A edge rusher who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 5 · #3962 · Role PlayerWorth 5 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 86% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +2.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+2.5
Avg surplus
peak +4
2 seasons × ~2.5 surplus ≈ VORP 5
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | — | LAC | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | IND | 12 | — | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | CHI | 14 | — | 32 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | CHI | 4 | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 33 | — | 52 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 40 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 40 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
50
Sustained
career value
×.6
43
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 47.2 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 40· confidence 83%
What builds the career mark of 50
On-field 35.5
Availability 14.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1998bestavg 432000
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Sacks leader3
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: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers 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 (Arizona; Golden West), 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.
Top Teammates
Clyde SimmonsDE2yBryan RobinsonNT2yWalt HarrisCB2yBobby EngramWR2yJim FlaniganDT2yMarty BookerWR2yTony ParrishS2yRosevelt ColvinLB2yMike WellsDT2yGlyn MilburnWR2yWarrick HoldmanLB2yBarry MinterLB2yMarcus RobinsonWR2yJerry AzumahCB2ySean HarrisLB2yRay McElroyDB2yJames AllenRB2yD'Wayne BatesWR2yJim MillerQB2yCurtis EnisRB2yJohn AllredTE2yAlonzo MayesTE2yShane MatthewsQB2yCade McNownQB2y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2000final season
Last recorded season with CHI
- 1999team change
Joined CHI (from IND)
- 1998team change
Joined IND (from LAC)
- 1997signing
Entered the NFL with LAC
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 290 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 3-season peers. See all →
40
peak 43
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1998
C+1999
F2000
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
63%
19972000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3+0.5 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0.3 | 4+3 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
5 career value over replacement — #3962 all-time of 4,642. 1.7/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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