Mark Wheeler is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Wheeler in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wheeler's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Mark Wheeler
Top 34% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter
A edge rusher with a above-average career β the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 58 Β· #1871 Β· Above AverageWorth 58 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman β top 41% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.7 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
6
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+9.7
Avg surplus
peak +17
6 seasons Γ ~9.7 surplus β VORP 58
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno 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 | |||||
| 1992 | β | TB | 16 | β | 57 | 49 | β | β | β | 5.0 | 5.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | TB | 10 | β | 22 | 21 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | TB | 15 | β | 29 | 23 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | TB | 14 | β | 32 | 22 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | NE | 16 | β | 62 | 36 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | NE | 14 | β | 36 | 26 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | NE | 10 | β | 20 | 15 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | PHI | 9 | β | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 104 | β | 267 | 198 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22 | TB | 16 | β | 57 | 49 | β | β | β | 5.0 | 5.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 10.8 |
| 1993 | 23 | TB | 10 | β | 22 | 21 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 4.5 |
| 1994 | 24 | TB | 15 | β | 29 | 23 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.2 |
| 1995 | 25 | TB | 14 | β | 32 | 22 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 4.1 |
| 1996 | 26 | NE | 16 | β | 62 | 36 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 6.6 |
| 1997 | 27 | NE | 14 | β | 36 | 26 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 9.3 |
| 1998 | 28 | NE | 10 | β | 20 | 15 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 3.7 |
| 1999 | 29 | PHI | 9 | β | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Career | 104 | 267 | 198 | 3 | 1 | 0 | β | β | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48.9 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 57 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
54
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
61
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 56.8 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 57Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 54
On-field 37
Availability 17
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1992bestavg 531999
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 8% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
8% of the all-time Sacks leader8
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: 88%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· 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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas A&M; Navarro), 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
Drew BledsoeQB4yDave MooreTE4ySantana DotsonDT4yTerry GlennWR4yTyji ArmstrongTE4yCourtney HawkinsWR4yLawrence DawseyWR4yAdam VinatieriK3yLawyer MilloyS3yJohn LynchFS3yWillie McGinestOLB3yHardy NickersonMLB3yTy LawCB3yDan StryzinskiP3yTedy BruschiILB3yTom TupaP3yTroy BrownWR3yMarty CarterS3yChidi AhanotuDT3yBen CoatesTE3yShawn JeffersonWR3yChris SladeDE3yTed JohnsonILB3yWillie ClayFS3y
1992 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #59
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterMark opened the Tampa Bay Buccaneers DL lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Santana Dotson (1992β1995).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999team change
Joined PHI (from NE)
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with PHI
- 1996team change
Joined NE (from TB)
- 1992draft
Drafted by TB β Round 3, Pick 59
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 285 lb
Frame
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 8-season peers. See all β
57
peak 61
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1992
C+1993
C+1994
C+1995
C+1996
B1997
C1998
C1999
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
81%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5 | 0.3 | 4-1 | 0.3 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
58 career value over replacement β #1871 all-time of 4,642. 7.3/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #59 (Rd 3) Β· TB Β· 1992 Β· +10.1 vs expected KV-H
57actual
46.9 expected Β· Ξ+10.1
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