Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1994 | 23 | CLE | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25 | BAL | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26 | NYJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27 | NYJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28 | NYJ | 14 | — | 29 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | NYJ | 13 | — | 23 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | NYJ | 14 | — | 28 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 31 | NE | 9 | — | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 32 | NE | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 100 | — | 100 | 50 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 11.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
19 career value over replacement — #3208 all-time of 4,695. 2.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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8 seasons · peak 1.5 in 2001
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.2 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2001 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#666 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 23 | CLE | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25 | BAL | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | NYJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 |
| 1998 | 27 | NYJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 28 | NYJ | 14 | — | 29 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | NYJ | 13 | — | 23 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | NYJ | 14 | — | 28 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2002 | 31 | NE | 9 | — | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 32 | NE | 4 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 100 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 11.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 53.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 94%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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