Vaughn Booker is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Booker in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Booker's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Vaughn Booker
A quality edge rusher with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 29 · #2730 · Role PlayerWorth 29 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 60% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+7.3
Avg surplus
peak +10
4 seasons × ~7.3 surplus ≈ VORP 29
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 | |||||
| 1994 | — | KC | 13 | — | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | KC | 16 | — | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | KC | 14 | — | 33 | 29 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | KC | 13 | — | 30 | 25 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | GB | 16 | — | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | GB | 14 | — | 39 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | CIN | 8 | — | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | CIN | 12 | — | 33 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | CIN | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 109 | — | 220 | 175 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 14.5 | 33.5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 26 | KC | 13 | — | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 4.1 |
| 1995 | 27 | KC | 16 | — | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 4.9 |
| 1996 | 28 | KC | 14 | — | 33 | 29 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6.8 |
| 1997 | 29 | KC | 13 | — | 30 | 25 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7.7 |
| 1998 | 30 | GB | 16 | — | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9.6 |
| 1999 | 31 | GB | 14 | — | 39 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.9 |
| 2000 | 32 | CIN | 8 | — | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 2001 | 33 | CIN | 12 | — | 33 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 34 | CIN | 3 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 109 | 220 | 175 | 25 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.2 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 56 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
53
Sustained
career value
×.6
59
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 55.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 53
On-field 36
Availability 17
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1994bestavg 532001
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Sacks leader7
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 (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.
Top Teammates
Louie AguiarP5yJoe PhillipsNT4yDale CarterCB4yDerrick ThomasOLB4yGreg ManuskyLB4yTracy SimienILB4yKimble AndersRB4yDonnell BennettFB4yDerrick WalkerTE4yPellom McDanielsDE4yDanan HughesWR4yGreg HillRB4yLake DawsonWR4yTakeo SpikesILB3yJames HastyDB3yNeil SmithDE3yMarcus AllenRB3yNeil RackersK3yRich GannonQB3yTony RichardsonFB3yCorey DillonRB3yMark RomanS3yOliver GibsonDT3yBrian SimmonsLB3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterVaughn inherited the Kansas City Chiefs DL room from Pellom McDaniels (1993–1998), and handed it to John Browning (1996–2005).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2002final season
Last recorded season with CIN
- 2000team change
Joined CIN (from GB)
- 1998team change
Joined GB (from KC)
- 1994signing
Entered the NFL with KC
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 300 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 8-season peers. See all →
56
peak 59
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1994
C+1995
C+1996
B1997
C+1998
C+1999
D2000
C+2001
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
76%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0.3 | 5+1 | 0.3 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 4+0.5 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2+0.5 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
29 career value over replacement — #2730 all-time of 4,642. 3.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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