Ogemdi Nwagbuo
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2009
Height6'5"
Weight312 lb
BornDec 24, 1985
Age40
Rookie yr2008
A edge rusher who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4518 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 98% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
0
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+0
Avg surplus
peak +0
0 seasons × ~0 surplus ≈ VORP 0
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 | |||||
| 2009 | — | LAC | 9 | — | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | — | LAC | 10 | — | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | — | CAR | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 24 | — | 35 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 34 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 34 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
41
Sustained
career value
×.6
38
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 39.8 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 34· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 41
On-field 30.7
Availability 10.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2009bestavg 382011
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
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%.
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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Michigan State; Southwestern College (CA)), 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
Legedu NaaneeWR3yPhilip RiversQB2yAntonio GatesTE2yEric WeddleFS2yMike ScifresP2yQuentin JammerCB2yShaun PhillipsOLB2yDarren SprolesRB2yVincent JacksonWR2yMalcom FloydWR2yKevin BurnettOLB2yMike TolbertFB2yJacques CesaireDE2yStephen CooperLB2yAntoine CasonCB2ySteve GregoryS2yLuis CastilloDE2yShawne MerrimanDE2yTravis JohnsonDE2yLarry EnglishDE2yJacob HesterRB2yAntonio GarayDE2ySeyi AjirotutuWR2yKris WilsonTE2y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2011team change
Joined CAR (from LAC)
- 2011final season
Last recorded season with CAR
- 2009signing
Entered the NFL with LAC
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 312 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SD | 0 | W8Questionable· AnkleW9Questionable· AnkleW10Questionable· AnkleW11Questionable· Ankle |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
34
peak 38
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2009
C2010
F2011
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
50%
20092011
2009 · cause not documented · 56%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4518 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level DL.
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