Mike Peterson is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Peterson in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Peterson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Mike Peterson

Top 30% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2005

Height6'1"

Weight226 lb

BornJun 17, 1976

Age50

CollegeFlorida See College Stats

Rookie yr1999

Draft1999 · Rd 2, Pick 36 · IND

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 82 · #1407 · High-Value

Worth 82 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 31% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.5

Avg surplus

peak +23

11 seasons × ~7.5 surplus ≈ VORP 82

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
1999	—	IND	14	—	70	49	21	6	3	3.0	12.0	0	1	0	1	0	0
2000	—	IND	16	—	120	66	54	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	6	1	—	0	0
2001	—	IND	9	—	46	27	19	3	2	1.5	6.5	2	4	0	1	0	0
2002	—	IND	16	—	100	67	33	6	0	0.0	6.0	3	9	0	—	0	0
2003	—	JAX	16	—	86	57	29	0	0	1.0	1.0	3	9	2	2	0	0
2004	—	JAX	16	—	102	69	33	0	0	5.0	5.0	0	1	1	1	0	0
2005	—	JAX	16	—	109	72	37	0	0	6.0	6.0	3	6	2	1	1	0
2006	—	JAX	5	—	27	17	10	0	1	0.0	1.0	1	1	0	—	0	0
2007	—	JAX	10	—	60	50	10	0	4	2.0	6.0	1	3	0	1	0	0
2008	—	JAX	15	—	73	59	14	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	—	ATL	16	—	88	62	26	7	2	1.0	10.0	1	7	2	—	0	0
2010	—	ATL	16	—	50	31	19	6	1	1.0	8.0	2	5	1	2	0	0
2011	—	ATL	5	—	20	14	6	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	3	0	—	0	0
2012	—	ATL	5	—	11	7	4	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	175	—	962	647	315	34	14	20.5	68.5	19	55	9	9	1	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
1999	23	IND	14	—	70	49	21	6	3	3.0	12.0	0	1	0	1	0	7.4
2000	24	IND	16	—	120	66	54	3	0	0.0	3.0	2	6	1	—	0	10.4
2001	25	IND	9	—	46	27	19	3	2	1.5	6.5	2	4	0	1	0	6.4
2002	26	IND	16	—	100	67	33	6	0	0.0	6.0	3	9	0	—	0	11.2
2003	27	JAX	16	—	86	57	29	0	0	1.0	1.0	3	9	2	2	0	11.9
2004	28	JAX	16	—	102	69	33	0	0	5.0	5.0	0	1	1	1	0	9.5
2005	29	JAX	16	—	109	72	37	0	0	6.0	6.0	3	6	2	1	1	14
2006	30	JAX	5	—	27	17	10	0	1	0.0	1.0	1	1	0	—	0	3
2007	31	JAX	10	—	60	50	10	0	4	2.0	6.0	1	3	0	1	0	6.6
2008	32	JAX	15	—	73	59	14	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	5
2009	33	ATL	16	—	88	62	26	7	2	1.0	10.0	1	7	2	—	0	10.2
2010	34	ATL	16	—	50	31	19	6	1	1.0	8.0	2	5	1	2	0	9.4
2011	35	ATL	5	—	20	14	6	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	3	0	—	0	3.4
2012	36	ATL	5	—	11	7	4	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	1.7
Career			175		962	647	315	34	14	—	—	19	55	9	9	1	110.1

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 56.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 34.5

Availability 17.5

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 48elite 702012

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Sacks leader10

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl37Solo16Ast21TFL2Sk1.0Dis3.0PD2FF1

College Stats

FloridaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida), 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.

1999 Draft Class· this player went #36

#28Andy KatzenmoyerLB #29Dimitrius UnderwoodDE #30Patrick KerneyDE #31Al WilsonMLB #32Kevin JohnsonWR #33Charles FisherCB #34Chris TerryOT #35Barry GardnerLB #37Jon JansenOT #38Mike RuckerDE #39J.J. JohnsonRB #40Tony BryantDE #41Dre' BlyCB #42Reggie KellyTE #43Rob KonradFB #44Jimmy KleinsasserTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Mike inherited the Jacksonville Jaguars LB room from Akin Ayodele (2002–2005), and handed it to Daryl Smith (2004–2012).

Bryan Schwartz 1995–1999Tom McManus 1995–1999Brant Boyer 1995–2000Eddie Robinson 1996–1997Kevin Hardy 1996–2001Bryce Paup

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with ATL
2009team change
Joined ATL (from JAX)
2003team change
Joined JAX (from IND)
1999draft
Drafted by IND — Round 2, Pick 36

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 226 lb

Frame

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	ATL	0	W4Questionable· Ribs

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 14-season peers. See all →

peak 64

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

C+1999

C2000

C2001

C2002

C+2003

B2004

B+2005

F2006

C+2007

C2008

C+2009

C+2010

F2011

F2012

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
1999	3	0.2	3	0.2
2000	0	0	0	0
2001	1.5	0.2	2+0.5	0.1
2002	0	0	0	0
2003	1	0.1	1	0.1
2004	5	0.3	5	0.3
2005	6	0.4	6	0.4
2006	0	0	0	0
2007	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2008	0	0	0	0
2009	1	0.1	1	0.1
2010	1	0.1	1	0.1
2011	0	0	0	0
2012	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

82 career value over replacement — #1407 all-time of 4,642. 5.9/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #36 (Rd 2) · IND · 1999 · +4.1 vs expected KV-H

59actual

54.9 expected · Δ+4.1

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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

1999 Draft Class· this player went #36

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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