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Nigel Bradham

Top 43% all-time pass rushersSolid Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2014

Height6'2"

Weight241 lb

BornSep 4, 1989

Age36

CollegeFlorida State See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2012

Draft2012 · Rd 4, Pick 105 · BUF

Archetype Intelligence

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A edge rusher with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 34 · #2534 · Role Player

Worth 34 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 56% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 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

+6.8

Avg surplus

peak +10

5 seasons × ~6.8 surplus ≈ VORP 34

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													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2012	—	BUF	12	—	44	24	20	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	BUF	13	—	28	11	17	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	285	26.3%	301	59.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	BUF	14	—	74	38	36	6	7	2.5	15.5	1	6	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	805	84.8%	116	29.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	BUF	11	—	45	30	15	4	3	1.0	8.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	728	95.0%	109	33.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	PHI	16	—	96	65	31	10	3	2.0	15.0	1	5	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	989	96.8%	58	14.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	PHI	15	—	83	56	27	5	3	1.0	9.0	0	8	1	1	1	0	—	0.0%	922	95.7%	59	16.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	PHI	15	—	89	59	30	4	4	2.0	10.0	0	4	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	919	94.7%	7	6.5%	69	50	0.7	100.1	3.3	6	2	2	42	10	0.1
2019	—	PHI	12	—	60	31	29	2	1	0.0	3.0	1	5	0	1	1	0	—	0.0%	717	93.8%	11	9.5%	35	27	0.8	82.8	7.5	3	2	1	48	8	0.1
2020	—	DEN	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	17	57.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	109	—	519	314	205	34	21	8.5	63.5	3	33	5	5	2	0	—	0.0%	5,365	83.8%	678	28.3%	104	77	—	—	—	9	4	3	90	18	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2012	23	BUF	12	—	44	24	20	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	4.5
2013	24	BUF	13	0*	28	11	17	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	0	4.1
2014	25	BUF	14	12*	74	38	36	6	7	2.5	15.5	1	6	2	—	0	10.4
2015	26	BUF	11	10*	45	30	15	4	3	1.0	8.0	0	3	0	—	0	5.4
2016	27	PHI	16	15*	96	65	31	10	3	2.0	15.0	1	5	2	1	0	11.4
2017	28	PHI	15	14*	83	56	27	5	3	1.0	9.0	0	8	1	1	1	9.1
2018	29	PHI	15	14*	89	59	30	4	4	2.0	10.0	0	4	0	1	0	7.7
2019	30	PHI	12	11*	60	31	29	2	1	0.0	3.0	1	5	0	1	1	6.8
Career			108	76*	519	314	205	34	21	—	—	3	33	5	5	2	59.4

* 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	24	BUF	16	0*	—	0.0%	285	26.3%	301	59.3%
2014	25	BUF	14	12*	—	0.0%	805	84.8%	116	29.0%
2015	26	BUF	11	10*	—	0.0%	728	95.0%	109	33.9%
2016	27	PHI	16	15*	—	0.0%	989	96.8%	58	14.8%
2017	28	PHI	15	14*	—	0.0%	922	95.7%	59	16.6%
2018	29	PHI	15	14*	—	0.0%	919	94.7%	7	6.5%
2019	30	PHI	12	11*	—	0.0%	717	93.8%	11	9.5%
2020	31	DEN	1	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	17	57.0%
Career			100	76*	—	—	5,365	—	678	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	29	PHI	15	14*	69	50	0.7	100.1	3.3	6	2	2	42	10	0.1
2019	30	PHI	12	11*	35	27	0.8	82.8	7.5	3	2	1	48	8	0.1
Career			27	25*	104	77	—	—	—	9	4	3	90	18	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 53 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 53 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 51

On-field 33.9

Availability 17.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2012bestavg 502019

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Sacks leader4

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.892See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.892Snap share83.9%Def snaps5,365ReliableCV 0.40

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Combine · 2012

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2012 class

4.56s

40-Yard

Elite · 93th pct

Pos 93thAll 66thClass Pos 89thClass All 62th

37"

Vertical

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 81thClass Pos 89thClass All 87th

121"

Broad Jump

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 70thClass Pos 79thClass All 75th

24 reps

Bench

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 69thClass Pos 55thClass All 67th

7.18s

3-Cone

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 47thClass Pos 61thClass All 40th

4.37s

Shuttle

Above avg · 54th pct

Pos 54thAll 45thClass Pos 64thClass All 46th

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl36Solo27Ast9TFL4QBHits3Sk1.0Dis8.0PD3

College Stats

Florida StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida 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.

2012 Draft Class· this player went #105

#97Lamar MillerRB #98Gino GradkowskiC #99Ben JonesC #100Travis BenjaminWR #101Omar BoldenS #102Kirk CousinsQB #103Frank AlexanderDE #104Joe AdamsWR #106Robert TurbinRB #107Devon WylieWR #109Alameda Ta'amuNT #110Ladarius GreenTE #111Evan RodriguezTE #112Bobby MassieOT #113Kyle WilberLB #114Jaye HowardDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Nigel inherited the Buffalo Bills LB room from Nick Barnett (2011–2012), and handed it to Manny Lawson (2013–2015).

Cornelius Bennett 1987–1995Marvcus Patton 1990–1994Mark Maddox 1992–1997Marlo Perry 1994–1999Sam Rogers 1994–2000Bryce Paup

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2020team change
Joined DEN (from PHI)
2020final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2016team change
Joined PHI (from BUF)
2012draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 4, Pick 105

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 241 lb

Frame

241 lb at 4.56s

Size-speed

37" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

24 reps

Bench power

Injury History

9 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2019	PHI	4	W7Out· AnkleW8Out· Ankle / IllnessW9Out· AnkleW11Out· Ankle
2015	BUF	5	W13Out· AnkleW14Out· AnkleW15Out· AnkleW16Out· AnkleW17Out· Ankle
2014	BUF	0	W5Doubtful· KneeW6Questionable· 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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 56

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

C2012

C2013

C+2014

C2015

C+2016

C+2017

C+2018

C2019

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

78%

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
2012	0	0	0	0
2013	0	0	0	0
2014	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2015	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2016	2	0.1	2	0.1
2017	1	0.1	1	0.1
2018	2	0.1	2	0.1
2019	0	0	0	0

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

Career Value · VORP

34 career value over replacement — #2534 all-time of 4,642. 4.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #105 (Rd 4) · BUF · 2012 · +16.2 vs expected KV-H

53actual

36.8 expected · Δ+16.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2012

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2012 Draft Class· this player went #105

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

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