Tony McCoy is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places McCoy in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McCoy's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Tony McCoy
Top 26% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter
Height6'1"
Weight289 lb
BornJun 10, 1969
Age57
CollegeFloridaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1992
Draft1992 Β· Rd 4, Pick 105 Β· IND
A quality edge rusher with a top 30% among starters β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 87 Β· #1341 Β· High-ValueWorth 87 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman β top 30% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.5 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
6
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+14.5
Avg surplus
peak +21
6 seasons Γ ~14.5 surplus β VORP 87
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | β | IND | 16 | β | 7 | 4 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | IND | 6 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | IND | 15 | β | 71 | 56 | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | IND | 16 | β | 66 | 48 | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | 1 | 2 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | IND | 15 | β | 50 | 36 | β | β | β | 5.0 | 5.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | IND | 16 | β | 53 | 35 | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | IND | 14 | β | 51 | 41 | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | IND | 1 | β | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | ARI | 6 | β | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 105 | β | 310 | 224 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 23 | IND | 16 | β | 7 | 4 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 5.8 |
| 1993 | 24 | IND | 6 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 1.4 |
| 1994 | 25 | IND | 15 | β | 71 | 56 | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 12.1 |
| 1995 | 26 | IND | 16 | β | 66 | 48 | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | 1 | 2 | β | β | β | 9.6 |
| 1996 | 27 | IND | 15 | β | 50 | 36 | β | β | β | 5.0 | 5.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 9.7 |
| 1997 | 28 | IND | 16 | β | 53 | 35 | β | β | β | 2.5 | 2.5 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 7.7 |
| 1998 | 29 | IND | 14 | β | 51 | 41 | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 11.4 |
| 1999 | 30 | IND | 1 | β | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| 2000 | 31 | ARI | 6 | β | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Career | 105 | 310 | 224 | 8 | 1 | 0 | β | β | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.5 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 61 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
57
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
67
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 61 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 61Β· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 57
On-field 39.5
Availability 17.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1992bestavg 532000
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position11
Depth
of 100
Reached 12% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
12% of the all-time Sacks leader12
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 87%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Jason BelserFS8yBernard WhittingtonDE6yQuentin CoryattLB6yMarshall FaulkRB5yTony SiragusaDT5yKen DilgerTE5yMarcus PollardTE5yEllis JohnsonDE5ySean DawkinsWR5yLamont WarrenRB5yChris GardockiP4yAshley AmbroseCB4yMarvin HarrisonWR4yJim HarbaughQB4yRay BuchananFS4yZack CrockettRB4yRoosevelt PottsFB4yRay McElroyDB4yCharles ArbuckleTE4yRohn StarkP3yBertrand BerryOLB3yElijah AlexanderOLB3ySteve MartinDT3yBrian StableinWR3y
1992 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #105
#94Charles DavenportWR#97Dwight HollierMLB#98Roy BarkerDT#99Keith HamiltonDT#100Michael BankstonDE#102Casey WeldonQB#103Edgar BennettRB#104Frankie SmithDB#107Will FurrerQB#115Craig ThompsonTE#119Dexter McNabbRB#125Ed McDanielOLB#132Santana DotsonDT#133Joe BowdenLB#138Torrance SmallWR#143Rico SmithWR
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterTony inherited the Indianapolis Colts DL room from Tony Siragusa (1990β1996), and handed it to Bernard Whittington (1994β2000).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2000team change
Joined ARI (from IND)
- 2000final season
Last recorded season with ARI
- 1992draft
Drafted by IND β Round 4, Pick 105
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 289 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 8-season peers. See all β
61
peak 67
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1992
F1993
B1994
C+1995
B1996
C+1997
B1998
F2000
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
73%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.4 |
| 1995 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3+0.5 | 0.2 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 |
| 1997 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2-0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
87 career value over replacement β #1341 all-time of 4,642. 10.9/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #105 (Rd 4) Β· IND Β· 1992 Β· +24.2 vs expected KV-H
61actual
36.8 expected Β· Ξ+24.2
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