Michael McCrary ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places McCrary in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns McCrary a career score of 81, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Michael McCrary

2× Pro BowlTop 6% all-time pass rushersIron Man⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'4"

Weight260 lb

BornJul 7, 1970

Age56

CollegeWake Forest See College Stats

Rookie yr1993

Draft1993 · Rd 7, Pick 170 · SEA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

90thSacks·71

Postseason all-time ranks

32ndPlayoff Sacks·6

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 213 · #337 · Elite

Worth 213 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 8% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.6 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

+26.6

Avg surplus

peak +44

8 seasons × ~26.6 surplus ≈ VORP 213

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
1993	—	SEA	15	—	10	9	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	0	2	—	—	—
1994	—	SEA	16	—	12	10	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	—	0	0	—	—	—
1995	—	SEA	11	—	16	14	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1996	—	SEA	16	—	77	58	—	—	—	13.5	13.5	—	3	1	—	—	—
1997	—	BAL	15	—	68	55	—	—	—	9.0	9.0	—	1	1	—	—	—
1998	—	BAL	16	—	72	66	—	—	—	14.5	14.5	—	2	1	—	—	—
1999	—	BAL	15	—	43	28	15	14	11	11.5	36.5	0	2	1	1	0	0
2000	—	BAL	15	—	38	29	9	12	7	6.5	25.5	0	3	1	3	0	1
2001	—	BAL	10	—	42	25	17	12	8	7.5	27.5	1	1	0	—	0	0
2002	—	BAL	4	—	5	3	2	2	2	2.0	6.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
Career		—	133	—	383	297	43	40	28	71.0	139.0	1	13	7	4	0	1

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1993	23	SEA	15	—	10	9	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	0	2	—	—	—	8.7
1994	24	SEA	16	—	12	10	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	—	0	0	—	—	—	5.4
1995	25	SEA	11	—	16	14	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	3.2
1996	26	SEA	16	—	77	58	—	—	—	13.5	13.5	—	3	1	—	—	—	19.5
1997	27	BAL	15	—	68	55	—	—	—	9.0	9.0	—	1	1	—	—	—	15.4
1998	28	BAL	16	—	72	66	—	—	—	14.5	14.5	—	2	1	—	—	—	22
1999	29	BAL	15	—	43	28	15	14	11	11.5	36.5	0	2	1	1	0	0	18
2000	30	BAL	15	—	38	29	9	12	7	6.5	25.5	0	3	1	3	0	1	13.1
2001	31	BAL	10	—	42	25	17	12	8	7.5	27.5	1	1	0	—	0	0	13.1
2002	32	BAL	4	—	5	3	2	2	2	2.0	6.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	3.2
Career			133		383	297	43	40	28	—	—	1	13	7	4	0	1	121.6

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 81 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 81 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 81.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 81· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 74

On-field 56.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1993bestavg 70elite 702002

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 36% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

36% of the all-time Sacks leader36

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: 94%.

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+).

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl11Solo10Ast1TFL6QBHits5Sk6.0Dis17.0FF1

College Stats

Wake ForestCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Wake Forest), 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.

1993 Draft Class· this player went #170

#145Chidi AhanotuDT #147Greg JeffriesCB #151Mitch LyonsTE #157Carlos EtheredgeTE #160Frank WycheckTE #162Willie WilliamsCB #166Chris DalmanG #168Barry MinterLB #174Ty HallockLB #176Tyree DavisWR #178Darnell WalkerDB #181Greg BiekertMLB #182Tony KimbroughWR #183Bob KuberskiDT #185Jeff ZgoninaDT #186Danan HughesWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Michael inherited the Baltimore Ravens DL room from Tony Siragusa (1997–2001), and handed it to Marques Douglas (2001–2008).

Rob Burnett 1996–2001Keith Washington 1997–2000Tony Siragusa 1997–2001Michael McCrary 1997–2002Marques Douglas 2001–2008Kelly Gregg

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2002final season
Last recorded season with BAL
1997team change
Joined BAL (from SEA)
1993draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 7, Pick 170

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 260 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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 92

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

B1993

C+1994

C1995

A+1996

B+1997

A+1998

A1999

B+2000

A2001

D2002

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

83%

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
1993	4	0.3	4	0.2
1994	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
1995	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
1996	13.5	0.8	13-0.5	0.8
1997	9	0.6	9	0.5
1998	14.5	0.9	14-0.5	0.8
1999	11.5	0.8	12+0.5	0.7
2000	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4
2001	7.5	0.8	12+4.5	0.7
2002	2	0.5	8+6	0.5

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

213 career value over replacement — #337 all-time of 4,642. 21.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #170 (Rd 7) · SEA · 1993 · +53.8 vs expected KV-H

81actual

27.2 expected · Δ+53.8

💔+36.2 stolen VORP·1.7 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1993 Draft Class· this player went #170

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator