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

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Scott Fujita

Top 30% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2004

Height6'5"

Weight250 lb

BornApr 28, 1979

Age47

CollegeCalifornia See College Stats

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 5, Pick 143 · KC

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 86 · #1348 · High-Value

Worth 86 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 30% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.8

Avg surplus

peak +18

8 seasons × ~10.8 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
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2002	—	KC	13	—	53	48	5	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
2003	—	KC	16	—	103	87	16	0	0	4.0	4.0	1	2	2	—	0	0
2004	—	KC	16	—	83	60	23	0	0	4.5	4.5	0	4	0	—	0	0
2005	—	DAL	13	—	44	35	9	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	1	2	—	0	0
2006	—	NO	16	—	83	52	31	0	8	4.0	12.0	2	7	1	—	0	0
2007	—	NO	15	—	79	61	18	0	2	2.0	4.0	0	2	1	2	0	0
2008	—	NO	14	—	64	46	18	5	0	0.0	5.0	2	3	1	—	0	0
2009	—	NO	11	—	47	32	15	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	2	2	—	0	0
2010	—	CLE	9	—	41	26	15	3	5	3.5	11.5	1	1	2	—	0	0
2011	—	CLE	10	—	48	35	13	1	1	0.0	2.0	1	3	0	—	0	0
2012	—	CLE	3	—	11	7	4	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	136	—	656	489	167	13	19	23.0	55.0	7	26	11	2	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2002	23	KC	13	—	53	48	5	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	1	0	—	5.4
2003	24	KC	16	—	103	87	16	0	0	4.0	4.0	1	2	2	—	10.5
2004	25	KC	16	—	83	60	23	0	0	4.5	4.5	0	4	0	—	9
2005	26	DAL	13	—	44	35	9	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	1	2	—	6.5
2006	27	NO	16	—	83	52	31	0	8	4.0	12.0	2	7	1	—	11.6
2007	28	NO	15	—	79	61	18	0	2	2.0	4.0	0	2	1	2	7.3
2008	29	NO	14	—	64	46	18	5	0	0.0	5.0	2	3	1	—	8.1
2009	30	NO	11	—	47	32	15	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	2	2	—	5.5
2010	31	CLE	9	—	41	26	15	3	5	3.5	11.5	1	1	2	—	6.9
2011	32	CLE	10	—	48	35	13	1	1	0.0	2.0	1	3	0	—	5.2
2012	33	CLE	3	—	11	7	4	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	—
Career			136		656	489	167	13	19	—	—	7	26	11	2	76

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 59.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 38.7

Availability 17.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2002bestavg 552011

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 12% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

12% of the all-time Sacks leader12

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%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers 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

4.64s

40-Yard

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 52thClass Pos 75thClass All 56th

42"

Vertical

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 99thClass Pos 97thClass All 99th

122"

Broad Jump

Strong · 81th pct

Pos 81thAll 74thClass Pos 87thClass All 83th

20 reps

Bench

Low · 18th pct

Pos 18thAll 44thClass Pos 9thClass All 38th

7.09s

3-Cone

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 57thClass Pos 63thClass All 54th

4.21s

Shuttle

Strong · 83th pct

Pos 83thAll 71thClass Pos 71thClass All 56th

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl25Solo20Ast5TFL1QBHits5Dis6.0FR1

College Stats

CaliforniaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (California), 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 #143

#133Rocky BoimanLB #135Najeh DavenportRB #136Jarrod BaxterRB #137Randy FasaniQB #138John OwensTE #139Justin BannanDT #140Bobby GrayS #141Andra DavisILB #144Herb HaygoodWR #145Kyle JohnsonRB #146Rocky BernardDT #147Kenyon ColemanDE #148Kevin McCadamDB #149Jason McAddleyWR #150Mel MitchellDB #152Nick GreisenLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Scott inherited the New Orleans Saints LB room from Will Smith (2004–2012), and handed it to Danny Clark (2006–2010).

Winfred Tubbs 1994–1997Richard Harvey 1995–1997Mark Fields 1995–2000Keith Mitchell 1997–2001Darrin Smith 2000–2003Charlie Clemons

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2012final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2010team change
Joined CLE (from NO)
2006team change
Joined NO (from DAL)
2005team change
Joined DAL (from KC)
2002draft
Drafted by KC — Round 5, Pick 143

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 250 lb

Frame

248 lb at 4.64s

Size-speed

42" vert / 122" broad

Explosion

20 reps

Bench power

Injury History

6 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	CLE	2	W6Questionable· Shoulder / NeckW7Out· Shoulder / NeckW8Out· Shoulder / Neck
2011	CLE	1	W7Out· Head
2010	CLE	2	W11Out· KneeW12Out· KneeW13Doubtful· KneeW14Doubtful· KneeW15Doubtful· Knee
2009	NO	1	W7Questionable· CalfW8Questionable· CalfW9Questionable· CalfW14Out· KneeW15Questionable· Knee

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 64

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

C2002

B2003

B2004

C+2005

B2006

C+2007

C2008

C2009

B2010

C2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

77%

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	1	0.1	1	0.1
2003	4	0.3	4	0.2
2004	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2005	2	0.2	2	0.1
2006	4	0.3	4	0.2
2007	2	0.1	2	0.1
2008	0	0	0	0
2009	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2010	3.5	0.4	7+3.5	0.4
2011	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

86 career value over replacement — #1348 all-time of 4,642. 8.6/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #143 (Rd 5) · KC · 2002 · +26 vs expected KV-H

59actual

33 expected · Δ+26

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2002

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2002 Draft Class· this player went #143

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

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Era Translator

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