Mike Frederick
Solid Contributor
Height6'5"
Weight280 lb
BornAug 6, 1972
Age53
CollegeVirginiaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1995
Draft1995 · Rd 3, Pick 94 · CLE
A edge rusher with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 4 · #4003 · Role PlayerWorth 4 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 87% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+4
Avg surplus
peak +4
1 seasons × ~4 surplus ≈ VORP 4
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1995 | — | CLE | 16 | — | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | BAL | 16 | — | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | BAL | 16 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | BAL | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | TEN | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 60 | — | 40 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 47 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
50
Sustained
career value
×.6
51
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 50.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 47· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 50
On-field 31.1
Availability 18.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1995bestavg 491998
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
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: 92%.
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 (Virginia), 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
Matt StoverK4yRob BurnettDE4yBennie ThompsonDB4yBrian KinchenTE4yStevon MooreDB4yMichael JacksonWR4yVinny TestaverdeQB3yRay LewisILB3yEarnest BynerRB3yDerrick AlexanderWR3yAntonio LanghamDB3yJermaine LewisWR3yDeRon JenkinsCB3yEric ZeierQB3yAnthony PleasantDE2yTony SiragusaDT2yMike CaldwellLB2yGreg MontgomeryP2yJamie SharperOLB2yMichael McCraryDE2yPeter BoulwareLB2yFloyd TurnerWR2yPriest HolmesRB2yEric TurnerFS2y
1995 Draft Class· this player went #94
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999team change
Joined TEN (from BAL)
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with TEN
- 1996team change
Joined BAL (from CLE)
- 1995draft
Drafted by CLE — Round 3, Pick 94
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 280 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 4-season peers. See all →
47
peak 51
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1995
C+1996
C1997
C1998
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
75%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
4 career value over replacement — #4003 all-time of 4,642. 1/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #94 (Rd 3) · CLE · 1995 · +8.3 vs expected KV-H
47actual
38.7 expected · Δ+8.3
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