Shawn King
Solid Contributor
A edge rusher with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 12 · #3538 · Role PlayerWorth 12 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 77% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+6
Avg surplus
peak +8
2 seasons × ~6 surplus ≈ VORP 12
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1995 | — | CAR | 14 | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | — | CAR | 16 | — | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1997 | — | CAR | 2 | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | — | IND | 9 | — | 23 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 41 | — | 60 | 43 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8.5 | 18.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 47 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
55
Sustained
career value
×.6
54
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 54.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 47· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 38
Availability 17
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1995bestavg 541999
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Sacks leader4
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%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers 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 (Louisiana-Monroe; LSU), 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
Tyrone PooleDB4yAndre RoyalLB4yJohn KasayK3yKerry CollinsQB3yMark CarrierWR3ySam MillsLB3yScott GreeneRB3yMuhsin MuhammadWR2yWesley WallsTE2yDwight StoneWR2yEric DavisFS2ySteve BeuerleinQB2yToi CookDB2yRaghib IsmailWR2yWillie GreenWR2yHoward GriffithRB2ySteve LoftonDB2yWalter RasbyTE2yAnthony JohnsonRB2yTim BiakabutukaRB2yWinslow OliverRB2yPeyton ManningQB1yPete MetzelaarsTE1yRohn StarkP1y
1995 Draft Class· this player went #36
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999team change
Joined IND (from CAR)
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with IND
- 1995draft
Drafted by CAR — Round 2, Pick 36
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 290 lb
Frame
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 →
47
peak 54
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1995
C+1996
C1999
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
64%
19951999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2+0.5 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
12 career value over replacement — #3538 all-time of 4,642. 4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #36 (Rd 2) · CAR · 1995 · -7.9 vs expected KV-H
47actual
54.9 expected · Δ−7.9
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