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Stephen Nicholas

Top 49% all-time pass rushersSolid Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2009

Height6'3"

Weight236 lb

BornMay 1, 1983

Age43

CollegeUniversity of South Florida See College Stats

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 4, Pick 109 · ATL

Archetype Intelligence

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A edge rusher with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 23 · #2987 · Role Player

Worth 23 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 65% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

4 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.7

Avg surplus

peak +13

3 seasons × ~7.7 surplus ≈ VORP 23

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2007	—	ATL	10	—	26	22	4	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	ATL	7	—	6	4	2	1	2	1.0	4.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	ATL	16	—	57	45	12	4	4	3.0	11.0	0	3	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	ATL	15	—	65	51	14	2	1	0.0	3.0	1	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	ATL	8	—	31	15	16	4	2	0.0	6.0	0	1	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	ATL	15	—	90	66	24	5	5	2.0	12.0	1	4	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	ATL	6	—	27	15	12	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	130	32.1%	176	43.6%
Career		—	77	—	302	218	84	18	16	8.0	42.0	2	13	5	4	0	0	—	0.0%	130	32.1%	176	43.6%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2007	24	ATL	10	—	26	22	4	0	1	1.0	2.0	0	0	0	1	3.8
2008	25	ATL	7	—	6	4	2	1	2	1.0	4.0	0	2	0	—	2.8
2009	26	ATL	16	—	57	45	12	4	4	3.0	11.0	0	3	1	1	7.9
2010	27	ATL	15	—	65	51	14	2	1	0.0	3.0	1	2	0	—	6.4
2011	28	ATL	8	—	31	15	16	4	2	0.0	6.0	0	1	2	1	4.4
2012	29	ATL	15	—	90	66	24	5	5	2.0	12.0	1	4	1	1	9.4
2013	30	ATL	6	0*	27	15	12	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	1	1	—	3.2
Career			77		302	218	84	18	16	—	—	2	13	5	4	37.9

* 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%
2013	30	ATL	14	0*	—	0.0%	130	32.1%	176	43.6%
Career			14		—	—	130	—	176	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 51 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 51 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 51.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 49

On-field 33.8

Availability 15.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2007bestavg 462013

All-Time Standing

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

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Disruption / 100 snaps:4.615See leaderboard →

Disruption/1004.615Snap share32.1%Def snaps130Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, 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 linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2007

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

EDGE · 2007 class

4.64s

40-Yard

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 52thClass Pos 81thClass All 51th

33.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 52th pct

Pos 52thAll 49thClass Pos 56thClass All 46th

110"

Broad Jump

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 25thClass Pos 38thClass All 26th

29 reps

Bench

Strong · 84th pct

Pos 84thAll 89thClass Pos 84thClass All 87th

7.29s

3-Cone

Below avg · 41th pct

Pos 41thAll 38thClass Pos 29thClass All 26th

4.45s

Shuttle

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 34thClass Pos 18thClass All 28th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl14Solo9Ast5FF1FR1

College Stats

University of South FloridaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (University of South Florida), 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.

2007 Draft Class· this player went #109

#99Johnnie Lee HigginsWR #100Michael BushRB #101Adam PodleshP #102Brian RobisonDE #103Isaiah StanbackWR #106Tanard JacksonDB #107Antonio PittmanRB #108Paul SoliaiDE #111Dwayne WrightRB #112Daniel SepulvedaP #114Marvin WhiteDB #115Leroy HarrisC #116Zak DeOssieLS #117Manny RamirezG #118Ryne RobinsonWR #119Allen BarbreOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Stephen inherited the Atlanta Falcons LB room from John Abraham (2006–2012), and handed it to Curtis Lofton (2008–2011).

Jessie Tuggle 1987–2000Jesse Solomon 1992–1993Ron George 1993–1996Cornelius Bennett 1996–1998Henri Crockett 1997–2001Keith Brooking

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2013final season
Last recorded season with ATL
2007draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 4, Pick 109

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 236 lb

Frame

232 lb at 4.64s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 110" broad

Explosion

29 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2013	ATL	2	W1Questionable· ThighW8Out· ThighW9Out· ThighW10Questionable· Thigh
2012	ATL	0	W6Questionable· Ankle
2011	ATL	1	W3Questionable· CalfW4Out· CalfW13Doubtful· QuadricepW14Doubtful· QuadricepW15Questionable· QuadricepW16Doubtful· ToeW17Doubtful· ToeW18Doubtful· Toe

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 55

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

C2007

C2008

B2009

C2010

D2011

C+2012

D2013

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

76%

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
2007	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2008	1	0.1	3+2	0.1
2009	3	0.2	3	0.2
2010	0	0	0	0
2011	0	0	0	0
2012	2	0.1	2	0.1
2013	1	0.2	3+2	0.2

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

23 career value over replacement — #2987 all-time of 4,642. 3.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #109 (Rd 4) · ATL · 2007 · +14.2 vs expected KV-H

51actual

36.8 expected · Δ+14.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2007

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2007 Draft Class· this player went #109

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography