Derrick Burgess ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Burgess in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Burgess a career score of 83, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Derrick Burgess

2× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 8 seasons · 2 titles Top 4% all-time pass rushersAll-Time Great🌅 Early Bloomer · 2005 Team Carrier · #43

Height6'2"

Weight255 lb

BornAug 12, 1978

Age48

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #43 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

155

2 qualifying seasons

2006 LV·2 team wins#10

Sacks · 12 · score 80

2005 LV·4 team wins#1

Sacks · 16 · score 75

All-Time Standing

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

Career Value · VORP

175 career value over replacement — #486 all-time of 4,649. 25/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

Led league 1×2 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #63 (Rd 3) · PHI · 2001 · +37 vs expected KV-H

83actual

46 expected · Δ+37

💔+58 stolen VORP·2.32 szns lost

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Reached 27% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

27% of the all-time Sacks leader27

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: 89%.

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)Not available for this player

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.

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 · 2001

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

EDGE · 2001 class

4.92s

40-Yard

Low · 21th pct

Pos 21thAll 28thClass Pos 31thClass All 34th

40"

Vertical

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 95thClass Pos 93thClass All 90th

125"

Broad Jump

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 87thClass Pos 88thClass All 89th

24 reps

Bench

Above avg · 51th pct

Pos 51thAll 68thClass Pos 58thClass All 69th

7.85s

3-Cone

Low · 4th pct

Pos 4thAll 11thClass Pos 9thClass All 16th

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.

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

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl13Solo12Ast1Sk4.0Dis4.0PD2FF1

College Stats

MississippiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi), 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

2009team change
Joined NE (from OAK)
2009final season
Last recorded season with NE
2005team change
Joined OAK (from PHI)
2001draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 3, Pick 63

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 255 lb

Frame

264 lb at 4.92s

Size-speed

40" vert / 125" broad

Explosion

24 reps

Bench power

Injury History

No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 90

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

B+2001

C+2004

A+2005

A+2006

A2007

B2008

B2009

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

71%

20012009

2001 · cause not documented · 69%2002 · cause not documented · 6%2004 · cause not documented · 69%2008 · cause not documented · 56%

Durability IQ

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

Durable

Historical Rank · Era-Adjusted

Best single season, projected to Sacks in a modern 17-game schedule. See all →

#44

2005 · EDGE · all-time

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
2001	6	0.5	8+2	0.5
2004	3	0.3	4+1	0.3
2005	16	1	16	1
2006	11.5	0.7	12+0.5	0.7
2007	8	0.6	10+2	0.6
2008	3.5	0.4	6+2.5	0.4
2009	5	0.4	6+1	0.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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 9 seasons (2001–2009) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

PHI 2001–2004 LV 2005–2008 NE 2009

Derrick Burgess 2001–2004

Derrick Burgess

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #63

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography