Mark Wheeler is a career quality starter — 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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 1992 | 22 | TB | 16 | — | 2.1 | 57 | 49 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 23 | TB | 10 | — | 0.6 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | TB | 15 | — | 1.5 | 29 | 23 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25 | TB | 14 | — | 0.0 | 32 | 22 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | NE | 16 | — | 0.0 | 62 | 36 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | NE | 14 | — | 2.2 | 36 | 26 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 28 | NE | 10 | — | 0.0 | 20 | 15 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29 | PHI | 9 | — | 0.0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 104 | — | 6.4 | 267 | 198 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
58 career value over replacement — #1916 all-time of 4,695. 7.3/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #59 (Rd 3) · TB · 1992 · +10.9 vs expected KV-H
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8 seasons · peak 2.2 in 1997
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.5 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1992 · +0.2 wins
0.2 of TB's 5 wins (3%)
Latest season · 1999 · −0.1 wins
PHI's 5 wins · no wins above replacement this season
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia. Team wins are the club's actual regular-season wins; a traded season, or one whose club record is missing, shows no share.
#526 of 1,594 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22 | TB | 16 | — | 57 | 49 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2.1 |
| 1993 | 23 | TB | 10 | — | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1994 | 24 | TB | 15 | — | 29 | 23 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.5 |
| 1995 | 25 | TB | 14 | — | 32 | 22 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | NE | 16 | — | 62 | 36 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | NE | 14 | — | 36 | 26 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2.2 |
| 1998 | 28 | NE | 10 | — | 20 | 15 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1999 | 29 | PHI | 9 | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 104 | 267 | 198 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
A 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.
Blend 56.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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