Ryan Denney is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Denney in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Denney's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Ryan Denney

Top 28% all-time pass rushersHigh-End StarterTwo-Way Profile

Height6'7"

Weight264 lb

BornJun 15, 1977

Age49

CollegeBYU See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 2, Pick 61 · BUF

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 58 · #1875 · Above Average

Worth 58 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 41% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 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

+9.7

Avg surplus

peak +16

6 seasons × ~9.7 surplus ≈ VORP 58

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Receiving									Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2002	—	BUF	5	—	6	3	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	BUF	15	—	31	16	15	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	BUF	14	—	29	9	20	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	BUF	14	—	22	10	12	0	0	4.0	4.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	BUF	15	—	38	22	16	0	6	5.0	11.0	0	5	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	BUF	6	—	23	17	6	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	BUF	15	—	37	19	18	9	5	4.0	18.0	0	7	1	—	0	0	1	1	19	1	100.0%	19.0	19.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.4	0	14
2009	—	BUF	13	—	19	9	10	1	1	2.0	4.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	1	1	25	1	100.0%	25.0	25.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.8	0	19
2010	—	HOU	1	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	98	—	205	105	100	10	14	22.0	46.0	0	20	6	2	0	0	2	2	44	2	100.0%	22.0	22.0	—	2	—	—	9.2	0	33

Career EPA9.2·9 receiving·4.6/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2008	31	BUF	1	—	1	1	19	1	100.0%	19.0	19.0	—	1	—
2009	32	BUF	1	—	1	1	25	1	100.0%	25.0	25.0	—	1	—
Career			2		2	2	44	2	100.0%	22.0	22.0	—	2	42.7

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR
2002	25	BUF	5	—	6	3	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	—
2003	26	BUF	15	—	31	16	15	0	0	3.0	3.0	3	1	—
2004	27	BUF	14	—	29	9	20	0	0	3.0	3.0	2	1	—
2005	28	BUF	14	—	22	10	12	0	0	4.0	4.0	3	0	—
2006	29	BUF	15	—	38	22	16	0	6	5.0	11.0	5	2	1
2007	30	BUF	6	—	23	17	6	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	0	1
2008	31	BUF	15	—	37	19	18	9	5	4.0	18.0	7	1	—
2009	32	BUF	13	—	19	9	10	1	1	2.0	4.0	0	1	—
2010	33	HOU	1	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	—
Career			98		205	105	100	10	14	—	—	20	6	2

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2008	31	—	—	—	—	—	4.4	14
2009	32	—	—	—	—	—	4.8	19
Career					—	—	—	33

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 60 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 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 59.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 40.6

Availability 16.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 532009

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Sacks leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

4.6 EPA/season over 2 seasons52

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%.

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 · 2002

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

EDGE · 2002 class

4.86s

40-Yard

Below avg · 31th pct

Pos 31thAll 30thClass Pos 34thClass All 28th

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 44thClass Pos 34thClass All 38th

107"

Broad Jump

Low · 10th pct

Pos 10thAll 17thClass Pos 7thClass All 16th

36 reps

Bench

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 99thClass Pos 97thClass All 99th

7.18s

3-Cone

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 47thClass Pos 50thClass All 44th

4.25s

Shuttle

Strong · 77th pct

Pos 77thAll 65thClass Pos 46thClass All 47th

College Stats

BYUCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (BYU), 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.

2002 Draft Class· this player went #61

#53Langston WalkerOT #54Maurice MorrisRB #55Doug JolleyTE #56Ladell BettsRB #57Jon McGrawS #58Michael LewisS #59Sheldon BrownCB #60Anton PalepoiDE #62Antwaan Randle ElWR #63Antonio BryantWR #64Travis FisherDB #65Deion BranchWR #67Matt SchobelTE #68Andre' GoodmanCB #69Saleem RasheedLB #70Willie OffordS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Ryan inherited the Buffalo Bills DL room from Aaron Schobel (2001–2009), and handed it to Sam Adams (2003–2005).

Bruce Smith 1985–1999Mike Lodish 1990–1994Phil Hansen 1991–2001Ted Washington 1995–2000Gabe Northern 1996–1999Shawn Price

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2010team change
Joined HOU (from BUF)
2010final season
Last recorded season with HOU
2002draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 2, Pick 61

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'7" / 264 lb

Frame

276 lb at 4.86s

Size-speed

33" vert / 107" broad

Explosion

36 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	BUF	0	W14Questionable· Shoulder

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →

peak 64

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

F2002

C+2003

C+2004

B2005

B2006

D2007

B2008

C+2009

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

73%

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
2002	0	0	0	0
2003	3	0.2	3	0.2
2004	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2005	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2006	5	0.3	6+1	0.3
2007	1	0.2	3+2	0.2
2008	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2009	2	0.2	3+1	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

58 career value over replacement — #1875 all-time of 4,642. 7.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #61 (Rd 2) · BUF · 2002 · +13.1 vs expected KV-H

60actual

46.9 expected · Δ+13.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #61

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator