Mitch Unrein
A edge rusher who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 13 · #3458 · Role PlayerWorth 13 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 75% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+4.3
Avg surplus
peak +9
3 seasons × ~4.3 surplus ≈ VORP 13
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
4 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Receiving | Advanced (EPA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd | |||||
| 2011 | — | DEN | 5 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | DEN | 14 | — | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | — | DEN | 13 | — | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.2% | 354 | 31.8% | 147 | 27.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | DEN | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 46 | 12.5% | 84 | 36.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | CHI | 12 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.7% | 382 | 39.2% | 152 | 33.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | CHI | 12 | — | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0% | 436 | 49.9% | 91 | 28.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | CHI | 12 | — | 31 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 389 | 48.5% | 92 | 28.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 69 | — | 120 | 81 | 39 | 7 | 17 | 4.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2.0% | 1,607 | 36.4% | 566 | 31.1% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 0.6 | 0 | 1 | |
Career EPA0.6··0.6/season
Receiving
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 | DEN | 5 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 25 | DEN | 14 | — | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 26 | DEN | 13 | 0* | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 27 | DEN | 1 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 28 | CHI | 12 | 0* | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 29 | CHI | 12 | 0* | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 30 | CHI | 12 | 0* | 31 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 69 | 120 | 81 | 39 | 7 | 17 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26 | DEN | 16 | 0* | 9 | 2.2% | 354 | 31.8% | 147 | 27.4% |
| 2014 | 27 | DEN | 8 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 46 | 12.5% | 84 | 36.6% |
| 2015 | 28 | CHI | 16 | 0* | 7 | 1.7% | 382 | 39.2% | 152 | 33.9% |
| 2016 | 29 | CHI | 13 | 0* | 1 | 2.0% | 436 | 49.9% | 91 | 28.6% |
| 2017 | 30 | CHI | 12 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 389 | 48.5% | 92 | 28.8% |
| Career | 65 | 17 | — | 1,607 | — | 566 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced (EPA)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Pass EPA | Rush EPA | Rec EPA | Pass AirYd | Rec AirYd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 1 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 49 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
47
Sustained
career value
×.6
51
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 48.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 49· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 47
On-field 32.1
Availability 14.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2011bestavg 452017
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Sacks leader2
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
0.63 EPA/season over 1 season50
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: 94%.
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+39
Rotational
SIS
Disruption/1001.587Snap share36.4%Def snaps1,607VolatileCV 0.47
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
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
Tkl5Solo1Ast4TFL1Dis1.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Wyoming), 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
Danny TrevathanILB5yVon MillerOLB4yDemaryius ThomasWR4yBritton ColquittP4yVirgil GreenTE4yRahim MooreFS4yDavid BrutonS4yNate IrvingILB4yPeyton ManningQB3yMatt PraterK3yChamp BaileyCB3yWesley WoodyardILB3yPat O'DonnellP3yCharles Leno Jr.OT3yAdrian AmosS3yEddie RoyalWR3yMalik JacksonDT3yPernell McPheeLB3yLamarr HoustonLB3yDerek WolfeDE3yRobert AyersDE3yChristian JonesOLB3yConnor BarthK3yEddie GoldmanNT3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterMitch inherited the Chicago Bears DL room from Jay Ratliff (2013–2015), and handed it to Eddie Goldman (2015–2021).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2017final season
Last recorded season with CHI
- 2015team change
Joined CHI (from DEN)
- 2011signing
Entered the NFL with DEN
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 301 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | CHI | 0 | W12Questionable· Knee |
| 2016 | CHI | 0 | W10Questionable· BackW11Doubtful· BackW12Questionable· Back |
| 2015 | CHI | 0 | W17Questionable· Knee |
| 2014 | DEN | 0 | W19Questionable· 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 6-season peers. See all →
49
peak 51
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2011
C2012
C2013
C2015
C2016
C+2017
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
82%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 4+1.5 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
13 career value over replacement — #3458 all-time of 4,642. 2.2/season above a replacement-level DL.
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