Denico Autry ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Autry in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Autry a career score of 81, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Denico Autry

Top 6% all-time pass rushersFranchise Cornerstone📈 Late Developer · 2023 Team Carrier · #454

Height6'5"

Weight285 lb

BornJul 15, 1990

Age36

CollegeMississippi State; East Mississippi JC

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #454 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

2023 TEN·6 team wins#13

Sacks · 12 · score 13

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 28% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

28% of the all-time Sacks leader

Career Value · VORP

232 career value over replacement — #263 all-time of 4,649. 29/season above a replacement-level DL.

💔+45.7 stolen VORP·2.04 szns lost

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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: 91%.

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

Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+

Elite

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:5.63See leaderboard →

Disruption/1005.63Snap share60.7%Def snaps4,334VolatileCV 0.76

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, 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 defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

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

Tkl12Solo5Ast7TFL5QBHits11Sk5.5Dis21.5PD3FF1

Snap Counts

Def326Def%53.8%ST43ST%17.3%

College Stats

Mississippi State; East Mississippi JCCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi State; East Mississippi JC), 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

2025final season
Last recorded season with HOU
2024team change
Joined HOU (from TEN)
2021team change
Joined TEN (from IND)
2018team change
Joined IND (from OAK)
2014signing
Entered the NFL with OAK

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 285 lb

Frame

Injury History

12 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	HOU	1	W12Questionable· Knee / ObliqueW17Questionable· KneeW18Out· Knee
2023	TEN	0	W3Questionable· Foot / GroinW4Questionable· GroinW15Questionable· Knee / Illness
2022	TEN	4	W12Out· KneeW13Out· KneeW14Out· KneeW15Out· KneeW17Doubtful· Biceps
2021	TEN	0	W5Questionable· Hip
2020	IND	0	W6Questionable· Ankle / Knee
2019	IND	1	W16Out· ConcussionW17Doubtful· Concussion
2018	IND	4	W2Out· AnkleW3Out· AnkleW6Out· HamstringW7Out· HamstringW14Questionable· BackW19Questionable· Shoulder
2017	OAK	0	W14Questionable· HandW15Questionable· Hand / AnkleW16Questionable· Hand / Ankle
2015	OAK	2	W5Out· ConcussionW7Out· Concussion

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 →

peak 85

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

A2018

B2019

B+2020

A2021

A2022

A+2023

B2024

B2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

83%

20142025

2014 · cause not documented · 63%2022 · Knee · 71%2024 · Knee · 59%2025 · cause not documented · 71%

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
2018	9	0.8	12+3	0.7
2019	3.5	0.3	4+0.5	0.3
2020	7.5	0.6	9+1.5	0.6
2021	9	0.6	9	0.5
2022	8	0.7	13+5	0.7
2023	11.5	0.7	12+0.5	0.7
2024	3	0.3	6+3	0.3
2025	3.5	0.4	7+3.5	0.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, 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 12 seasons (2014–2025) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

LV 2014–2017 IND 2018–2020 TEN 2021–2023 HOU 2024–2025

Denico Autry 2018–2020

Denico Autry 2021–2023

Denico Autry

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography