Chris Jones ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Jones in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jones a career score of 92, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
293 career value over replacement — #146 all-time of 4,695. 29.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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Pick #37 (Rd 2) · KC · 2016 · +41.2 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ||||||
| 2016 | 22 | KC | 16 | — | 1.3 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 573 | 50.9% | 67 | 14.6% |
| 2017 | 23 | KC | 16 | — | 5.7 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 6.5 | 24.5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 678 | 61.6% | 21 | 4.3% |
| 2018 | 24 | KC | 16 | — | 11.8 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 15.5 | 63.5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 773 | 66.0% | 66 | 13.2% |
| 2019 | 25 | KC | 13 | — | 7.0 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 9.0 | 37.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 646 | 73.1% | 43 | 12.2% |
| 2020 | 26 | KC | 15 | — | 5.9 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 7.5 | 38.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 693 | 69.6% | 37 | 8.9% |
| 2021 | 27 | KC | 14 | — | 6.5 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 9.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 628 | 68.1% | 5 | 1.4% |
| 2022 | 28 | KC | 17 | — | 11.4 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 15.5 | 61.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 916 | 80.3% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 29 | KC | 16 | — | 8.2 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 10.5 | 52.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 741 | 73.1% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 30 | KC | 15 | — | 3.4 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 5.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 771 | 82.9% | — | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 31 | KC | 17 | — | 5.6 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 7.0 | 44.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 761 | 73.4% | — | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 32 | KC | 6 | — | 0.4 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 287 | 68.8% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 161 | — | 67.2 | 332 | 208 | 124 | 100 | 223 | 88.0 | 411.0 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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A top 5% all-time edge rusher with excellent availability over their career and excellent per-snap efficiency. The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.
#63 all-time in Sacks (88). 0.5 behind Trevor Pryce for #62 — on pace in ~1 season
Worth 293 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 4% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +29.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 seasons × ~29.3 surplus ≈ VORP 293
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