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

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Tim Bowens

2× Pro BowlTop 32% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter

Height6'4"

Weight325 lb

BornFeb 7, 1973

Age53

CollegeMississippi; Itawamba JC See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 1, Pick 20 · MIA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

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 85 · #1367 · High-Value

Worth 85 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 30% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.5

Avg surplus

peak +18

10 seasons × ~8.5 surplus ≈ VORP 85

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
1994	—	MIA	15	—	52	44	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	0	—	2	1	—	—
1995	—	MIA	16	—	41	34	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	0	—	2	2	—	—
1996	—	MIA	16	—	48	41	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	0	—	2	1	—	—
1997	—	MIA	16	—	48	34	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	0	—	1	1	—	—
1998	—	MIA	16	—	30	21	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—
1999	—	MIA	14	—	30	14	16	3	3	1.5	7.5	0	0	0	—	0	0
2000	—	MIA	14	—	37	25	12	10	3	2.5	15.5	1	4	0	—	0	0
2001	—	MIA	15	—	40	22	18	6	4	3.0	13.0	0	2	0	—	0	0
2002	—	MIA	16	—	31	19	12	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2003	—	MIA	10	—	24	17	7	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	1	2	—	0	0
2004	—	MIA	2	—	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	150	—	384	273	66	22	10	22.0	54.0	1	7	9	5	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1994	21	MIA	15	—	52	44	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	0	—	2	1	—	—	9.4
1995	22	MIA	16	—	41	34	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	0	—	2	2	—	—	8.3
1996	23	MIA	16	—	48	41	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	0	—	2	1	—	—	9.6
1997	24	MIA	16	—	48	34	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	0	—	1	1	—	—	11.1
1998	25	MIA	16	—	30	21	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—	5.8
1999	26	MIA	14	—	30	14	16	3	3	1.5	7.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	6
2000	27	MIA	14	—	37	25	12	10	3	2.5	15.5	1	4	0	—	0	0	8.6
2001	28	MIA	15	—	40	22	18	6	4	3.0	13.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	8.8
2002	29	MIA	16	—	31	19	12	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	5.6
2003	30	MIA	10	—	24	17	7	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	1	2	—	0	0	6.9
2004	31	MIA	2	—	3	2	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
Career			150		384	273	66	22	10	—	—	1	7	9	5	0	0	80.1

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 58 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 58 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 58 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 37.1

Availability 18.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1994bestavg 562003

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Sacks leader11

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: 89%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

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

Postseason Career

10 playoff games

Defense

Tkl22Solo14Ast6TFL2QBHits1Sk1.0Dis4.0

College Stats

Mississippi; Itawamba JCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi; Itawamba JC), 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.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #20

#10Jamir MillerOLB #11John ThierryOLB #12Aaron GlennDB #13Joe JohnsonDE #15Wayne GandyOT #17Charles JohnsonWR #18Dewayne WashingtonDB #19Todd SteussieG #21Johnnie MortonWR #22Rob FredricksonOLB #24Thomas LewisWR #25Greg HillRB #26Henry FordDT #27Jeff BurrisCB #28William FloydFB #29Derrick AlexanderWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tim inherited the Miami Dolphins DL room from Marco Coleman (1992–1995), and handed it to Trace Armstrong (1995–2000).

Marco Coleman 1992–1995Tim Bowens 1994–2004Trace Armstrong 1995–2000Shane Burton 1996–1998Daryl Gardener 1996–2001Kenny Mixon

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2004final season
Last recorded season with MIA
1994draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 1, Pick 20

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 325 lb

Frame

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 61

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

C+1994

C+1995

C+1996

B1997

C1998

C+1999

C+2000

C+2001

C2002

C+2003

Availability

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

85%

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
1994	3	0.2	3	0.2
1995	2	0.1	2	0.1
1996	3	0.2	3	0.2
1997	5	0.3	5	0.3
1998	0	0	0	0
1999	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2000	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2001	3	0.2	3	0.2
2002	0	0	0	0
2003	2	0.2	3+1	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

85 career value over replacement — #1367 all-time of 4,642. 8.5/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #20 (Rd 1) · MIA · 1994 · +1.5 vs expected KV-H

58actual

56.5 expected · Δ+1.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #20

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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