Warren Sapp is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 93 in the Knox value model. Sapp's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Warren Sapp

★ HALL OF FAME7× Pro Bowl4× All-ProTop 2% all-time pass rushersIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #200

Height6'2"

Weight300 lb

BornDec 19, 1972

Age53

CollegeMiami See College Stats

Rookie yr1995

Draft1995 · Rd 1, Pick 12 · TB

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

47thSacks·95

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Archetype Intelligence

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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 347 · #78 · All-Time

Worth 347 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 3% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 13 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+26.7

Avg surplus

peak +51

13 seasons × ~26.7 surplus ≈ VORP 347

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Receiving									Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1995	—	TB	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	TB	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.0	9.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	TB	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.5	10.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	TB	15	—	36	22	14	13	9	12.5	34.5	0	4	4	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	TB	15	—	42	34	8	20	15	15.5	50.5	0	4	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	TB	14	—	32	24	8	9	6	6.0	21.0	0	0	1	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	TB	15	—	39	32	7	12	7	7.5	26.5	2	4	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	TB	14	—	37	30	7	0	0	5.0	5.0	0	3	2	—	0	0	4	4	39	2	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	4	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.8	0	0
2004	—	LV	14	—	33	22	11	0	0	2.5	2.5	0	0	0	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	LV	10	—	26	22	4	0	0	4.5	4.5	1	3	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	LV	15	—	42	27	15	0	16	10.0	26.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	LV	16	—	43	30	13	0	4	2.0	6.0	0	1	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	181	—	330	243	87	54	57	95.0	206.0	3	21	13	9	0	0	4	4	39	2	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	4	—	—	7.8	0	0

Career EPA7.8·8 receiving·7.8/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2003	31	TB	4	—	4	4	39	2	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	4	4.7
Career			4		4	4	39	2	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	4	168.2

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1995	23	TB	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	24	TB	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.0	9.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	25	TB	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.5	10.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	26	TB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	27	TB	15	—	36	22	14	13	9	12.5	34.5	0	4	4	2	0	0
2000	28	TB	15	—	42	34	8	20	15	15.5	50.5	0	4	1	1	0	0
2001	29	TB	14	—	32	24	8	9	6	6.0	21.0	0	0	1	2	0	0
2002	30	TB	15	—	39	32	7	12	7	7.5	26.5	2	4	1	1	0	0
2003	31	TB	14	—	37	30	7	0	0	5.0	5.0	0	3	2	—	0	0
2004	32	LV	14	—	33	22	11	0	0	2.5	2.5	0	0	0	2	0	0
2005	33	LV	10	—	26	22	4	0	0	4.5	4.5	1	3	1	—	0	0
2006	34	LV	15	—	42	27	15	0	16	10.0	26.0	0	2	1	—	0	0
2007	35	LV	16	—	43	30	13	0	4	2.0	6.0	0	1	2	1	0	0
Career			181		330	243	87	54	57	—	—	3	21	13	9	0	0

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2003	31	—	—	—	—	—	7.8	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 93 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 93 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 83.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 93· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 74

On-field 56.3

Availability 17.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1995bestavg 74elite 702007

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #200 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2006 LV·2 team wins#16

Sacks · 10 · score 50

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 48% of the all-time Sacks leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

48% of the all-time Sacks leader48

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

7.77 EPA/season over 1 season53

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: 88%.

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+).

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl18Solo8Ast10TFL2QBHits2Sk2.5Dis6.5PD2FF1FR1

College Stats

MiamiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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.

1995 Draft Class· this player went #12

#4Michael WestbrookWR #5Kerry CollinsQB #6Kevin CarterDE #7Mike MamulaDE #8Joey GallowayWR #9Kyle BradyTE #10J.J. StokesWR #11Derrick L. AlexanderDE #13Mark FieldsOLB #14Ruben BrownG #15Ellis JohnsonDE #16Hugh DouglasDE #17Tyrone WheatleyRB #18Napoleon KaufmanRB #20Luther EllissDT #21Rashaan SalaamRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Warren inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers DL room from Brad Culpepper (1994–1999), and handed it to Regan Upshaw (1996–1998).

Mark Wheeler 1992–1995Santana Dotson 1992–1995Eric Curry 1993–1997Chidi Ahanotu 1993–2004Brad Culpepper 1994–1999Warren Sapp

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2007final season
Last recorded season with LV
2004team change
Joined LV (from TB)
1995draft
Drafted by TB — Round 1, Pick 12

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 300 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 13-season peers. See all →

peak 97

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

C+1995

A1996

A1997

B+1998

A+1999

A+2000

B2001

B+2002

B2003

C+2004

B2005

A2006

C+2007

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
1995	3	0.4	6+3	0.3
1996	9	0.6	10+1	0.6
1997	10.5	0.7	11+0.5	0.6
1998	7	0.4	7	0.4
1999	12.5	0.8	13+0.5	0.7
2000	15.5	1	16+0.5	0.9
2001	6	0.4	7+1	0.4
2002	7.5	0.5	8+0.5	0.5
2003	5	0.4	6+1	0.3
2004	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2005	4.5	0.5	7+2.5	0.4
2006	10	0.7	11+1	0.7
2007	2	0.1	2	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

347 career value over replacement — #78 all-time of 4,642. 26.7/season above a replacement-level DL.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #12 (Rd 1) · TB · 1995 · +32.7 vs expected KV-H

93actual

60.3 expected · Δ+32.7

💔+45.1 stolen VORP·1.69 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1995 Draft Class· this player went #12

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator