Warren Sapp is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 93 in the Knox value model. Sapp's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Warren Sapp

★ HALL OF FAME7× Pro Bowl4× All-ProTop 1% all-time pass rushersIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #200

Height6'2"

Weight300 lb

BornDec 19, 1972

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #200 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

2006 LV·2 team wins#16

Sacks · 10 · score 50

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 48% of the all-time Sacks leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

48% of the all-time Sacks leader

Career Value · VORP

344 career value over replacement — #78 all-time of 4,649. 26.5/season above a replacement-level DL.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #12 (Rd 1) · TB · 1995 · +32.8 vs expected KV-H

93actual

60.2 expected · Δ+32.8

💔+45.1 stolen VORP·1.69 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: 88%.

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 defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Understanding These Stats

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

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

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl18Solo8Ast10TFL2QBHits2Sk2.5Dis6.5PD2FF1FR1

College Stats

MiamiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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

2007final season
Last recorded season with OAK
2004team change
Joined OAK (from TB)
1995draft
Drafted by TB — Round 1, Pick 12

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 300 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 13-season peers. See all →

peak 97

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

C+1995

B+1996

A1997

B+1998

A+1999

A+2000

B2001

B+2002

B2003

C+2004

B2005

A2006

C+2007

Availability

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

87%

19952007

1995 · cause not documented · 50%2005 · cause not documented · 63%

Durability IQ

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

Iron

Canton Monitor · HOF

Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all →

✓

Enshrined

What carries the case

All-Pro 37.3%Era Quality (KV-H) 30.4%Pro Bowls 16.3%Longevity 15.2%All-Time Ranks 0.8%

Monitor score 128.6 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity86

Peak97

Accolades57

Consistency50

Per-Snap50

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
1995	3	0.4	5+2	0.3
1996	9	0.6	9	0.5
1997	10.5	0.7	10-0.5	0.6
1998	7	0.4	6-1	0.4
1999	12.5	0.8	12-0.5	0.7
2000	15.5	1	15-0.5	0.9
2001	6	0.4	6	0.4
2002	7.5	0.5	8+0.5	0.5
2003	5	0.4	6+1	0.3
2004	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2005	4.5	0.5	7+2.5	0.4
2006	10	0.7	11+1	0.6
2007	2	0.1	2	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Warren Sapp 2004–2007

Warren Sapp

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1995 Draft Class· this player went #12

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator