Not to be confused withMario Williams (WR · 2025–present).

Mario Williams ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Williams in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Williams a career score of 93, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Mario Williams

4× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 2% all-time pass rushersIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2007 Team Carrier · #289

Height6'6"

Weight300 lb

BornJan 31, 1985

Age41

CollegeN.C. State See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 1, Pick 1 · HOU

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

43rdSacks·97.5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 322 · #101 · All-Time

Worth 322 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 3% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +32.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+32.2

Avg surplus

peak +48

10 seasons × ~32.2 surplus ≈ VORP 322

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2006	—	HOU	16	—	43	31	12	0	7	4.5	11.5	0	4	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	HOU	16	—	50	34	16	0	16	14.0	30.0	0	1	2	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	HOU	16	—	41	32	9	18	21	12.0	51.0	0	0	4	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	HOU	15	—	36	31	5	13	20	9.0	42.0	0	3	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	HOU	12	—	27	21	6	9	19	8.5	36.5	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	HOU	5	—	11	10	1	4	7	5.0	16.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	BUF	16	—	38	29	9	12	15	10.5	37.5	0	4	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	BUF	15	—	30	20	10	15	16	13.0	44.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,001	88.1%	27	12.0%
2014	—	BUF	16	—	36	30	6	19	18	14.5	51.5	0	2	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	787	73.1%	68	14.6%
2015	—	BUF	12	—	15	11	4	6	11	5.0	22.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	884	85.5%	66	16.6%
2016	—	MIA	8	—	13	9	4	4	5	1.5	10.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	449	47.1%	17	6.1%
Career		—	147	—	340	258	82	100	155	97.5	352.5	0	21	16	5	1	0	—	0.0%	3,121	73.5%	178	12.3%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2006	21	HOU	16	—	43	31	12	0	7	4.5	11.5	4	1	1	0	11.2
2007	22	HOU	16	—	50	34	16	0	16	14.0	30.0	1	2	1	1	21
2008	23	HOU	16	—	41	32	9	18	21	12.0	51.0	0	4	—	0	24.4
2009	24	HOU	15	—	36	31	5	13	20	9.0	42.0	3	2	1	0	19.3
2010	25	HOU	12	—	27	21	6	9	19	8.5	36.5	2	1	—	0	16.2
2011	26	HOU	5	—	11	10	1	4	7	5.0	16.0	1	1	—	0	7.4
2012	27	BUF	16	—	38	29	9	12	15	10.5	37.5	4	2	2	0	18.1
2013	28	BUF	15	14*	30	20	10	15	16	13.0	44.0	3	1	—	0	18.5
2014	29	BUF	16	12*	36	30	6	19	18	14.5	51.5	2	2	—	0	22.6
2015	30	BUF	12	12*	15	11	4	6	11	5.0	22.0	0	0	—	0	9.6
2016	31	MIA	8	0*	13	9	4	4	5	1.5	10.5	1	0	—	0	5.1
Career			147	38*	340	258	82	100	155	—	—	21	16	5	1	173.4

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	28	BUF	16	14*	—	0.0%	1,001	88.1%	27	12.0%
2014	29	BUF	16	12*	—	0.0%	787	73.1%	68	14.6%
2015	30	BUF	15	13*	—	0.0%	884	85.5%	66	16.6%
2016	31	MIA	13	0*	—	0.0%	449	47.1%	17	6.1%
Career			60	39*	—	—	3,121	—	178	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 93 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 93 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 89.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 93· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 84

On-field 66.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 80elite 702016

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #289 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2013 BUF·6 team wins#4

Sacks · 13 · score 22

2012 BUF·6 team wins#14

Sacks · 11 · score 12

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 49% of the all-time Sacks leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

49% of the all-time Sacks leader49

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:4.39See leaderboard →

Disruption/1004.39Snap share73.5%Def snaps3,121VolatileCV 0.44

Production per snap — 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 · 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 · 2006

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

EDGE · 2006 class

4.70s

40-Yard

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 44thClass Pos 72thClass All 46th

40.5"

Vertical

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 96thClass Pos 87thClass All 93th

120"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 64thClass Pos 74thClass All 67th

35 reps

Bench

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 98thClass Pos 98thClass All 97th

7.19s

3-Cone

Above avg · 60th pct

Pos 60thAll 46thClass Pos 60thClass All 46th

4.36s

Shuttle

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 47thClass Pos 46thClass All 38th

College Stats

N.C. StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (N.C. 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #1

#2Reggie BushRB #3Vince YoungQB #4D'Brickashaw FergusonOT #5A.J. HawkLB #6Vernon DavisTE #7Michael HuffFS #8Donte WhitnerS #9Ernie SimsOLB #10Matt LeinartQB #11Jay CutlerQB #12Haloti NgataDT #13Kamerion WimbleyOLB #14Brodrick BunkleyNT #15Tye HillDB #16Jason AllenDB #17Chad GreenwayOLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Mario inherited the Houston Texans DL room from Anthony Weaver (2006–2008), and handed it to Amobi Okoye (2007–2010).

Anthony Cook 1995–1996Gary Walker 1995–2005Corey Sears 2002–2004Jerry DeLoach 2002–2005Seth Payne 2002–2006Robaire Smith

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2016team change
Joined MIA (from BUF)
2016final season
Last recorded season with MIA
2012team change
Joined BUF (from HOU)
2006draft
Drafted by HOU — Round 1, Pick 1

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 300 lb

Frame

295 lb at 4.70s

Size-speed

40.5" vert / 120" broad

Explosion

35 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	MIA	0	W2Questionable· ConcussionW11Questionable· AnkleW12Questionable· AnkleW14Doubtful· AnkleW15Questionable· AnkleW16Questionable· AnkleW17Questionable· Ankle
2015	BUF	1	W12Out· FootW15Questionable· Illness
2010	HOU	0	W5Questionable· GroinW6Questionable· Shoulder
2009	HOU	0	W5Questionable· ShoulderW7Questionable· ShoulderW14Questionable· Groin

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 97

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

B2006

A+2007

A+2008

A2009

A2010

C+2011

A2012

A+2013

A+2014

B2015

C+2016

Availability

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

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
2006	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2007	14	0.9	15+1	0.9
2008	12	0.8	13+1	0.8
2009	9	0.6	11+2	0.6
2010	8.5	0.7	13+4.5	0.7
2011	5	1	17+12	1
2012	10.5	0.7	11+0.5	0.7
2013	13	0.9	15+2	0.9
2014	14.5	0.9	15+0.5	0.9
2015	5	0.4	7+2	0.4
2016	1.5	0.2	3+1.5	0.2

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

Career Value · VORP

322 career value over replacement — #101 all-time of 4,642. 29.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

4 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #1 (Rd 1) · HOU · 2006 · +31.2 vs expected KV-H

93actual

61.8 expected · Δ+31.2

💔+35.5 stolen VORP·1.21 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #1

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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