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

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Akiem Hicks

1× Pro BowlTop 13% all-time pass rushersElite PlaymakerTwo-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #584

Height6'5"

Weight324 lb

BornNov 16, 1989

Age36

CollegeRegina; Sacramento City

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #584 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

2017 CHI·5 team wins#25

Sacks · 9 · score 2

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 21% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

21% of the all-time Sacks leader

Career Value · VORP

124 career value over replacement — #815 all-time of 4,649. 11.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #89 (Rd 3) · NO · 2012 · +30.7 vs expected KV-H

68actual

37.3 expected · Δ+30.7

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ConferenceCanada West Universities Athletic Association

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: 93%.

Encyclopedia Coverage6/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.984See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.984Snap share70.1%Def snaps6,061ReliableCV 0.29

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Understanding These Stats

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl22Solo12Ast10TFL3QBHits4Sk0.5Dis7.5PD1

Snap Counts

Def342Def%71.0%ST9ST%4.7%

College Stats

Regina; Sacramento CityCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Regina; Sacramento City), 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.

Movementderived from season history

2022team change
Joined TB (from CHI)
2022final season
Last recorded season with TB
2016team change
Joined CHI (from NE)
2015team change
Joined NE (from NO)
2012draft
Drafted by NO — Round 3, Pick 89

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 324 lb

Frame

Injury History

11 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2022	TB	5	W3Out· FootW4Out· FootW5Out· FootW6Out· FootW7Out· FootW8Questionable· FootW9Questionable· Foot / Not injury related - resting playerW13Questionable· FootW14Questionable· Foot
2021	CHI	4	W3Questionable· Illness / KneeW5Doubtful· GroinW6Questionable· GroinW7Questionable· GroinW8Questionable· GroinW11Out· AnkleW12Out· AnkleW13Out· AnkleW14Questionable· AnkleW15Questionable· Ankle
2020	CHI	0	W12Questionable· HamstringW13Questionable· HamstringW16Questionable· Ankle
2019	CHI	1	W4Questionable· KneeW5Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· ElbowW17Out· Elbow
2018	CHI	0	W13Questionable· Achilles
2017	CHI	0	W12Questionable· Knee
2014	NO	0	W16Questionable· Ankle
2013	NO	0	W2Questionable· KneeW12Questionable· BackW19Questionable· Ankle
2012	NO	1	W17Out· Knee

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 11-season peers. See all →

peak 76

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

C2012

B2013

C+2014

C+2015

B+2016

B+2017

B+2018

F2019

B2020

B2021

C2022

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

82%

20122022

2012 · Knee · 69%2019 · Elbow · 31%2021 · Ankle · 53%2022 · Foot · 65%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Durable

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
2012	0	0	0	0
2013	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2014	2	0.1	2	0.1
2015	3	0.3	4+1	0.2
2016	7	0.4	7	0.4
2017	8.5	0.5	8-0.5	0.5
2018	7.5	0.5	7-0.5	0.4
2019	1	0.2	3+2	0.2
2020	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2021	3.5	0.4	7+3.5	0.4
2022	1	0.1	2+1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 4 crestsLeague board →

Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 11 seasons (2012–2022) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

NO 2012–2015 NE 2015 CHI 2016–2021 TB 2022

Akiem Hicks 2012–2015

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Akiem Hicks

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2012 Draft Class· this player went #89

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography