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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2008 | 22–23 | CAR | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23–24 | CAR | 6 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24–25 | CAR | 12 | — | 28 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25–26 | CIN | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27–28 | DAL | 16 | — | 41 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 821 | 72.6% | 91 | 19.3% |
| 2014 | 28–29 | DAL | 15 | — | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 570 | 55.4% | 78 | 17.4% |
| 2015 | 29–30 | DAL | 15 | — | 44 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 580 | 54.8% | 85 | 19.4% |
| Career | — | 67 | — | 161 | 92 | 69 | 13 | 14 | 2.0 | 29.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,971 | 61.0% | 254 | 18.7% | |
Career Value · VORP
7 career value over replacement — #3807 all-time of 4,649. 1.4/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #181 (Rd 6) · CAR · 2008 · +24.7 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 |
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| 2008 | 22–23 | CAR | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 23–24 | CAR | 6 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2010 | 24–25 | CAR | 12 | — | 28 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| 2011 | 25–26 | CIN | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 27–28 | DAL | 16 | 12* | 41 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.7 |
| 2014 | 28–29 | DAL | 15 | 9* | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| 2015 | 29–30 | DAL | 15 | 9* | 44 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Career | 67 | 30* | 161 | 92 | 69 | 13 | 14 | — | — | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30.5 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 27–28 | DAL | 16 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 821 | 72.6% | 91 | 19.3% |
| 2014 | 28–29 | DAL | 16 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 570 | 55.4% | 78 | 17.4% |
| 2015 | 29–30 | DAL | 16 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 580 | 54.8% | 85 | 19.4% |
| Career | 48 | 30* | — | — | 1,971 | — | 254 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 47.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 48· confidence 95%
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