Patrick Chukwurah
Role Player📈 Late Developer · 2006
Height6'1"
Weight250 lb
BornMar 1, 1979
Age47
CollegeWyomingSee College Stats
Rookie yr2001
Draft2001 · Rd 5, Pick 157 · MIN
A linebacker who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 0 · #4524 · Role PlayerWorth 0 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 98% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 0 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +0 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 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 | |||||
| 2001 | — | MIN | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | MIN | 4 | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | DEN | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | DEN | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | DEN | 11 | — | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | TB | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 34 | — | 37 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 9.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 26 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 26 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
25
Sustained
career value
×.6
27
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 25.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 26· confidence 73%
What builds the career mark of 25
On-field 17
Availability 8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2001bestavg 222007
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 5% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
5% of the all-time Sacks leader5
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: 92%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2001
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.77s
40-Yard
Low · 24th pct
Pos 24thAll 37thClass Pos 31thClass All 38th
40"
Vertical
Elite · 95th pct
Pos 95thAll 95thClass Pos 93thClass All 88th
119"
Broad Jump
Above avg · 55th pct
Pos 55thAll 60thClass Pos 94thClass All 69th
24 reps
Bench
Above avg · 66th pct
Pos 66thAll 69thClass Pos 61thClass All 70th
7.34s
3-Cone
Low · 15th pct
Pos 15thAll 34thClass Pos 31thClass All 46th
4.21s
Shuttle
Above avg · 72th pct
Pos 72thAll 71thClass Pos 63thClass All 61th
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
Jason ElamK3yJohn LynchFS3yChamp BaileyCB3yJake PlummerQB3yChris HovanDT3yAl WilsonMLB3yMichael BennettRB3yNick FergusonFS3yTatum BellRB3ySam BrandonDB3yCecil SappRB3yKyle JohnsonRB3yGary AndersonK2yRandy MossWR2yMarco ColemanDE2yTrevor PryceDE2yFred RobbinsDT2yLance JohnstoneDE2yGerard WarrenDT2yDwayne CarswellOT2yMichael MyersDT2yJimmy KleinsasserTE2yJohn EngelbergerDE2yTyrone CarterDB2y
2001 Draft Class· this player went #157
#147Tony StewartTE#148Scotty AndersonWR#149Mike McMahonQB#150Derrick BlaylockRB#151Russ HochsteinC#152Raymond WallsDB#154Darnerien McCantsWR#155A.J. FeeleyQB#159Eddie BerlinWR#162Jonathan CarterWR#165Michael JamesonCB#168Riall JohnsonLB#169Cedrick WilsonWR#171Daleroy StewartDT#173Jason GlennLB#174Jameel CookRB
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2007team change
Joined TB (from DEN)
- 2007final season
Last recorded season with TB
- 2004team change
Joined DEN (from MIN)
- 2001draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 5, Pick 157
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 250 lb
Frame
238 lb at 4.77s
Size-speed
40" vert / 119" broad
Explosion
24 reps
Bench power
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 5-season peers. See all →
26
peak 27
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F2001
F2002
F2004
D2006
F2007
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
56%
Era Translator
Tackles 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 Tackles | Tackles/G | → 2025 Tackles | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6 | 1.5 | 2-4 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 2 | 6-2 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0.7 | 0-4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 15 | 1.4 | 0-15 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0.4 | 0-3 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
0 career value over replacement — #4524 all-time of 4,642. 0/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #157 (Rd 5) · MIN · 2001 · -7 vs expected KV-H
26actual
33 expected · Δ−7
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