Not to be confused withChris Jones (C · 1987), Chris Jones (LB · 2000), Chris Jones (WR · 2005), Chris Jones (P · 2011–2020), Chris Jones (DT · 2013–2017) or Chris Jones (DB · 2018–2021).
Chris Jones is building a case for Canton — a 56% HOF probability suggests his career already clears the historical enshrinement bar in most models. His overall career value places Jones in the top 1% of all pass rushers in the StatVault encyclopedia.
Chris Jones
7× Pro Bowl3× All-Pro👑 Dynasty DNA · 9 seasons · 3 titlesTop 1% all-time pass rushersFranchise Cornerstone
Height6'6"
Weight310 lb
BornJul 3, 1994
Age32
ConferenceSoutheastern
Rookie yr2016
Draft2016 · Rd 2, Pick 37 · KC
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
7x
Pro Bowls
3x
All-Pro
3
Title Seasons
9
Dynasty Seasons
Career Value · VORP
VORP 289 · #144 · All-TimeWorth 289 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 4% of all 4,612 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +28.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
10
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+28.9
Avg surplus
peak +47
10 seasons × ~28.9 surplus ≈ VORP 289
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping. Switch to Combined to fold the selected families into unified totals—yards from scrimmage, total TDs, touches.
2 grids split in one view
| 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% | |||||
| 2016 | — | KC | 15 | — | 27 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 573 | 50.9% | 67 | 14.6% |
| 2017 | — | KC | 15 | — | 29 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 6.5 | 24.5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 678 | 61.6% | 21 | 4.3% |
| 2018 | — | KC | 15 | — | 38 | 33 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 15.5 | 63.5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 773 | 66.0% | 66 | 13.2% |
| 2019 | — | KC | 13 | — | 34 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 9.0 | 37.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 646 | 73.1% | 43 | 12.2% |
| 2020 | — | KC | 14 | — | 36 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 7.5 | 38.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 693 | 69.6% | 37 | 8.9% |
| 2021 | — | KC | 13 | — | 26 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 9.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 628 | 68.1% | 5 | 1.4% |
| 2022 | — | KC | 16 | — | 37 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 15.5 | 61.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 916 | 80.3% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | — | KC | 16 | — | 29 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 10.5 | 52.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 741 | 73.1% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | — | KC | 15 | — | 36 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 5.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 771 | 82.9% | — | 0.0% |
| 2025 | — | KC | 17 | — | 27 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 7.0 | 44.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 761 | 73.4% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 149 | — | 319 | 202 | 117 | 99 | 220 | 87.5 | 406.5 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 7,180 | 69.9% | 239 | 5.3% | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22 | KC | 15 | 8* | 27 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 23 | KC | 15 | 10* | 29 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 6.5 | 24.5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 24 | KC | 15 | 11* | 38 | 33 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 15.5 | 63.5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 25 | KC | 13 | 10* | 34 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 9.0 | 37.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26 | KC | 14 | 10* | 36 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 7.5 | 38.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 27 | KC | 13 | 10* | 26 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 9.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 28 | KC | 16 | 14* | 37 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 15.5 | 61.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29 | KC | 16 | 12* | 29 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 10.5 | 52.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 30 | KC | 15 | 12* | 36 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 5.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | KC | 17 | 12* | 27 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 7.0 | 44.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 149 | 109* | 319 | 202 | 117 | 99 | 220 | — | — | 2 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22 | KC | 16 | 8* | — | 0.0% | 573 | 50.9% | 67 | 14.6% |
| 2017 | 23 | KC | 16 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 678 | 61.6% | 21 | 4.3% |
| 2018 | 24 | KC | 16 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 773 | 66.0% | 66 | 13.2% |
| 2019 | 25 | KC | 13 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 646 | 73.1% | 43 | 12.2% |
| 2020 | 26 | KC | 15 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 693 | 69.6% | 37 | 8.9% |
| 2021 | 27 | KC | 14 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 628 | 68.1% | 5 | 1.4% |
| 2022 | 28 | KC | 17 | 14* | — | 0.0% | 916 | 80.3% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 29 | KC | 16 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 741 | 73.1% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 30 | KC | 15 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 771 | 82.9% | — | 0.0% |
| 2025 | 31 | KC | 17 | 12* | — | 0.0% | 761 | 73.4% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 155 | 109* | — | — | 7,180 | — | 239 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 92 · All-Time GreatA all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 92 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
80
Sustained
career value
×.6
97
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 86.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 92· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 80
On-field 61.8
Availability 18.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2016bestavg 80elite 702025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position43
Depth
of 100
Reached 44% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
44% of the all-time Sacks leader44
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%.
Per-Snap Impact
Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+86
Elite
SIS
Disruption/1006.414Snap share69.9%Def snaps7,180ReliableCV 0.24
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2016
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
5.03s
40-Yard
Low · 10th pct
Pos 10thAll 21thClass Pos 11thClass All 23th
24.5"
Vertical
Low · 1th pct
Pos 1thAll 2thClass Pos 2thClass All 4th
106"
Broad Jump
Low · 8th pct
Pos 8thAll 17thClass Pos 4thClass All 18th
26 reps
Bench
Above avg · 70th pct
Pos 70thAll 79thClass Pos 75thClass All 84th
7.44s
3-Cone
Below avg · 28th pct
Pos 28thAll 31thClass Pos 33thClass All 33th
4.62s
Shuttle
Low · 13th pct
Pos 13thAll 21thClass Pos 14thClass All 24th
Postseason Career
22 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl41Solo20Ast21TFL6QBHits21Sk3.5Dis30.5PD11FF1
Snap Counts
Def1,042Def%69.5%ST20ST%3.5%
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Mississippi State), 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
Travis KelceTE10yJames WinchesterLS10yPatrick MahomesQB9yHarrison ButkerK9yDerrick NnadiNT8yTyreek HillWR6yDemarcus RobinsonWR6yDaniel SorensenDB6yMichael DannaLB6yMecole HardmanWR6yMike PennelDT5yEric FisherOT5yAndrew WylieG5yNick AllegrettiG5yMitchell SchwartzOT5yCreed HumphreyC5yTrey SmithG5yNick BoltonLB5yNoah GrayTE5yAnthony ShermanFB5yTershawn WhartonDE5yClyde Edwards-HelaireRB5yMarcus KempWR5yJoe ThuneyG4y
2016 Draft Class· this player went #37
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 KC
- 2016draft
Drafted by KC — Round 2, Pick 37
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'6" / 310 lb
Frame
310 lb at 5.03s
Size-speed
24.5" vert / 106" broad
Explosion
26 reps
Bench power
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 7+0.5 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 15.5 | 1 | 16+0.5 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0.7 | 11+2 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 9+1.5 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0.7 | 11+2 | 0.7 |
| 2022 | 15.5 | 1 | 17+1.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 10.5 | 0.7 | 11+0.5 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0.3 | 6+1 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026
Career Value · VORP
289 career value over replacement — #144 all-time of 4,612. 28.9/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #37 (Rd 2) · KC · 2016 · +41.5 vs expected KV-H
92actual
50.5 expected · Δ+41.5
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