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

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Stephon Tuitt

Top 11% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2020

Height6'6"

Weight303 lb

BornMay 23, 1993

Age33

CollegeNotre Dame See College Stats

ConferenceIndependent

Rookie yr2014

Draft2014 · Rd 2, Pick 46 · PIT

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 101 · #1110 · High-Value

Worth 101 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 25% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+16.8

Avg surplus

peak +41

6 seasons × ~16.8 surplus ≈ VORP 101

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2014	—	PIT	9	—	16	10	6	1	3	1.0	5.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	397	39.3%	133	29.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	PIT	14	—	48	33	15	8	12	6.5	26.5	1	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	873	89.1%	118	29.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	PIT	14	—	35	26	9	8	14	4.0	26.0	0	3	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	764	85.1%	97	27.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	PIT	12	—	21	15	6	8	12	3.0	23.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	570	78.8%	88	28.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	PIT	14	—	41	23	18	7	20	5.5	32.5	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	693	75.4%	94	22.8%	1	1	1.0	100.0	2.0	32	14	12	0	2	0.0
2019	—	PIT	6	—	18	14	4	6	7	3.5	16.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	278	62.7%	32	23.2%	0	0	—	—	—	10	4	2	0	3	0.1
2020	—	PIT	14	—	43	31	12	10	25	11.0	46.0	0	3	2	—	0	0	2	1.5%	778	79.3%	114	26.8%	0	0	—	—	—	36	10	13	0	5	0.1
Career		—	83	—	222	152	70	48	93	34.5	175.5	1	13	6	—	0	0	2	1.5%	4,353	72.8%	676	26.9%	1	1	—	—	—	78	28	27	0	10	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2014	21	PIT	9	0*	16	10	6	1	3	1.0	5.0	0	0	1	—	4.7
2015	22	PIT	14	12*	48	33	15	8	12	6.5	26.5	1	1	0	—	12.5
2016	23	PIT	14	12*	35	26	9	8	14	4.0	26.0	0	3	2	—	12.5
2017	24	PIT	12	9*	21	15	6	8	12	3.0	23.0	0	2	1	—	10.1
2018	25	PIT	14	11*	41	23	18	7	20	5.5	32.5	0	4	0	—	12.8
2019	26	PIT	6	4*	18	14	4	6	7	3.5	16.5	0	0	0	—	6.4
2020	27	PIT	14	12*	43	31	12	10	25	11.0	46.0	0	3	2	—	19.2
Career			83	60*	222	152	70	48	93	—	—	1	13	6	—	78.2

* 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%
2014	21	PIT	16	0*	—	0.0%	397	39.3%	133	29.4%
2015	22	PIT	14	12*	—	0.0%	873	89.1%	118	29.6%
2016	23	PIT	14	12*	—	0.0%	764	85.1%	97	27.8%
2017	24	PIT	12	9*	—	0.0%	570	78.8%	88	28.8%
2018	25	PIT	14	11*	—	0.0%	693	75.4%	94	22.8%
2019	26	PIT	6	4*	—	0.0%	278	62.7%	32	23.2%
2020	27	PIT	15	12*	2	1.5%	778	79.3%	114	26.8%
Career			91	60*	2	—	4,353	—	676	—

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

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	25	PIT	14	11*	1	1	1.0	100.0	2.0	32	14	12	2	0.0
2019	26	PIT	6	4*	0	0	—	—	—	10	4	2	3	0.1
2020	27	PIT	15	12*	0	0	—	—	—	36	10	13	5	0.1
Career			35	27*	1	1	—	—	—	78	28	27	10	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 72 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 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 71.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 51.5

Availability 15.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2014bestavg 65elite 702020

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 17% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

17% of the all-time Sacks leader17

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: 93%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:4.491See leaderboard →

Disruption/1004.491Snap share72.8%Def snaps4,353ReliableCV 0.35

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 edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2014

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

EDGE · 2014 class

4.92s

40-Yard

Low · 20th pct

Pos 20thAll 25thClass Pos 33thClass All 31th

31 reps

Bench

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 94thClass Pos 95thClass All 94th

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Defense

Tkl20Solo11Ast9TFL2QBHits5Dis7.0FR2

College Stats

Notre DameCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), 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.

2014 Draft Class· this player went #46

#38Austin Seferian-JenkinsTE #39Marqise LeeWR #40Kyle Van NoyMLB #41Lamarcus JoynerS #42Jordan MatthewsTE #43Weston RichburgC #44Cyrus KouandjioOT #45Paul RichardsonWR #47Trent MurphyDE #48Timmy JerniganDT #49Jace AmaroTE #50Jeremiah AttaochuLB #51Ego FergusonDE #52Troy NiklasTE #53Davante AdamsWR #54Bishop SankeyRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Stephon inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers DL room from Arthur Moats (2014–2017), and handed it to Javon Hargrave (2016–2019).

Donald Evans 1990–1993Joel Steed 1992–1999Kevin Henry 1993–2000Brentson Buckner 1994–1996Oliver Gibson 1995–1998Orpheus Roye

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2020final season
Last recorded season with PIT
2014draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 2, Pick 46

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 303 lb

Frame

304 lb at 4.92s

Size-speed

31 reps

Bench power

Injury History

7 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2018	PIT	2	W11Out· ElbowW12Out· Elbow
2017	PIT	2	W2Questionable· BicepsW3Questionable· BicepsW7Out· BackW8Out· Back
2016	PIT	1	W16Questionable· KneeW17Out· Knee
2015	PIT	2	W7Out· KneeW8Out· Knee

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 78

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

C2014

B+2015

B2016

C+2017

B2018

C+2019

A+2020

Availability

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

81%

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
2014	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2015	6.5	0.5	8+1.5	0.5
2016	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2017	3	0.3	4+1	0.3
2018	5.5	0.4	7+1.5	0.4
2019	3.5	0.6	10+6.5	0.6
2020	11	0.8	13+2	0.8

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

101 career value over replacement — #1110 all-time of 4,642. 14.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #46 (Rd 2) · PIT · 2014 · +22.2 vs expected KV-H

72actual

49.8 expected · Δ+22.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2014

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2014 Draft Class· this player went #46

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography