Shaun Ellis ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Ellis in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Ellis a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Shaun Ellis

2× Pro Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 9 seasons · 2 titles Top 7% all-time pass rushersIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2003 Team Carrier · #382

Height6'5"

Weight290 lb

BornJun 24, 1977

Age49

CollegeTennessee See College Stats

Rookie yr2000

Draft2000 · Rd 1, Pick 12 · NYJ

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #382 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

2003 NYJ·6 team wins#6

Sacks · 13 · score 20

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 35% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

35% of the all-time Sacks leader

Career Value · VORP

217 career value over replacement — #315 all-time of 4,649. 18.1/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #12 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2000 · +18.8 vs expected KV-H

79actual

60.2 expected · Δ+18.8

💔+26.4 stolen VORP·1.44 szns lost

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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: 92%.

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 · 2000

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

EDGE · 2000 class

4.85s

40-Yard

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 33thClass Pos 35thClass All 34th

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

13 playoff games

Defense

Tkl31Solo23Ast8TFL6QBHits4Sk4.0Dis14.0PD1FF1FR1

College Stats

TennesseeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), 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

2011team change
Joined NE (from NYJ)
2011final season
Last recorded season with NE
2000draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 1, Pick 12

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 290 lb

Frame

280 lb at 4.85s

Size-speed

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2011	NE	W4Questionable· KneeW9Questionable· RibW10Questionable· RibW11Questionable· Rib
2010	NYJ	W17Questionable· BackW20Questionable· Knee
2009	NYJ	W6Questionable· KneeW8Questionable· Knee / AnkleW17Questionable· Knee / Illness

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 85

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

B+2000

B2001

B2002

A+2003

A2004

C+2005

B2006

B2007

B+2008

B+2009

B2010

C2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

88%

20002011

2005 · cause not documented · 69%2011 · cause not documented · 50%

Durability IQ

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

Iron

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
2000	8.5	0.6	9+0.5	0.5
2001	5	0.3	5	0.3
2002	4	0.3	4	0.2
2003	12.5	0.8	12-0.5	0.7
2004	9.5	0.6	10+0.5	0.6
2005	2.5	0.2	4+1.5	0.2
2006	5	0.3	5	0.3
2007	5	0.4	6+1	0.3
2008	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4
2009	6	0.4	7+1	0.4
2010	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2011	1	0.1	2+1	0.1

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

Shaun Ellis

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2000

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2000 Draft Class· this player went #12

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator