Carlos Dunlap ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Dunlap in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Dunlap a career score of 87, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Carlos Dunlap

2× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 8 seasons · 2 titles Top 3% all-time pass rushersFranchise CornerstoneTeam Carrier · #265

Height6'6"

Weight277 lb

BornFeb 28, 1989

Age37

CollegeFlorida

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #265 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

3 qualifying seasons

2010 CIN·4 team wins#19

Sacks · 10 · score 21

2019 CIN·2 team wins#23

Sacks · 9 · score 15

2016 CIN

Career Value · VORP

343 career value over replacement — #79 all-time of 4,649. 26.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #54 (Rd 2) · CIN · 2010 · +39.6 vs expected KV-H

87actual

47.4 expected · Δ+39.6

💔+24.3 stolen VORP·0.91 szns lost

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Sacks · 8 · score 2

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 51% of the all-time Sacks leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

51% of the all-time Sacks leader51

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 95%.

Encyclopedia Coverage7/8 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 Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

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+

Elite

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:6.363See leaderboard →

Disruption/1006.363Snap share72.1%Def snaps7,701Elite · ConsistentCV 0.14

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+).

Combine · 2010

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2010 class

4.68s

40-Yard

Above avg · 72th pct

Pos 72thAll 49thClass Pos 73thClass All 51th

31.5"

Vertical

Below avg · 29th pct

Pos 29thAll 33thClass Pos 20thClass All 25th

111"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 26th pct

Pos 26thAll 30thClass Pos 26thClass All 31th

21 reps

Bench

Below avg · 27th pct

Pos 27thAll 50thClass Pos 17thClass All 51th

7.21s

3-Cone

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 47thClass Pos 48thClass All 40th

4.61s

Shuttle

Low · 13th pct

Pos 13thAll 21thClass Pos 31thClass All 26th

Understanding These Stats

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

9 playoff games

Defense

Tkl15Solo8Ast7QBHits11Sk0.5Dis11.5PD3

Snap Counts

Def325Def%68.0%ST26ST%13.4%

College Stats

FloridaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida), 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 KC (from SEA)
2022final season
Last recorded season with KC
2020team change
Joined SEA (from CIN)
2010draft
Drafted by CIN — Round 2, Pick 54

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 277 lb

Frame

277 lb at 4.68s

Size-speed

31.5" vert / 111" broad

Explosion

21 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2021	SEA	0	W18Questionable· Ankle
2020	SEA	0	W13Questionable· FootW14Questionable· FootW15Questionable· Foot
2019	CIN	1	W6Out· KneeW7Doubtful· Knee
2015	CIN	0	W9Questionable· Shoulder
2013	CIN	0	W16Questionable· Concussion
2012	CIN	0	W1Doubtful· KneeW2Questionable· Knee
2011	CIN	0	W10Questionable· HamstringW11Questionable· HamstringW12Doubtful· HamstringW13Doubtful· HamstringW14Doubtful· HamstringW17Questionable· Hamstring
2010	CIN	0	W10Questionable· Illness

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 13-season peers. See all →

peak 88

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

A+2010

B2011

B+2012

B+2013

B+2014

A+2015

B+2016

B+2017

B+2018

A2019

B+2020

A2021

B2022

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 13 seasons.

93%

20102022

2010 · cause not documented · 69%

Durability IQ

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

Iron

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
2010	9.5	0.9	14+4.5	0.8
2011	4.5	0.4	6+1.5	0.4
2012	6	0.4	7+1	0.4
2013	7.5	0.5	7-0.5	0.4
2014	8	0.5	8	0.5
2015	13.5	0.9	14+0.5	0.8
2016	8	0.5	8	0.5
2017	7.5	0.5	7-0.5	0.4
2018	8	0.5	8	0.5
2019	9	0.7	11+2	0.6
2020	6	0.4	7+1	0.4
2021	8.5	0.6	10+1.5	0.6
2022	4	0.3	5+1	0.3

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

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 13 seasons (2010–2022) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

CIN 2010–2020 SEA 2020–2021 KC 2022

Carlos Dunlap 2020–2021

Carlos Dunlap

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2010

Postseason Career

Defense

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2010 Draft Class· this player went #54

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography