Stephen Tulloch is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Tulloch in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Tulloch's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Stephen Tulloch

Top 39% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter📈 Late Developer · 2013

Height5'11"

Weight245 lb

BornJan 1, 1985

Age41

CollegeN.C. State See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 4, Pick 116 · TEN

Archetype Intelligence

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A edge rusher with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 59 · #1857 · Above Average

Worth 59 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 41% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.4

Avg surplus

peak +15

7 seasons × ~8.4 surplus ≈ VORP 59

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%
2006	—	TEN	7	—	34	19	15	0	0	0.5	0.5	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	TEN	13	—	26	19	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	TEN	16	—	61	43	18	4	1	1.0	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	TEN	15	—	87	60	27	9	5	2.0	16.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	TEN	16	—	125	76	49	6	5	1.0	12.0	1	6	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DET	16	—	108	79	29	8	7	3.0	18.0	2	5	0	3	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DET	16	—	106	68	38	6	5	0.5	11.5	0	6	1	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	DET	16	—	131	89	42	7	6	3.5	16.5	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,028	99.6%	84	18.5%
2014	—	DET	3	—	20	15	5	4	2	2.0	8.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	138	73.7%	6	11.5%
2015	—	DET	16	—	102	69	33	9	4	1.0	14.0	0	1	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	723	69.4%	40	12.6%
2016	—	PHI	4	—	7	7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	69	9.5%	—	0.0%
Career		—	138	—	807	544	263	53	35	14.5	102.5	5	27	2	11	1	0	—	0.0%	1,958	63.0%	130	14.2%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2006	21	TEN	7	—	34	19	15	0	0	0.5	0.5	1	3	0	—	0	4.2
2007	22	TEN	13	—	26	19	7	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	4.3
2008	23	TEN	16	—	61	43	18	4	1	1.0	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	6.4
2009	24	TEN	15	—	87	60	27	9	5	2.0	16.0	0	1	0	1	0	8.1
2010	25	TEN	16	—	125	76	49	6	5	1.0	12.0	1	6	0	1	0	9.9
2011	26	DET	16	—	108	79	29	8	7	3.0	18.0	2	5	0	3	1	12.3
2012	27	DET	16	—	106	68	38	6	5	0.5	11.5	0	6	1	2	0	8.8
2013	28	DET	16	16*	131	89	42	7	6	3.5	16.5	1	3	0	—	0	9.9
2014	29	DET	3	—	20	15	5	4	2	2.0	8.0	0	0	0	—	0	—
2015	30	DET	16	11*	102	69	33	9	4	1.0	14.0	0	1	1	2	0	8.7
2016	31	PHI	4	0*	7	7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	1.3
Career			138	27*	807	544	263	53	35	—	—	5	27	2	11	1	73.9

* 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	28	DET	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,028	99.6%	84	18.5%
2014	29	DET	3	—	—	0.0%	138	73.7%	6	11.5%
2015	30	DET	16	11*	—	0.0%	723	69.4%	40	12.6%
2016	31	PHI	12	0*	—	0.0%	69	9.5%	—	0.0%
Career			47	27*	—	—	1,958	—	130	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 94%

What builds the career mark of 52

On-field 33.7

Availability 18.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 492016

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Sacks leader7

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

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.273See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.273Snap share63%Def snaps1,958VolatileCV 0.52

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 · 2006

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

EDGE · 2006 class

4.84s

40-Yard

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 31thClass Pos 39thClass All 32th

33.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 52th pct

Pos 52thAll 49thClass Pos 46thClass All 38th

113"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 35thClass Pos 33thClass All 40th

27 reps

Bench

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 83thClass Pos 62thClass All 80th

7.19s

3-Cone

Above avg · 60th pct

Pos 60thAll 46thClass Pos 60thClass All 46th

4.15s

Shuttle

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 81thClass Pos 90thClass All 75th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl24Solo13Ast11TFL1Dis1.0PD2FF1

College Stats

N.C. StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (N.C. State), 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.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #116

#106Garrett MillsTE #107Gabe WatsonNT #108Jahri EvansG #109Jason AvantWR #110Leon WilliamsLB #111Demetrius WilliamsWR #113Victor AdeyanjuDE #115Will BlackmonFS #117Leon WashingtonRB #118Stephen GostkowskiK #119Brandon MarshallWR #120Jamar WilliamsLB #121Nate SalleyDB #123Domata Peko Sr.NT #124Barry CofieldNT #125Skyler GreenWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Stephen inherited the Detroit Lions LB room from Willie Young (2011–2013), and handed it to Tahir Whitehead (2013–2017).

Stephen Boyd 1995–2001Allen Aldridge 1998–2001Chris Claiborne 1999–2002Barrett Green 2001–2003Earl Holmes 2003–2005Boss Bailey

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2016team change
Joined PHI (from DET)
2016final season
Last recorded season with PHI
2011team change
Joined DET (from TEN)
2006draft
Drafted by TEN — Round 4, Pick 116

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 245 lb

Frame

241 lb at 4.84s

Size-speed

33.5" vert / 113" broad

Explosion

27 reps

Bench power

Injury History

No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 59

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

D2006

C2007

C+2008

C+2009

C+2010

B2011

C+2012

B2013

C+2015

F2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

87%

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
2006	0.5	0.1	1+0.5	0.1
2007	0	0	0	0
2008	1	0.1	1	0.1
2009	2	0.1	2	0.1
2010	1	0.1	1	0.1
2011	3	0.2	3	0.2
2012	0.5	0	1+0.5	0
2013	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2015	1	0.1	1	0.1
2016	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

59 career value over replacement — #1857 all-time of 4,642. 5.9/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #116 (Rd 4) · TEN · 2006 · +20.6 vs expected KV-H

55actual

34.4 expected · Δ+20.6

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #116

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography