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

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Ebenezer Ekuban

Top 14% all-time pass rushersElite PlaymakerTeam Carrier · #571

Height6'4"

Weight275 lb

BornMay 29, 1976

Age50

CollegeNorth Carolina See College Stats

Rookie yr

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #571 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

2004 CLE·4 team wins#25

Sacks · 8 · score 3

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 18% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

18% of the all-time Sacks leader

Career Value · VORP

110 career value over replacement — #980 all-time of 4,649. 13.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #20 (Rd 1) · DAL · 1999 · +12.3 vs expected KV-H

68actual

55.7 expected · Δ+12.3

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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: 89%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

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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 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.

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

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

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl4Solo4PD1

College Stats

North CarolinaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (North Carolina), 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

2008final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2005team change
Joined DEN (from CLE)
2004team change
Joined CLE (from DAL)
1999draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 1, Pick 20

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 275 lb

Frame

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 73

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

C+1999

B+2000

C+2002

C+2003

B+2004

B2005

B+2006

B2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

77%

19992008

2000 · cause not documented · 63%2001 · cause not documented · 6%

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
1999	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2000	6.5	0.7	9+2.5	0.5
2002	1	0.1	1	0.1
2003	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2004	8	0.5	8	0.5
2005	4	0.3	4	0.2
2006	7	0.5	7	0.4
2008	5	0.4	6+1	0.4

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

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 10 seasons (1999–2008) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

DAL 1999–2003 CLE 2004 DEN 2005–2008

Ebenezer Ekuban 2005–2008

Ebenezer Ekuban

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1999 Draft Class· this player went #20

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography