Paul Spicer is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Spicer in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Spicer's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Paul Spicer
Height6'4"
Weight295 lb
BornAug 18, 1975
Age50
Rookie yr1999
A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 86 · #1346 · High-ValueWorth 86 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 30% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
6
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+14.3
Avg surplus
peak +30
6 seasons × ~14.3 surplus ≈ VORP 86
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 | |||||
| 2000 | — | JAX | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | JAX | 15 | — | 24 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | JAX | 15 | — | 35 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | JAX | 15 | — | 30 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | JAX | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | JAX | 14 | — | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | JAX | 14 | — | 43 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | JAX | 15 | — | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 8.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | JAX | 14 | — | 30 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 104 | — | 235 | 196 | 39 | 14 | 33 | 29.5 | 76.5 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25 | JAX | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 26 | JAX | 15 | — | 24 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2002 | 27 | JAX | 15 | — | 35 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.9 |
| 2003 | 28 | JAX | 15 | — | 30 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2004 | 29 | JAX | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 30 | JAX | 14 | — | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 2006 | 31 | JAX | 14 | — | 43 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.3 |
| 2007 | 32 | JAX | 15 | — | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 8.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 |
| 2008 | 33 | JAX | 14 | — | 30 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.4 |
| Career | 104 | 235 | 196 | 39 | 14 | 33 | — | — | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69.2 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 67 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
63
Sustained
career value
×.6
74
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 67.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 63
On-field 44.8
Availability 18.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2001bestavg 63elite 702008
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position14
Depth
of 100
Reached 15% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
15% of the all-time Sacks leader15
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: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl2Solo2QBHits1Sk1.0Dis2.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Saginaw Valley State; College of DuPage), 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
Fred TaylorRB9yRob MeierDT9yKyle BradyTE7yJohn HendersonNT7yMarcus StroudDE7yDonovin DariusDB7yDavid GarrardQB7yMike PetersonOLB6yRashean MathisCB6yJimmy SmithWR6yChris HansonP6yGeorge WrighsterTE6yDaryl SmithOLB5yJosh ScobeeK5yKiwaukee ThomasDB5yReggie WilliamsWR5yLaBrandon ToefieldRB5yMark BrunellQB4yAkin AyodeleILB4yDanny ClarkOLB4yJason CraftDB4yFernando BryantDB4yTony BrackensDE4yGerald SensabaughFS4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterPaul inherited the Jacksonville Jaguars DL room from Larry Smith (1999–2002), and handed it to Rob Meier (2000–2008).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2008final season
Last recorded season with JAX
- 2000signing
Entered the NFL with JAX
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 295 lb
Frame
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 7-season peers. See all →
67
peak 74
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2001
B2002
C2003
B+2005
C+2006
A2007
C+2008
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
80%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | 0.5 | 0 | 0-0.5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 9+1.5 | 0.5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0.2 | 4+1 | 0.2 |
| 2007 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 10+1.5 | 0.6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0.2 | 4+1 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
86 career value over replacement — #1346 all-time of 4,642. 12.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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