Trent Cole ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Cole in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Cole a career score of 88, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Trent Cole

2× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 9 seasons · 1 titles Top 3% all-time pass rushersIron Legend⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2009

Height6'3"

Weight270 lb

BornOct 5, 1982

Age43

CollegeCincinnati See College Stats

ConferenceBig East

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 5, Pick 146 · PHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

53rdSacks·90

Pro Bowls

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 352 · #75 · All-Time

Worth 352 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 3% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +29.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+29.3

Avg surplus

peak +49

12 seasons × ~29.3 surplus ≈ VORP 352

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%
2005	—	PHI	12	—	41	33	8	0	0	5.0	5.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	PHI	15	—	56	38	18	0	13	8.0	21.0	1	3	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	PHI	16	—	64	44	20	0	15	12.0	27.0	0	2	4	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	PHI	16	—	68	50	18	15	12	9.0	36.0	0	2	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	PHI	16	—	55	46	9	17	21	12.5	50.5	0	2	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	PHI	15	—	60	45	15	16	19	10.0	45.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	PHI	13	—	42	39	3	14	17	11.0	42.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	PHI	16	—	39	23	16	6	9	3.0	18.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	PHI	15	—	54	42	12	12	13	8.0	33.0	0	3	3	—	0	1	—	0.0%	880	72.9%	75	16.1%
2014	—	PHI	15	—	51	39	12	8	10	6.5	24.5	0	0	3	—	0	0	—	0.0%	806	72.9%	65	14.1%
2015	—	IND	13	—	31	19	12	6	7	3.0	16.0	0	3	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	529	53.9%	71	17.2%
2016	—	IND	7	—	16	11	5	3	4	2.0	9.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	237	51.7%	30	17.7%
Career		—	169	—	577	429	148	97	140	90.0	327.0	1	22	21	4	1	1	—	0.0%	2,452	62.8%	241	16.3%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
2005	23	PHI	12	—	41	33	8	0	0	5.0	5.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	6.7
2006	24	PHI	15	—	56	38	18	0	13	8.0	21.0	1	3	1	1	1	0	11.5
2007	25	PHI	16	—	64	44	20	0	15	12.0	27.0	0	2	4	2	0	0	12.6
2008	26	PHI	16	—	68	50	18	15	12	9.0	36.0	0	2	2	—	0	0	13.3
2009	27	PHI	16	—	55	46	9	17	21	12.5	50.5	0	2	2	—	0	0	13.9
2010	28	PHI	15	—	60	45	15	16	19	10.0	45.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	12.6
2011	29	PHI	13	—	42	39	3	14	17	11.0	42.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	11.1
2012	30	PHI	16	—	39	23	16	6	9	3.0	18.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	8.2
2013	31	PHI	15	12*	54	42	12	12	13	8.0	33.0	0	3	3	—	0	1	11.4
2014	32	PHI	15	11*	51	39	12	8	10	6.5	24.5	0	0	3	—	0	0	10.5
2015	33	IND	13	8*	31	19	12	6	7	3.0	16.0	0	3	2	—	0	0	7.8
2016	34	IND	7	4*	16	11	5	3	4	2.0	9.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	3.8
Career			169	35*	577	429	148	97	140	—	—	1	22	21	4	1	1	123.4

* 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	31	PHI	16	12*	—	0.0%	880	72.9%	75	16.1%
2014	32	PHI	15	11*	—	0.0%	806	72.9%	65	14.1%
2015	33	IND	14	8*	—	0.0%	529	53.9%	71	17.2%
2016	34	IND	7	4*	—	0.0%	237	51.7%	30	17.7%
Career			52	35*	—	—	2,452	—	241	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 88 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 88 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 84.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 88· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 78

On-field 59.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2005bestavg 76elite 702016

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 45% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

45% of the all-time Sacks leader45

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 95%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.976See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.976Snap share62.8%Def snaps2,452ConsistentCV 0.10

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 · 2005

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

EDGE · 2005 class

4.70s

40-Yard

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 44thClass Pos 63thClass All 49th

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Defense

Tkl36Solo24Ast12TFL4QBHits6Sk3.0Dis13.0PD2

College Stats

CincinnatiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Cincinnati), 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.

2005 Draft Class· this player went #146

#134Claude TerrellG #135Matt GiordanoFS #136Roydell WilliamsWR #137Ronald FieldsDT #138Boomer GrigsbyLB #139David McMillanLB #142Damien NashRB #145Dan OrlovskyQB #148Jonathan WelshDE #149Adam SewardLB #150Daniel LoperOT #156Eric KingDB #157Gerald SensabaughFS #158Justin GreenRB #160Michael BoleyLB #163Frank OmiyaleOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Trent inherited the Philadelphia Eagles LB room from Dhani Jones (2004–2006), and handed it to Omar Gaither (2006–2010).

William Thomas 1991–1999Bill Romanowski 1994–1995James Willis 1995–1998James Darling 1997–2000Mike Caldwell 1998–2001Ike Reese

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2016final season
Last recorded season with IND
2015team change
Joined IND (from PHI)
2005draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 5, Pick 146

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 270 lb

Frame

236 lb at 4.70s

Size-speed

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	IND	0	W2Doubtful· BackW3Questionable· Back
2015	IND	1	W3Questionable· KneeW17Out· Concussion
2014	PHI	1	W16Out· Hand
2011	PHI	2	W5Out· CalfW6Out· Calf

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 95

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

B2005

B+2006

A+2007

A2008

A+2009

A2010

A+2011

B2012

B+2013

B+2014

C+2015

C2016

Availability

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
2005	5	0.4	7+2	0.4
2006	8	0.5	9+1	0.5
2007	12	0.8	13+1	0.8
2008	9	0.6	10+1	0.6
2009	12.5	0.8	14+1.5	0.8
2010	10	0.7	12+2	0.7
2011	11	0.8	14+3	0.9
2012	3	0.2	3	0.2
2013	8	0.5	9+1	0.5
2014	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4
2015	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2016	2	0.3	5+3	0.3

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

352 career value over replacement — #75 all-time of 4,642. 29.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #146 (Rd 5) · PHI · 2005 · +55 vs expected KV-H

88actual

33 expected · Δ+55

💔+38.7 stolen VORP·1.32 szns lost

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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 · 2005

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #146

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator