Sean Gilbert is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Gilbert in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gilbert's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Sean Gilbert
Height6'5"
Weight318 lb
BornApr 10, 1970
Age56
CollegePittsburghSee College Stats
Rookie yr1992
Draft1992 Β· Rd 1, Pick 3 Β· LA
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context1x
Pro Bowls
A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 144 Β· #681 Β· High-ValueWorth 144 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman β top 16% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
9 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
9
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+16
Avg surplus
peak +35
9 seasons Γ ~16 surplus β VORP 144
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | β | LAR | 16 | β | 54 | 47 | β | β | β | 5.0 | 5.0 | β | 5 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | LAR | 16 | β | 78 | 60 | β | β | β | 10.5 | 10.5 | β | 6 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | LAR | 14 | β | 46 | 35 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | LAR | 14 | β | 32 | 23 | β | β | β | 5.5 | 5.5 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | WAS | 16 | β | 69 | 56 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 2 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | CAR | 16 | β | 52 | 38 | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | β | 3 | 2 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | CAR | 15 | β | 40 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | CAR | 14 | β | 48 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | CAR | 9 | β | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | CAR | 5 | β | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | LV | 5 | β | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 140 | β | 451 | 349 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 42.5 | 65.5 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22 | LAR | 16 | β | 54 | 47 | β | β | β | 5.0 | 5.0 | β | 5 | 1 | β | β | β | 11.7 |
| 1993 | 23 | LAR | 16 | β | 78 | 60 | β | β | β | 10.5 | 10.5 | β | 6 | 1 | β | β | β | 15.3 |
| 1994 | 24 | LAR | 14 | β | 46 | 35 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 8.2 |
| 1995 | 25 | LAR | 14 | β | 32 | 23 | β | β | β | 5.5 | 5.5 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 10.6 |
| 1996 | 26 | WAS | 16 | β | 69 | 56 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 2 | 0 | β | β | β | 8.6 |
| 1998 | 28 | CAR | 16 | β | 52 | 38 | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | β | 3 | 2 | β | β | β | 14.8 |
| 1999 | 29 | CAR | 15 | β | 40 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2000 | 30 | CAR | 14 | β | 48 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 |
| 2001 | 31 | CAR | 9 | β | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | 32 | CAR | 5 | β | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 2003 | 33 | LV | 5 | β | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Career | 140 | 451 | 349 | 30 | 14 | 9 | β | β | 2 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 66 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
61
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
72
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 65.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 66Β· confidence 93%
What builds the career mark of 61
On-field 43.6
Availability 17.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1992bestavg 56elite 702003
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position19
Depth
of 100
Reached 21% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
21% of the all-time Sacks leader21
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 88%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· 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+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Pittsburgh), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Muhsin MuhammadWR5yWesley WallsTE5yMike MinterFS5yKris MangumTE5yJohn KasayK4yTim BrownWR4yRoman PhiferLB4yTodd LyghtCB4yDoug EvansDB4yMike RuckerDE4yHannibal NaviesLB4yDonald HayesWR4yTim BiakabutukaRB4yChris HetheringtonFB4yJason PeterDE4yDamien RichardsonDB4ySean LandetaP3yHenry EllardWR3yAnthony NewmanS3yEric DavisFS3ySteve BeuerleinQB3yRobert BaileyDB3yAundray BruceDE3yDean WellsLB3y
1992 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #3
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterSean opened the Carolina Panthers DL lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Mike Rucker (1999β2007).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2003team change
Joined LV (from CAR)
- 2003final season
Last recorded season with LV
- 1998team change
Joined CAR (from WAS)
- 1996team change
Joined WAS (from LAR)
- 1992draft
Drafted by LA β Round 1, Pick 3
- 1992team change
Joined LAR (from LA)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 318 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 11-season peers. See all β
66
peak 72
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1992
A1993
C+1994
B1995
C+1996
B1998
C+1999
B2000
C+2001
F2002
F2003
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5 | 0.3 | 4-1 | 0.3 |
| 1993 | 10.5 | 0.7 | 10-0.5 | 0.6 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 6+0.5 | 0.4 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.3 |
| 1999 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2-0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0.2 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
144 career value over replacement β #681 all-time of 4,642. 13.1/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #3 (Rd 1) Β· LA Β· 1992 Β· +4.2 vs expected KV-H
66actual
61.8 expected Β· Ξ+4.2
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