Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2009 | 22 | ATL | 7 | — | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 23 | ATL | 9 | — | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24 | ATL | 13 | — | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25 | ATL | 15 | — | 32 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26 | OAK | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 766 | 74.9% | 67 | 15.1% |
| 2014 | 27 | KC | 16 | — | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 229 | 21.3% | 5 | 1.1% |
| 2015 | 28 | DEN | 15 | — | 33 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 381 | 36.9% | 65 | 14.6% |
| Career | — | 90 | — | 126 | 85 | 41 | 18 | 14 | 9.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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15 career value over replacement — #3426 all-time of 4,695. 2.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #210 (Rd 7) · ATL · 2009 · +33.2 vs expected KV-H
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7 seasons · peak 1.5 in 2012
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.3 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2012 · +0.1 wins
Latest season · 2015 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#720 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 22 | ATL | 7 | — | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 23 | ATL | 9 | — | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 24 | ATL | 13 | — | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2012 | 25 | ATL | 15 | — | 32 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2014 | 27 | KC | 9 | 0* | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | 28 | DEN | 11 | 0* | 33 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Career | 64 | 126 | 85 | 41 | 18 | 14 | 9.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26 | OAK | 15 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 766 | 74.9% | 67 | 15.1% |
| 2014 | 27 | KC | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 229 | 21.3% | 5 | 1.1% |
| 2015 | 28 | DEN | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 381 | 36.9% | 65 | 14.6% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 52.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 98%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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