PCAR#6ACT

Sam Martin

Height6'1"

Weight207 lb

BornFeb 27, 1990

Age36

CollegeAppalachian State See College Stats

ConferenceSouthern

Rookie yr2013

Draft2013 · Rd 5, Pick 165 · DET

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 0% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

0% of the all-time Passing Yards leader0

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.

Encyclopedia Coverage

Fan Rating

Rate Sam Martin — All-Time

Tap a star to rate

Explore More

2013 Draft ClassmatesFull class →

Eric Fisher

Rd 1, #1

Luke Joeckel

Rd 1, #2

Dion Jordan

Rd 1, #3

Lane Johnson

Rd 1, #4

Ezekiel Ansah

Rd 1, #5

Compare Sam Martin vs Player Report data error

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 StatsNot available for this player

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.

Understanding These Stats

Passing

Cmp / Att — Completions and pass attempts.

Cmp% — Completion percentage — completions ÷ attempts × 100.

Yds — Passing yards — total air + yards after catch on completions.

TD / TD% — Passing touchdowns. TD% = TDs per 100 attempts, measuring scoring efficiency.

Int / Int% — Interceptions thrown. Int% = INTs per 100 attempts — the primary ball-security metric.

Y/A — Yards per attempt — passing yards ÷ attempts. The core passing efficiency rate.

AdjY/A — Adjusted yards per attempt: (Pass Yds + 20×TD − 45×INT) ÷ Att. Penalizes turnovers and rewards touchdowns — widely considered the most predictive single-season QB metric.

TD:INT — TD-to-interception ratio — passing touchdowns ÷ interceptions thrown. Elite QBs sustain career ratios above 3.0; HOF greats often exceed 4.0. Not shown when no interceptions.

Rate — NFL passer rating — the official formula combining Cmp%, Y/A, TD%, and INT% on a 0–158.3 scale. Good QB performance ≈ 90+; elite ≈ 110+.

Sk — Times sacked — how many times the QB was brought down behind the line of scrimmage.

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

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.

College Stats

Appalachian StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Appalachian State), 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.

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Sam inherited the Detroit Lions Specialists room from Jim Arnold (1986–1993), and handed it to Matt Prater (2014–2020).

Jim Arnold 1986–1993Sam Martin 2013–2019Matt Prater 2014–2020Jack Fox 2020–2025Riley Patterson 2021–2023

Sam inherited the Buffalo Bills Specialists room from Tyler Bass (2020–2024), and holds it as the most recent the corpus records.

John Kidd 1984–1989Chris Mohr 1991–2000Steve Christie 1992–2000Brian Moorman 2001–2013Dan Carpenter 2013–2016Tyler Bass 2020–2024Sam Martin 2022–2024

The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined CAR (from BUF)
2025final season
Last recorded season with CAR
2022team change
Joined BUF (from DEN)
2020team change
Joined DEN (from DET)
2013draft
Drafted by DET — Round 5, Pick 165

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2019	DET	0	W10Questionable· AbdomenW11Questionable· Abdomen
2017	DET	0	W14Questionable· right Foot

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 13 seasons.

97%

20132025

2017 · cause not documented · 63%

Durability IQ

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

Iron

Sam Martin

All-Time Standing

Postseason Career

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2013 Draft Class· this player went #165

Franchise Succession

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Career Geography