A.J. Francis
Role Player
A edge rusher who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
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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% | |||||
| 2015 | — | SEA | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 28 | 16.0% | 12 | 14.7% |
| 2017 | — | WAS | 6 | — | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 164 | 37.3% | 29 | 16.2% |
| Career | — | 8 | — | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 192 | 26.7% | 41 | 15.4% | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25 | SEA | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 27 | WAS | 6 | 0* | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 8 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 25 | SEA | 3 | — | — | 0.0% | 28 | 16.0% | 12 | 14.7% |
| 2017 | 27 | WAS | 6 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 164 | 37.3% | 29 | 16.2% |
| Career | 9 | — | — | 192 | — | 41 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 20 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 20 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.
28
Sustained
career value
×.6
28
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.72
Longevity
career length
Blend 28 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 20· confidence 75%
What builds the career mark of 28
On-field 22.4
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2017bestavg 282017
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Disruption/1000.521Snap share26.7%Def snaps192Emerging
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Maryland), 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.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Larry FitzgeraldWR1yBobby WagnerMLB1yRussell WilsonQB1yTress WayP1yJimmy GrahamTE1yPreston SmithDE1yVernon DavisTE1yMorgan MosesOT1yBruce IrvinLB1yBrandon MebaneDT1yTyler LockettWR1yKirk CousinsQB1yMarshawn LynchRB1yRyan KerriganDE1yDeAngelo HallS1yK.J. WrightOLB1yTrent WilliamsOT1yBrandon ScherffG1yEarl ThomasFS1yRichard ShermanCB1yAhtyba RubinNT1yCliff AvrilDE1yJamison CrowderWR1yMark GlowinskiG1y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2017team change
Joined WAS (from SEA)
- 2017final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 2015signing
Entered the NFL with SEA
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 337 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | MIA | 0 | W6Questionable· Back |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →
20
peak 28
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 2 seasons.
28%
Durability IQ
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
37
FragileEra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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