B.J. Hill is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Hill in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hill's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

DECIN#92ACT

B.J. Hill

Top 22% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2018

Height6'3"

Weight311 lb

BornApr 20, 1995

Age31

CollegeN.C. State See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2018

Draft2018 · Rd 3, Pick 69 · NYG

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 76 · #1487 · Above Average

Worth 76 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 33% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+10.9

Avg surplus

peak +18

7 seasons × ~10.9 surplus ≈ VORP 76

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	—	NYG	15	—	39	23	16	6	8	5.5	19.5	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	642	58.3%	90	21.2%	0	0	—	—	—	14	7	1	0	2	0.0
2019	—	NYG	15	—	32	11	21	2	2	1.0	5.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	486	43.9%	104	22.6%	1	1	1.0	79.2	-7.0	5	3	1	0	2	0.1
2020	—	NYG	13	—	31	14	17	2	3	1.0	6.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	376	34.5%	69	16.8%	0	0	—	—	—	6	3	2	0	1	0.0
2021	—	CIN	16	—	46	25	21	6	12	5.5	23.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	502	48.2%	71	15.8%	2	2	1.0	85.4	-5.5	15	5	4	0	1	0.0
2022	—	CIN	16	—	62	24	38	4	11	3.0	18.0	0	4	1	3	0	0	—	0.0%	816	78.7%	69	15.9%	2	2	1.0	79.2	-4.5	16	3	9	0	1	0.0
2023	—	CIN	17	—	45	20	25	2	21	4.5	27.5	2	5	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	778	70.6%	77	18.1%	1	1	1.0	39.6	-7.0	23	3	14	0	2	0.0
2024	—	CIN	15	—	52	21	31	7	9	3.0	19.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	710	70.3%	50	14.5%	2	1	0.5	56.2	-4.0	14	5	6	0	3	0.1
2025	—	CIN	17	—	66	29	37	5	9	4.0	18.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	670	61.2%	38	13.0%	3	2	0.7	88.2	-4.7	13	5	4	0	1	0.0
Career		—	124	—	373	167	206	34	75	27.5	136.5	2	16	1	4	0	0	—	0.0%	4,980	58.2%	568	17.3%	11	9	—	—	—	106	34	41	0	13	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2018	23	NYG	15	9*	39	23	16	6	8	5.5	19.5	0	2	0	—	10.3
2019	24	NYG	15	0*	32	11	21	2	2	1.0	5.0	0	0	0	—	6
2020	25	NYG	13	0*	31	14	17	2	3	1.0	6.0	0	1	0	—	5.8
2021	26	CIN	16	0*	46	25	21	6	12	5.5	23.5	0	0	0	—	11.4
2022	27	CIN	16	13*	62	24	38	4	11	3.0	18.0	0	4	1	3	11
2023	28	CIN	17	12*	45	20	25	2	21	4.5	27.5	2	5	0	1	11.4
2024	29	CIN	15	11*	52	21	31	7	9	3.0	19.0	0	4	0	—	10.1
2025	30	CIN	17	10*	66	29	37	5	9	4.0	18.0	0	0	0	—	10.8
Career			124	55*	373	167	206	34	75	—	—	2	16	1	4	76.8

* 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%
2018	23	NYG	16	9*	—	0.0%	642	58.3%	90	21.2%
2019	24	NYG	16	0*	—	0.0%	486	43.9%	104	22.6%
2020	25	NYG	16	0*	—	0.0%	376	34.5%	69	16.8%
2021	26	CIN	16	0*	—	0.0%	502	48.2%	71	15.8%
2022	27	CIN	16	13*	—	0.0%	816	78.7%	69	15.9%
2023	28	CIN	17	12*	—	0.0%	778	70.6%	77	18.1%
2024	29	CIN	15	11*	—	0.0%	710	70.3%	50	14.5%
2025	30	CIN	17	10*	—	0.0%	670	61.2%	38	13.0%
Career			129	55*	—	—	4,980	—	568	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	23	NYG	16	9*	0	0	—	—	—	14	7	1	2	0.0
2019	24	NYG	16	0*	1	1	1.0	79.2	-7.0	5	3	1	2	0.1
2020	25	NYG	16	0*	0	0	—	—	—	6	3	2	1	0.0
2021	26	CIN	16	0*	2	2	1.0	85.4	-5.5	15	5	4	1	0.0
2022	27	CIN	16	13*	2	2	1.0	79.2	-4.5	16	3	9	1	0.0
2023	28	CIN	17	12*	1	1	1.0	39.6	-7.0	23	3	14	2	0.0
2024	29	CIN	15	11*	2	1	0.5	56.2	-4.0	14	5	6	3	0.1
2025	30	CIN	17	10*	3	2	0.7	88.2	-4.7	13	5	4	1	0.0
Career			129	55*	11	9	—	—	—	106	34	41	13	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 63 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 63 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 63.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 63· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 42.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2018bestavg 602025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Sacks leader14

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. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.122See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.122Snap share58.2%Def snaps4,980ReliableCV 0.38

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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 · 2018

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

EDGE · 2018 class

4.99s

40-Yard

Low · 13th pct

Pos 13thAll 21thClass Pos 15thClass All 19th

26.5"

Vertical

Low · 2th pct

Pos 2thAll 6thClass Pos 7thClass All 10th

101"

Broad Jump

Low · 2th pct

Pos 2thAll 7thClass Pos 7thClass All 7th

35 reps

Bench

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 98thClass Pos 97thClass All 97th

7.28s

3-Cone

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 39thClass Pos 38thClass All 32th

4.53s

Shuttle

Low · 19th pct

Pos 19thAll 25thClass Pos 18thClass All 23th

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl22Solo10Ast12TFL3QBHits6Sk2.5Dis11.5Int1PD3

College Stats

N.C. StateImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2014	—	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	0	0	—	—
2015	—	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	0	0	—	—
2016	—	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	2	—	—
2017	—	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	1	0	—	—
Career		0	76	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	9	0	2	2	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2018 Draft Class· this player went #69

#61DJ CharkWR #62Brian O'NeillOT #63Carlton Davis IIICB #64Tyquan LewisDE #65Brandon ParkerOT #66Lorenzo CarterLB #67Chad ThomasDE #68Justin ReidS #70Fred WarnerMLB #71Royce FreemanRB #72Nathan ShepherdDE #73Jerome BakerOLB #74Geron ChristianOT #75Derrick NnadiNT #76Mason RudolphQB #77Sam HubbardDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

B.J. inherited the Cincinnati Bengals DL room from DJ Reader (2020–2023), and handed it to Cameron Sample (2021–2025).

Alfred Williams 1991–1994John Copeland 1993–2000Dan Wilkinson 1994–1997Kimo von Oelhoffen 1994–1999Jevon Langford 1996–2001Michael Bankston

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with CIN
2021team change
Joined CIN (from NYG)
2018draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 3, Pick 69

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 311 lb

Frame

311 lb at 4.99s

Size-speed

26.5" vert / 101" broad

Explosion

35 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	CIN	0	W3Doubtful· HamstringW4Doubtful· HamstringW10Questionable· RibW11Questionable· Knee

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 67

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

B2018

C+2019

C+2020

B2021

C+2022

B2023

C+2024

B2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

97%

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
2018	5.5	0.4	6+0.5	0.4
2019	1	0.1	1	0.1
2020	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2021	5.5	0.3	6+0.5	0.3
2022	3	0.2	3	0.2
2023	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2024	3	0.2	3	0.2
2025	4	0.2	4	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

76 career value over replacement — #1487 all-time of 4,642. 9.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #69 (Rd 3) · NYG · 2018 · +19.4 vs expected KV-H

63actual

43.6 expected · Δ+19.4

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2018

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2018 Draft Class· this player went #69

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator