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia), 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 #13

#5LaDainian TomlinsonRB #6Richard SeymourDT #7Andre CarterDE #8David TerrellWR #9Koren RobinsonWR #10Jamal ReynoldsDE #11Dan MorganMLB #12Damione LewisDT #14Kenyatta WalkerOT #15Rod GardnerWR #16Santana MossWR #17Steve HutchinsonG #18Jeff BackusOT #19Casey HamptonNT #20Adam ArchuletaS #21Nate ClementsS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Marcus inherited the Jacksonville Jaguars DL room from Rob Meier (2000–2008), and handed it to John Henderson (2002–2009).

Jeff Lageman 1995–1997Kelvin Pritchett 1995–1998Joel Smeenge 1995–2000Clyde Simmons 1996–1997Tony Brackens 1996–2003Renaldo Wynn

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010final season
Last recorded season with BUF
2008team change
Joined BUF (from JAX)
2001draft
Drafted by JAX — Round 1, Pick 13

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 310 lb

Frame

321 lb at 5.13s

Size-speed

30" vert / 110" broad

Explosion

21 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	BUF	1	W4Out· Ankle
2009	BUF	1	W11Out· KneeW12Questionable· Knee

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 67

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

C2001

B+2002

B2003

B2004

C+2005

C+2006

C+2007

C+2008

C+2009

C+2010

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 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
2001	0	0	0	0
2002	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4
2003	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2004	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2005	1	0.1	1	0.1
2006	2.5	0.2	4+1.5	0.2
2007	2.5	0.3	5+2.5	0.3
2008	1	0.1	1	0.1
2009	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2010	2.5	0.2	3+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

74 career value over replacement — #1548 all-time of 4,642. 7.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #13 (Rd 1) · JAX · 2001 · +2.7 vs expected KV-H

63actual

60.3 expected · Δ+2.7

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #13

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator