Shawne Merriman ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Merriman in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Merriman a career score of 83, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Shawne Merriman

3× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 5% all-time pass rushersAll-Time Great⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2007

Height6'4"

Weight261 lb

BornMay 25, 1984

Age42

CollegeMaryland See College Stats

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 1, Pick 12 · LAC

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2006·Sacks16.5

Archetype Intelligence

All-Time GreatExplore archetypes →

A top 5% all-time edge rusher — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 138 · #719 · High-Value

Worth 138 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 16% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +34.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 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

+34.5

Avg surplus

peak +46

4 seasons × ~34.5 surplus ≈ VORP 138

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
2005	—	LAC	14	—	49	36	13	0	0	10.0	10.0	0	5	2	—	0	0
2006	—	LAC	12	—	55	42	13	0	17	16.5	33.5	1	8	4	1	0	0
2007	—	LAC	15	—	55	41	14	0	17	12.5	29.5	0	5	2	2	0	0
2008	—	LAC	1	—	2	1	1	1	2	0.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2009	—	LAC	13	—	33	23	10	5	6	4.0	15.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2010	—	LAC	3	—	5	4	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2011	—	BUF	5	—	6	4	2	1	2	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2012	—	BUF	8	—	16	10	6	4	3	1.0	8.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
Career		—	71	—	221	161	60	11	47	45.0	103.0	1	19	8	4	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2005	21	LAC	14	—	49	36	13	0	0	10.0	10.0	0	5	2	—	14.3
2006	22	LAC	12	—	55	42	13	0	17	16.5	33.5	1	8	4	1	19
2007	23	LAC	15	—	55	41	14	0	17	12.5	29.5	0	5	2	2	18.8
2008	24	LAC	1	—	2	1	1	1	2	0.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	—
2009	25	LAC	13	—	33	23	10	5	6	4.0	15.0	0	0	0	1	9.4
2010	26	LAC	3	—	5	4	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	—
2011	27	BUF	5	—	6	4	2	1	2	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	2.7
2012	28	BUF	8	—	16	10	6	4	3	1.0	8.0	0	1	0	—	4.8
Career			71		221	161	60	11	47	—	—	1	19	8	4	69

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 83 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 83 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 83.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 83· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 77

On-field 61.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2005bestavg 70elite 702012

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 23% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

23% of the all-time Sacks leader23

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: 92%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

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

Combine · 2005

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

EDGE · 2005 class

4.64s

40-Yard

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 52thClass Pos 73thClass All 54th

25 reps

Bench

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 74thClass Pos 53thClass All 71th

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl14Solo10Ast4QBHits4Sk2.0Dis6.0PD1FF1

College Stats

MarylandCollege listed; stat table pending import

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.

2005 Draft Class· this player went #12

#3Braylon EdwardsWR #4Cedric BensonRB #5Cadillac WilliamsRB #6Adam JonesDB #7Troy WilliamsonWR #8Antrel RolleS #9Carlos RogersCB #11DeMarcus WareOLB #13Jammal BrownOT #14Thomas DavisOLB #15Derrick JohnsonLB #16Travis JohnsonDE #17David PollackLB #18Erasmus JamesDE #19Alex BarronOT #22Mark ClaytonWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Shawne inherited the Los Angeles Chargers DL room from Ryon Bingham (2005–2008), and handed it to Luis Castillo (2005–2011).

Leslie O'Neal 1986–1995Joe Phillips 1987–1991Chris Mims 1992–1999Raylee Johnson 1993–2003John Parrella 1994–2001Marco Coleman

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 BUF
2011team change
Joined BUF (from LAC)
2005draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 1, Pick 12

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 261 lb

Frame

272 lb at 4.64s

Size-speed

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2012	BUF	0	W10Questionable· Chest
2011	BUF	1	W6Doubtful· Achilles / ShoulderW8Out· Achilles
2010	BUF	3	W1Doubtful· AchillesW4Doubtful· CalfW5Questionable· CalfW10Out· Calf / AchillesW11Out· Calf / AchillesW12Out· Calf / Achilles
2009	SD	0	W3Questionable· GroinW4Questionable· GroinW10Questionable· FootW12Questionable· FootW13Doubtful· FootW14Questionable· FootW17Doubtful· Foot

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 93

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

A2005

A+2006

A+2007

B2009

F2011

C2012

Availability

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

55%

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
2005	10	0.7	12+2	0.7
2006	16.5	1.4	24+7.5	1.4
2007	12.5	0.8	15+2.5	0.9
2009	4	0.3	6+2	0.3
2011	1	0.2	3+2	0.2
2012	1	0.1	2+1	0.1

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

138 career value over replacement — #719 all-time of 4,642. 23/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

Led league 1×2 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #12 (Rd 1) · LAC · 2005 · +22.7 vs expected KV-H

83actual

60.3 expected · Δ+22.7

💔+82.8 stolen VORP·3.6 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2005

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #12

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator