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.
Career Value · VORP
80 career value over replacement — #1466 all-time of 4,695. 5.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #36 (Rd 2) · IND · 1999 · +4.2 vs expected KV-H
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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 | ||||||
| 1999 | 23 | IND | 14 | — | 0.7 | 70 | 49 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | IND | 16 | — | 1.4 | 120 | 66 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | IND | 9 | — | 2.2 | 46 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26 | IND | 16 | — | 3.5 | 100 | 67 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27 | JAX | 16 | — | 4.0 | 86 | 57 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28 | JAX | 16 | — | 3.1 | 102 | 69 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29 | JAX | 16 | — | 7.4 | 109 | 72 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30 | JAX | 5 | — | 0.9 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 31 | JAX | 10 | — | 2.3 | 60 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 32 | JAX | 15 | — | 0.0 | 73 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 33 | ATL | 16 | — | 1.3 | 88 | 62 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 34 | ATL | 16 | — | 2.9 | 50 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 35 | ATL | 5 | — | 1.1 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 36 | ATL | 5 | — | 0.0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 175 | — | 30.8 | 962 | 647 | 315 | 34 | 14 | 20.5 | 68.5 | 19 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
14 seasons · peak 7.4 in 2005
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.
2.4 career wins over 14 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2005 · +0.6 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23 | IND | 14 | — | 70 | 49 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 2000 | 24 | IND | 16 | — | 120 | 66 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2001 | 25 | IND | 9 | — | 46 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 2002 | 26 | IND | 16 | — | 100 | 67 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 2003 | 27 | JAX | 16 | — | 86 | 57 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004 | 28 | JAX | 16 | — | 102 | 69 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| 2005 | 29 | JAX | 16 | — | 109 | 72 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 2006 | 30 | JAX | 5 | — | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | 31 | JAX | 10 | — | 60 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2008 | 32 | JAX | 15 | — | 73 | 59 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 33 | ATL | 16 | — | 88 | 62 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| 2010 | 34 | ATL | 16 | — | 50 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 2011 | 35 | ATL | 5 | — | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2012 | 36 | ATL | 5 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 175 | 962 | 647 | 315 | 34 | 14 | 20.5 | 68.5 | 19 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 30.8 |
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.
Blend 56.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 92%
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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.
#470 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)