Sam Okuayinonu
Durable Contributor
Height6'1"
Weight269 lb
BornMay 1, 1998
Age28
CollegeMarylandSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2022
A edge rusher who maximized value through exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 23 · #2986 · Role PlayerWorth 23 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 65% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+11.5
Avg surplus
peak +12
2 seasons × ~11.5 surplus ≈ VORP 23
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 | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2022 | — | TEN | 6 | — | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 105 | 26.2% | 9 | 11.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | — | SF | 16 | — | 33 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 450 | 44.3% | 39 | 13.4% | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 84.9 | -2.6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | — | SF | 14 | — | 39 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 575 | 58.5% | 69 | 23.3% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -5.0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 36 | — | 83 | 49 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 6.5 | 33.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,130 | 43.0% | 117 | 16.1% | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | TEN | 6 | 0* | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 26 | SF | 16 | 0* | 33 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.6 |
| 2025 | 27 | SF | 14 | 9* | 39 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.3 |
| Career | 36 | 9* | 83 | 49 | 34 | 12 | 15 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 21.1 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | TEN | 6 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 105 | 26.2% | 9 | 11.7% |
| 2024 | 26 | SF | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 450 | 44.3% | 39 | 13.4% |
| 2025 | 27 | SF | 15 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 575 | 58.5% | 69 | 23.3% |
| Career | 37 | 9* | — | — | 1,130 | — | 117 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | TEN | 6 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 26 | SF | 16 | 0* | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 84.9 | -2.6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 27 | SF | 15 | 9* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -5.0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Career | 37 | 9* | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 45 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 45 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
54
Sustained
career value
×.6
49
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 52 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 45· confidence 92%
What builds the career mark of 54
On-field 38.3
Availability 15.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2022bestavg 492025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
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: 88%.
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+51
Solid
SIS
Disruption/1003.23Snap share43%Def snaps1,130ReliableCV 0.38
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl6Solo4Ast2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Maryland), 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
Kyle JuszczykFB2yTrent WilliamsOT2yGeorge KittleTE2yFred WarnerMLB2yChris ConleyWR2yChristian McCaffreyRB2yJake BrendelC2yJordan ElliottDT2yNick BosaDE2yDeommodore LenoirCB2yJauan JenningsWR2yYetur Gross-MatosDE2yKevin GivensDT2yColton McKivitzOT2yJake MoodyK2yBen BartchOT2yBrock PurdyQB2yJi'Ayir BrownSAF2yDee WintersLB2ySpencer BurfordG2yJake TongesTE2yKalia DavisDT2yRenardo GreenCB2yNick ZakeljOT2y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterSam inherited the San Francisco 49ers DL room from Clelin Ferrell (2023–2025), and holds it as the most recent the corpus records.
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with SF
- 2024team change
Joined SF (from TEN)
- 2022signing
Entered the NFL with TEN
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 269 lb
Frame
Injury History
No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).
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 3-season peers. See all →
45
peak 49
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2022
C+2024
C+2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.
91%
20222025
2022 · backup · 6/17 G
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2+1.5 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0.2 | 4+1 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
23 career value over replacement — #2986 all-time of 4,642. 7.7/season above a replacement-level DL.
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