Mike Wright is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Wright in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wright's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Mike Wright
A quality edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 61 · #1814 · Above AverageWorth 61 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 40% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+15.3
Avg surplus
peak +30
4 seasons × ~15.3 surplus ≈ VORP 61
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 | |||||
| 2005 | — | NE | 6 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | NE | 12 | — | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | NE | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | NE | 11 | — | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | — | NE | 14 | — | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | — | NE | 9 | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | — | NE | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 57 | — | 88 | 55 | 33 | 14 | 26 | 14.5 | 54.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23 | NE | 6 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2006 | 24 | NE | 12 | — | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2007 | 25 | NE | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2008 | 26 | NE | 11 | — | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2009 | 27 | NE | 14 | — | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2010 | 28 | NE | 9 | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.6 |
| 2011 | 29 | NE | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 57 | 88 | 55 | 33 | 14 | 26 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38.7 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 60 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
55
Sustained
career value
×.6
67
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 59.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 42.1
Availability 12.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2005bestavg 49elite 702010
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Sacks leader7
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: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl2Ast2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Cincinnati), 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
Tom BradyQB7yVince WilforkNT7yKevin FaulkRB7yStephen GostkowskiK6yJames SandersDB6yBenjamin WatsonTE5yWes WelkerWR5yJarvis GreenDE5yTy WarrenDT5yJunior SeauLB4yTedy BruschiILB4yMike VrabelOLB4yRodney HarrisonS4yRichard SeymourDT4yMatthew SlaterWR4ySammy MorrisRB4yMatt CasselQB4yRosevelt ColvinLB4yBrandon MeriweatherS4yJerod MayoMLB4yBenJarvus Green-EllisRB4yHeath EvansFB4yEllis HobbsCB4yTully Banta-CainOLB4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterMike inherited the New England Patriots DL room from Vince Wilfork (2004–2014), and handed it to Kyle Love (2010–2012).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2011final season
Last recorded season with NE
- 2005signing
Entered the NFL with NE
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 295 lb
Frame
Injury History
3 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NE | 3 | W2Out· ConcussionW3Out· ConcussionW4Out· ConcussionW5Questionable· Concussion |
| 2010 | NE | 0 | W8Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· GroinW12Questionable· Neck / ConcussionW13Questionable· ConcussionW14Questionable· ConcussionW15Questionable· ConcussionW16Questionable· ConcussionW17Doubtful· Concussion |
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 6-season peers. See all →
60
peak 67
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2005
C2006
F2007
C+2008
B2009
B+2010
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
53%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 4+1.5 | 0.2 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0.4 | 6+1 | 0.4 |
| 2010 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 11+5.5 | 0.6 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
61 career value over replacement — #1814 all-time of 4,642. 10.2/season above a replacement-level DL.
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