Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2007 | 24 | ATL | 10 | — | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25 | ATL | 7 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26 | ATL | 16 | — | 57 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 27 | ATL | 15 | — | 65 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28 | ATL | 8 | — | 31 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 29 | ATL | 15 | — | 90 | 66 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30 | ATL | 14 | — | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 130 | 16.1% | 176 | 43.6% |
| Career | — | 85 | — | 302 | 218 | 84 | 18 | 16 | 8.0 | 42.0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 130 | 16.1% | 176 | 43.6% | |
Career Value · VORP
21 career value over replacement — #3119 all-time of 4,695. 3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #109 (Rd 4) · ATL · 2007 · +15.3 vs expected KV-H
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7 seasons · peak 2.6 in 2012
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.4 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2012 · +0.2 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#762 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 24 | ATL | 10 | — | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | ATL | 7 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 2009 | 26 | ATL | 16 | — | 57 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | 27 | ATL | 15 | — | 65 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 2011 | 28 | ATL | 8 | — | 31 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 29 | ATL | 15 | — | 90 | 66 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2013 | 30 | ATL | 6 | 0* | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Career | 77 | 302 | 218 | 84 | 18 | 16 | 8.0 | 42.0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 51 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 95%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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89% match
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