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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1998 | 23 | TEN | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24 | TEN | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | TEN | 13 | — | 17 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | TEN | 6 | — | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | SD | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29 | WAS | 13 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30 | WAS | 11 | — | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31 | WAS | 8 | — | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 73 | — | 94 | 66 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 7.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
23 career value over replacement — #2967 all-time of 4,649. 2.9/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #107 (Rd 4) · TEN · 1998 · +13.3 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23 | TEN | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 |
| 1999 | 24 | TEN | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2000 | 25 | TEN | 13 | — | 17 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.6 |
| 2001 | 26 | TEN | 6 | — | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 28 | SD | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2004 | 29 | WAS | 13 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 2005 | 30 | WAS | 11 | — | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2006 | 31 | WAS | 8 | — | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Career | 73 | 94 | 66 | 28 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 |
A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 49 × longevity 1 = KV-H 49· confidence 86%
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