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Shamar Stephen

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Height6'5"

Weight309 lb

BornFeb 25, 1991

Age35

CollegeConnecticut See College Stats

ConferenceAmerican Athletic

Rookie yr2014

Draft2014 · Rd 7, Pick 220 · MIN

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A edge rusher who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 17 · #3273 · Role Player

Worth 17 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 71% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 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

+3.4

Avg surplus

peak +7

5 seasons × ~3.4 surplus ≈ VORP 17

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+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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%
2014	—	MIN	13	—	23	13	10	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	404	37.4%	14	5.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	MIN	3	—	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	65	18.8%	2	3.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	MIN	14	—	38	16	22	0	2	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	551	53.8%	117	27.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	MIN	13	—	27	8	19	1	3	1.0	5.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	384	40.6%	147	34.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	SEA	13	—	22	8	14	2	3	2.0	7.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	494	54.1%	67	15.3%	1	1	1.0	79.2	2.0	4	1	1	0	2	0.1
2019	—	MIN	12	—	20	14	6	2	2	1.0	5.0	0	3	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	579	56.9%	60	15.6%	1	0	0.0	39.6	-1.0	2	1	0	0	1	0.0
2020	—	MIN	16	—	32	18	14	2	3	0.5	5.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	662	61.6%	88	19.6%	1	1	1.0	95.8	-6.0	5	2	2	0	2	0.1
2021	—	DEN	15	—	32	10	22	0	3	0.0	3.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	393	35.7%	29	13.2%	1	1	1.0	79.2	-6.0	5	2	3	0	1	0.0
Career		—	99	—	196	88	108	7	17	4.5	28.5	0	5	1	3	0	0	—	0.0%	3,532	44.9%	524	16.8%	4	3	—	—	—	16	6	6	0	6	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2014	23	MIN	13	0*	23	13	10	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	—	4
2015	24	MIN	3	0*	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	—
2016	25	MIN	14	9*	38	16	22	0	2	0.0	2.0	0	0	1	5.2
2017	26	MIN	13	0*	27	8	19	1	3	1.0	5.0	0	0	—	5.2
2018	27	SEA	13	8*	22	8	14	2	3	2.0	7.0	0	0	—	5.6
2019	28	MIN	12	9*	20	14	6	2	2	1.0	5.0	3	1	1	5.4
2020	29	MIN	16	10*	32	18	14	2	3	0.5	5.5	0	0	—	6.3
2021	30	DEN	15	0*	32	10	22	0	3	0.0	3.0	2	0	—	4.6
Career			99	36*	196	88	108	7	17	—	—	5	1	3	36.3

* 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%
2014	23	MIN	16	0*	—	0.0%	404	37.4%	14	5.9%
2015	24	MIN	5	0*	—	0.0%	65	18.8%	2	3.5%
2016	25	MIN	16	9*	—	0.0%	551	53.8%	117	27.1%
2017	26	MIN	15	0*	—	0.0%	384	40.6%	147	34.4%
2018	27	SEA	15	8*	—	0.0%	494	54.1%	67	15.3%
2019	28	MIN	15	9*	—	0.0%	579	56.9%	60	15.6%
2020	29	MIN	16	10*	—	0.0%	662	61.6%	88	19.6%
2021	30	DEN	17	0*	—	0.0%	393	35.7%	29	13.2%
Career			115	36*	—	—	3,532	—	524	—

* 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	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	27	SEA	15	8*	1	1	1.0	79.2	2.0	4	1	1	2	0.1
2019	28	MIN	15	9*	1	0	0.0	39.6	-1.0	2	1	0	1	0.0
2020	29	MIN	16	10*	1	1	1.0	95.8	-6.0	5	2	2	2	0.1
2021	30	DEN	17	0*	1	1	1.0	79.2	-6.0	5	2	3	1	0.0
Career			63	27*	4	3	—	—	—	16	6	6	6	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 50 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 50.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 50· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 49

On-field 32

Availability 17

On-field production Staying available

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

2014bestavg 492021

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

2% of the all-time Sacks leader2

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:0.977See leaderboard →

Disruption/1000.977Snap share44.8%Def snaps3,532VolatileCV 0.49

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2014

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

DL · 2014 class

5.25s

40-Yard

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 7thClass Pos 32thClass All 11th

30.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 24thClass Pos 78thClass All 30th

103"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 32th pct

Pos 32thAll 10thClass Pos 53thClass All 14th

25 reps

Bench

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 74thClass Pos 41thClass All 75th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl6Solo5Ast1

College Stats

ConnecticutCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Connecticut), 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.

2014 Draft Class· this player went #220

#210IK EnemkpaliDE #211Jay ProschFB #212Marquis FlowersLB #214Garrett GilbertQB #215Dan McCullersDT #216Andre HalDB #218Michael CampanaroWR #219T.J. CarrieDB #221Randell JohnsonOLB #222Storm JohnsonRB #223Brandon WattsLB #224Beau AllenDT #225Jabari PriceCB #227Kiero SmallFB #228Zach HockerK #229Nate FreeseK

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Shamar inherited the Minnesota Vikings DL room from Linval Joseph (2014–2019), and handed it to Danielle Hunter (2015–2023).

Chris Doleman 1985–1999Joe Phillips 1986–1999Henry Thomas 1987–1994John Randle 1990–2000Roy Barker 1993–1995Fernando Smith

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2021team change
Joined DEN (from MIN)
2021final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2019team change
Joined MIN (from SEA)
2018team change
Joined SEA (from MIN)
2014draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 7, Pick 220

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 309 lb

Frame

309 lb at 5.25s

Size-speed

30.5" vert / 103" broad

Explosion

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2021	DEN	0	W16Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Knee
2019	MIN	0	W13Questionable· Knee
2018	SEA	0	W10Questionable· FootW13Questionable· Foot
2017	MIN	1	W17Out· AnkleW20Out· Knee / Ankle

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 52

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

C2014

C2016

C+2017

C+2018

C2019

C+2020

C2021

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

89%

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
2014	0	0	0	0
2016	0	0	0	0
2017	1	0.1	1	0.1
2018	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2019	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2020	0.5	0	1+0.5	0
2021	0	0	0	0

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

Career Value · VORP

17 career value over replacement — #3273 all-time of 4,642. 2.4/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #220 (Rd 7) · MIN · 2014 · +27.2 vs expected KV-H

50actual

22.8 expected · Δ+27.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2014

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2014 Draft Class· this player went #220

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography