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Paul Soliai

1× Pro BowlDurable Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2010

Height6'4"

Weight345 lb

BornDec 30, 1983

Age42

CollegeUtah; Coffeyville CC See College Stats

ConferenceMountain West

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 4, Pick 108 · MIA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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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 7 · #3808 · Role Player

Worth 7 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 83% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

6 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+3.5

Avg surplus

peak +6

2 seasons × ~3.5 surplus ≈ VORP 7

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2007	—	MIA	3	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	MIA	3	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	MIA	10	—	19	16	3	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	MIA	16	—	35	29	6	8	3	2.0	13.0	0	2	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	MIA	16	—	26	18	8	3	3	0.0	6.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	MIA	13	—	29	18	11	8	5	1.5	14.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	MIA	14	—	32	17	15	4	4	1.0	9.0	0	5	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	521	48.7%	93	23.2%
2014	—	ATL	12	—	28	18	10	6	1	1.0	8.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	504	48.7%	90	20.5%
2015	—	ATL	12	—	20	15	5	3	5	0.0	8.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	356	38.1%	57	15.3%
2016	—	CAR	7	—	8	4	4	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	152	23.1%	14	12.3%
Career		—	106	—	201	139	62	34	23	5.5	62.5	0	11	2	4	0	0	—	0.0%	1,533	39.7%	254	17.8%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2007	24	MIA	3	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	—	—
2008	25	MIA	3	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	—	—
2009	26	MIA	10	—	19	16	3	1	1	0.0	2.0	1	1	—	4.6
2010	27	MIA	16	—	35	29	6	8	3	2.0	13.0	2	0	1	9.5
2011	28	MIA	16	—	26	18	8	3	3	0.0	6.0	2	0	—	6.4
2012	29	MIA	13	—	29	18	11	8	5	1.5	14.5	1	0	1	8.2
2013	30	MIA	14	0*	32	17	15	4	4	1.0	9.0	5	1	—	7.5
2014	31	ATL	12	0*	28	18	10	6	1	1.0	8.0	0	0	—	6.3
2015	32	ATL	12	0*	20	15	5	3	5	0.0	8.0	0	0	1	5.3
2016	33	CAR	7	0*	8	4	4	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	0	1	2.6
Career			106		201	139	62	34	23	—	—	11	2	4	50.4

* 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	30	MIA	15	0*	—	0.0%	521	48.7%	93	23.2%
2014	31	ATL	15	0*	—	0.0%	504	48.7%	90	20.5%
2015	32	ATL	14	0*	—	0.0%	356	38.1%	57	15.3%
2016	33	CAR	10	0*	—	0.0%	152	23.1%	14	12.3%
Career			54		—	—	1,533	—	254	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 50 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 50 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 50.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 50· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 49

On-field 32.5

Availability 16.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2009bestavg 472016

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 3% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

3% of the all-time Sacks leader3

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: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.153See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.153Snap share39.7%Def snaps1,533ReliableCV 0.30

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 edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2007

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

EDGE · 2007 class

5.10s

40-Yard

Low · 5th pct

Pos 5thAll 15thClass Pos 2thClass All 11th

29.5"

Vertical

Low · 12th pct

Pos 12thAll 19thClass Pos 9thClass All 15th

103"

Broad Jump

Low · 4th pct

Pos 4thAll 10thClass Pos 3thClass All 6th

7.66s

3-Cone

Low · 10th pct

Pos 10thAll 17thClass Pos 11thClass All 9th

4.69s

Shuttle

Low · 6th pct

Pos 6thAll 14thClass Pos 4thClass All 10th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl1Solo1TFL1Dis1.0FF1

College Stats

Utah; Coffeyville CCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Utah; Coffeyville CC), 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.

2007 Draft Class· this player went #108

#98Quinn PitcockDT #99Johnnie Lee HigginsWR #100Michael BushRB #101Adam PodleshP #102Brian RobisonDE #103Isaiah StanbackWR #106Tanard JacksonDB #107Antonio PittmanRB #109Stephen NicholasOLB #111Dwayne WrightRB #112Daniel SepulvedaP #114Marvin WhiteDB #115Leroy HarrisC #116Zak DeOssieLS #117Manny RamirezG #118Ryne RobinsonWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Paul inherited the Miami Dolphins DL room from Vonnie Holliday (2005–2008), and handed it to Kendall Langford (2008–2011).

Marco Coleman 1992–1995Tim Bowens 1994–2004Trace Armstrong 1995–2000Shane Burton 1996–1998Daryl Gardener 1996–2001Kenny Mixon

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2016team change
Joined CAR (from ATL)
2016final season
Last recorded season with CAR
2014team change
Joined ATL (from MIA)
2007draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 4, Pick 108

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 345 lb

Frame

344 lb at 5.10s

Size-speed

29.5" vert / 103" broad

Explosion

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	CAR	1	W6Out· FootW8Questionable· Foot
2015	ATL	1	W14Out· Calf
2014	ATL	0	W13Questionable· Not Injury Related
2013	MIA	1	W3Out· KneeW4Questionable· Knee
2009	MIA	1	W10Doubtful· AnkleW11Out· Ankle

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 53

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

C2009

C+2010

C2011

C+2012

C+2013

C2014

C2015

D2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

85%

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	0	0	0	0
2010	2	0.1	2	0.1
2011	0	0	0	0
2012	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2013	1	0.1	1	0.1
2014	1	0.1	1	0.1
2015	0	0	0	0
2016	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

7 career value over replacement — #3808 all-time of 4,642. 0.9/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #108 (Rd 4) · MIA · 2007 · +13.2 vs expected KV-H

50actual

36.8 expected · Δ+13.2

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2007

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2007 Draft Class· this player went #108

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography