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Phillip Taylor

Solid Contributor

Height6'3"

Weight343 lb

BornApr 7, 1988

Age38

CollegeBaylor; Penn State See College Stats

Rookie yr2011

Draft2011 · Rd 1, Pick 21 · CLE

Archetype Intelligence

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A edge rusher with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 24 · #2940 · Role Player

Worth 24 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 64% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+12

Avg surplus

peak +16

2 seasons × ~12 surplus ≈ VORP 24

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%
2011	—	CLE	15	—	58	36	22	6	7	4.0	17.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	CLE	8	—	14	12	2	2	2	1.0	5.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	CLE	14	—	26	14	12	5	6	2.0	13.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	548	50.6%	72	15.7%
2014	—	CLE	5	—	10	6	4	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	130	38.2%	18	14.8%
Career		—	42	—	108	68	40	15	15	7.0	37.0	0	3	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	678	44.4%	90	15.2%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2011	23	CLE	15	—	58	36	22	6	7	4.0	17.0	1	1	—	11.7
2012	24	CLE	8	—	14	12	2	2	2	1.0	5.0	0	0	1	4
2013	25	CLE	14	8*	26	14	12	5	6	2.0	13.0	1	0	—	7.6
2014	26	CLE	5	0*	10	6	4	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	0	—	2.1
Career			42	8*	108	68	40	15	15	—	—	3	1	1	25.4

* 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	25	CLE	15	8*	—	0.0%	548	50.6%	72	15.7%
2014	26	CLE	5	0*	—	0.0%	130	38.2%	18	14.8%
Career			20	8*	—	—	678	—	90	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 49 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 53.2 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 49· confidence 91%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 37.2

Availability 14.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2011bestavg 472014

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

Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.507See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.507Snap share44.4%Def snaps678Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, 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 defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2011

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

DL · 2011 class

5.09s

40-Yard

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 16thClass Pos 36thClass All 16th

29.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 19thClass Pos 72thClass All 20th

100"

Broad Jump

Low · 16th pct

Pos 16thAll 6thClass Pos 29thClass All 7th

31 reps

Bench

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 94thClass Pos 79thClass All 95th

7.75s

3-Cone

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 14thClass Pos 18thClass All 7th

4.77s

Shuttle

Below avg · 25th pct

Pos 25thAll 9thClass Pos 23thClass All 6th

College Stats

Baylor; Penn StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Baylor; Penn 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.

2011 Draft Class· this player went #21

#13Nick FairleyDT #14Robert QuinnDE #15Mike PounceyC #16Ryan KerriganDE #17Nate SolderOT #18Corey LiugetDT #19Prince AmukamaraCB #20Adrian ClaybornDE #22Anthony CastonzoOT #23Danny WatkinsG #24Cameron JordanDE #25James CarpenterG #26Jon BaldwinWR #28Mark IngramRB #29Gabe CarimiOT #30Muhammad WilkersonDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Phillip inherited the Cleveland Browns DL room from Jabaal Sheard (2011–2014), and handed it to Billy Winn (2012–2014).

Anthony Pleasant 1990–1995Rob Burnett 1990–1995Keith McKenzie 2000–2001Courtney Brown 2000–2004Orpheus Roye 2000–2007Gerard Warren

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2014final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2011draft
Drafted by CLE — Round 1, Pick 21

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 343 lb

Frame

334 lb at 5.09s

Size-speed

29.5" vert / 100" broad

Explosion

31 reps

Bench power

Injury History

6 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2014	CLE	5	W6Out· KneeW7Out· KneeW8Out· KneeW9Out· KneeW10Questionable· KneeW11Out· Knee
2013	CLE	1	W17Out· Concussion

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 4-season peers. See all →

peak 55

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

B2011

C2012

C+2013

F2014

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

67%

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
2011	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2012	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2013	2	0.1	2	0.1
2014	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

24 career value over replacement — #2940 all-time of 4,642. 6/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #21 (Rd 1) · CLE · 2011 · -7.5 vs expected KV-H

49actual

56.5 expected · Δ−7.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2011

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2011 Draft Class· this player went #21

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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