Mike Vrabel ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Vrabel in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Vrabel a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

OLBKC#50ACT

Mike Vrabel

1× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 10% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2007Two-Way Profile

Height6'4"

Weight261 lb

BornAug 14, 1975

Age50

CollegeOhio State See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 3, Pick 91 · PIT

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

13thPlayoff Sacks·8

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 193 · #403 · Elite

Worth 193 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 10% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21.4

Avg surplus

peak +41

9 seasons × ~21.4 surplus ≈ VORP 193

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Receiving									Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1997	—	PIT	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	PIT	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	PIT	4	—	5	4	1	2	2	2.0	6.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	PIT	5	—	4	2	2	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	NE	15	—	52	29	23	4	4	3.0	11.0	2	9	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	NE	16	—	51	27	24	5	5	4.5	14.5	1	5	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	100.0%	1.0	1.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	0	0
2003	—	NE	12	—	37	25	12	0	0	9.0	9.0	2	4	4	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	NE	15	—	46	31	15	0	0	5.5	5.5	0	3	0	—	0	0	2	2	3	2	100.0%	1.5	1.5	—	2	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	0	0
2005	—	NE	16	—	82	47	35	0	0	4.5	4.5	2	5	1	—	1	0	3	3	4	3	100.0%	1.3	1.3	—	3	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.0	0	0
2006	—	NE	16	—	71	37	34	0	6	5.0	11.0	3	4	3	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	NE	16	—	53	32	21	0	16	10.5	26.5	0	0	4	—	0	0	2	2	3	2	100.0%	1.5	1.5	—	2	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.8	0	3
2008	—	NE	16	—	49	27	22	9	9	4.0	22.0	1	4	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	KC	14	—	47	38	9	2	1	2.0	5.0	0	6	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	100.0%	1.0	1.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.4	0	1
2010	—	KC	14	—	40	22	18	2	6	0.0	8.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	2	1	2	1	50.0%	2.0	1.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.7	0	3
Career		—	185	—	537	321	216	25	50	51.0	126.0	11	41	17	6	1	0	11	10	14	10	90.9%	1.4	1.3	—	—	—	—	13.3	0	7

Career EPA13.3·13 receiving·2.2/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
1997	22	PIT	15	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	23	PIT	11	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	27	NE	1	—	1	1	1	1	100.0%	1.0	1.0	—	1	—
2004	29	NE	2	—	2	2	3	2	100.0%	1.5	1.5	—	2	—
2005	30	NE	2	—	3	3	4	3	100.0%	1.3	1.3	—	3	—
2007	32	NE	2	—	2	2	3	2	100.0%	1.5	1.5	—	2	—
2009	34	KC	1	—	1	1	1	1	100.0%	1.0	1.0	—	1	—
2010	35	KC	2	—	2	1	2	1	50.0%	2.0	1.0	—	1	—
Career			36		11	10	14	10	90.9%	1.4	1.3	—	—	49.3

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD
1999	24	PIT	4	—	5	4	1	2	2	2.0	6.0	0	0	1	—	0
2000	25	PIT	5	—	4	2	2	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0
2001	26	NE	15	—	52	29	23	4	4	3.0	11.0	2	9	0	—	0
2002	27	NE	16	—	51	27	24	5	5	4.5	14.5	1	5	0	2	0
2003	28	NE	12	—	37	25	12	0	0	9.0	9.0	2	4	4	1	0
2004	29	NE	15	—	46	31	15	0	0	5.5	5.5	0	3	0	—	0
2005	30	NE	16	—	82	47	35	0	0	4.5	4.5	2	5	1	—	1
2006	31	NE	16	—	71	37	34	0	6	5.0	11.0	3	4	3	1	0
2007	32	NE	16	—	53	32	21	0	16	10.5	26.5	0	0	4	—	0
2008	33	NE	16	—	49	27	22	9	9	4.0	22.0	1	4	1	1	0
2009	34	KC	14	—	47	38	9	2	1	2.0	5.0	0	6	2	1	0
2010	35	KC	14	—	40	22	18	2	6	0.0	8.0	0	1	1	—	0
Career			159		537	321	216	25	50	—	—	11	41	17	6	1

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2002	27	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	0
2004	29	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	0
2005	30	—	—	—	—	—	3.0	0
2007	32	—	—	—	—	—	2.8	3
2009	34	—	—	—	—	—	1.4	1
2010	35	—	—	—	—	—	2.7	3
Career					—	—	—	7

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 73 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 70.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 46

Availability 18

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 60elite 702010

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 26% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

26% of the all-time Sacks leader26

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

2.22 EPA/season over 6 seasons51

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: 86%.

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

18 playoff games

Receiving

Tgt2Rec2Yds3TD2Ctch%100.0%Y/R1.5Y/Tgt1.5

Defense

Tkl71Solo40Ast31TFL1QBHits3Sk8.0Dis12.0PD3FF3FR2

Advanced (EPA)

Rec EPA1.9

College Stats

Ohio StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio State), 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.

1997 Draft Class· this player went #91

#77Greg ClarkTE #78Stalin ColinetDE #80Derek M. SmithILB #84Ty HowardDB #86Bertrand BerryOLB #88Dedric WardWR #89Chris CarterDB #90Brett ConwayK #92Derrick RodgersOLB #94Kenny WheatonDB #95Brad MaynardP #96Brent SmithOT #98Derrick MasonWR #99Danny WuerffelQB #100Henri CrockettOLB #103Pete MontyLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Mike inherited the New England Patriots LB room from Roman Phifer (2001–2004), and handed it to Rosevelt Colvin (2003–2008).

Todd F. Collins 1992–1998Willie McGinest 1994–2005Ted Johnson 1995–2004Tedy Bruschi 1996–2008Roman Phifer 2001–2004Mike Vrabel

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010final season
Last recorded season with KC
2009team change
Joined KC (from NE)
2001team change
Joined NE (from PIT)
1997draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 3, Pick 91

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 261 lb

Frame

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	KC	0	W11Doubtful· KneeW12Questionable· KneeW13Questionable· Knee

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 81

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

D1999

F2000

C+2001

B2002

A2003

B2004

B2005

B2006

A2007

B2008

C+2009

C2010

Availability

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	2	0.5	8+6	0.4
2000	1	0.2	3+2	0.2
2001	3	0.2	3	0.2
2002	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2003	9	0.8	12+3	0.7
2004	5.5	0.4	6+0.5	0.4
2005	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2006	5	0.3	5	0.3
2007	10.5	0.7	11+0.5	0.7
2008	4	0.3	4	0.3
2009	2	0.1	3+1	0.2
2010	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

193 career value over replacement — #403 all-time of 4,642. 16.1/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #91 (Rd 3) · PIT · 1997 · +34.3 vs expected KV-H

73actual

38.7 expected · Δ+34.3

💔+38.3 stolen VORP·2.38 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #91

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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