Mark Word is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Word in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Word's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Mark Word
Height6'5"
Weight305 lb
BornNov 23, 1975
Age50
Rookie yr1999
A edge rusher with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2002 | — | CLE | 10 | — | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | CLE | 14 | — | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 24 | — | 32 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 58 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
72
Sustained
career value
×.6
75
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 73.2 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 58· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 72
On-field 56.7
Availability 15.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2002bestavg 75elite 702003
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
6% of the all-time Sacks leader6
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 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 (Jacksonville State; Hinds CC), 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.
Top Teammates
Phil DawsonK2yChris GardockiP2yRobert GriffithFS2yKenard LangDE2yGerard WarrenDT2yDennis NorthcuttWR2yAnthony HenryCB2yOrpheus RoyeDE2yAndra DavisILB2ySteve HeidenTE2yBrant BoyerOLB2yDaylon McCutcheonDB2yAlvin McKinleyDT2yAndre DavisWR2yEarl LittleDB2yKevin BentleyLB2yQuincy MorganWR2yLewis SandersDB2yJamel WhiteRB2yTim CouchQB2yCourtney BrownDE2yTyrone RogersLB2yAaron SheaTE2yWilliam GreenRB2y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterMark inherited the Cleveland Browns DL room from Alvin McKinley (2001–2006), and handed it to Kenard Lang (2002–2005).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2003final season
Last recorded season with CLE
- 2002signing
Entered the NFL with CLE
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 305 lb
Frame
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 2-season peers. See all →
58
peak 75
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
A2002
B2003
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 2 seasons.
75%
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
85
DurableEra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8 | 0.8 | 13+5 | 0.8 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0.3 | 5+1 | 0.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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