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

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Tyler Brayton

👑 Dynasty DNA · 8 seasons · 1 titles Top 32% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter📈 Late Developer · 2009

Height6'6"

Weight280 lb

BornNov 20, 1979

Age46

CollegeColorado See College Stats

Rookie yr2003

Draft2003 · Rd 1, Pick 32 · LV

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

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 65 · #1733 · Above Average

Worth 65 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 38% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 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

+10.8

Avg surplus

peak +19

6 seasons × ~10.8 surplus ≈ VORP 65

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
2003	—	LV	16	—	51	38	13	0	0	2.5	2.5	0	1	0	1	0	0
2004	—	LV	14	—	38	30	8	0	0	2.5	2.5	1	7	0	—	0	0
2005	—	LV	11	—	10	8	2	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	1	—	0	0
2006	—	LV	15	—	32	23	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	1	—	0	0
2007	—	LV	8	—	9	7	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	1	0	0
2008	—	CAR	16	—	33	28	5	5	4	4.5	13.5	0	3	1	1	0	0
2009	—	CAR	13	—	36	28	8	6	8	4.5	18.5	0	1	2	1	0	0
2010	—	CAR	13	—	17	12	5	4	4	0.0	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	0
2011	—	IND	12	—	27	15	12	3	4	2.0	9.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	118	—	253	189	64	18	20	17.0	55.0	1	16	5	6	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2003	24	LV	16	—	51	38	13	0	0	2.5	2.5	0	1	0	1	9.2
2004	25	LV	14	—	38	30	8	0	0	2.5	2.5	1	7	0	—	8
2005	26	LV	11	—	10	8	2	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	1	—	5.8
2006	27	LV	15	—	32	23	9	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	1	—	6.7
2007	28	LV	8	—	9	7	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	1	2.9
2008	29	CAR	16	—	33	28	5	5	4	4.5	13.5	0	3	1	1	10.7
2009	30	CAR	13	—	36	28	8	6	8	4.5	18.5	0	1	2	1	12
2010	31	CAR	13	—	17	12	5	4	4	0.0	8.0	0	2	0	2	5.9
2011	32	IND	12	—	27	15	12	3	4	2.0	9.0	0	0	0	—	6.7
Career			118		253	189	64	18	20	—	—	1	16	5	6	67.9

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 58 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 37.1

Availability 16.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2003bestavg 532011

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 9% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

9% of the all-time Sacks leader9

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: 90%.

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+).

Combine · 2003

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

DL · 2003 class

4.73s

40-Yard

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 41thClass Pos 93thClass All 46th

34"

Vertical

Elite · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 54thClass Pos 88thClass All 52th

116"

Broad Jump

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 46thClass Pos 89thClass All 53th

25 reps

Bench

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 74thClass Pos 31thClass All 64th

7.14s

3-Cone

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 51thClass Pos 86thClass All 62th

4.31s

Shuttle

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 55thClass Pos 79thClass All 52th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl4Solo3Ast1QBHits2Dis2.0

College Stats

ColoradoCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Colorado), 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.

2003 Draft Class· this player went #32

#24Dallas ClarkTE #25William JosephDT #26Kwame HarrisOT #27Larry JohnsonRB #28Andre WoolfolkDB #29Nick BarnettLB #30Sammy DavisDB #31Nnamdi AsomughaCB #33Eric SteinbachG #34Boss BaileyOLB #35Charles TillmanCB #36Eugene WilsonFS #39Rashean MathisCB #40E.J. HendersonMLB #41Bennie JoppruTE #42Ken HamlinDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tyler inherited the Las Vegas Raiders DL room from John Parrella (2002–2004), and handed it to Terdell Sands (2003–2008).

Nolan Harrison 1991–1996Chester McGlockton 1992–1997Jerry Ball 1994–1996Aundray Bruce 1995–1998Russell Maryland 1996–1999Lance Johnstone

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined IND (from CAR)
2011final season
Last recorded season with IND
2008team change
Joined CAR (from LV)
2003draft
Drafted by LV — Round 1, Pick 32

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 280 lb

Frame

277 lb at 4.73s

Size-speed

34" vert / 116" broad

Explosion

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2011	IND	0	W2Questionable· Knee
2010	CAR	0	W2Questionable· AnkleW4Questionable· AnkleW16Questionable· Hip
2009	CAR	1	W14Out· Concussion

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 63

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

C+2003

C+2004

C2005

C2006

D2007

B2008

B2009

C2010

C+2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

82%

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
2003	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.1
2004	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2005	1	0.1	1	0.1
2006	0	0	0	0
2007	0	0	0	0
2008	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2009	4.5	0.3	6+1.5	0.4
2010	0	0	0	0
2011	2	0.2	3+1	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

65 career value over replacement — #1733 all-time of 4,642. 7.2/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #32 (Rd 1) · LV · 2003 · +3.1 vs expected KV-H

58actual

54.9 expected · Δ+3.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2003

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2003 Draft Class· this player went #32

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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