Daniel Ekuale
Solid Contributor
Height6'3"
Weight300 lb
BornJan 13, 1994
Age32
ConferencePacific Twelve
Rookie yr2018
A edge rusher with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 10 · #3611 · Role PlayerWorth 10 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 79% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+5
Avg surplus
peak +6
2 seasons × ~5 surplus ≈ VORP 10
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+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2019 | — | CLE | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 115 | 23.9% | 12 | 7.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | — | JAX | 6 | — | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 290 | 45.8% | 59 | 23.3% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 118.7 | -3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | — | NE | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 99 | 23.3% | 2 | 7.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | — | NE | 10 | — | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 364 | 35.7% | 57 | 14.6% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | — | NE | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 53 | 27.7% | 12 | 22.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | — | NE | 15 | — | 47 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 722 | 68.4% | 55 | 21.2% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 56.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | — | PIT | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 72 | 14.7% | 6 | 7.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 43 | — | 90 | 46 | 44 | 8 | 10 | 6.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,715 | 34.2% | 203 | 14.7% | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | CLE | 3 | 0* | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 26 | JAX | 6 | 0* | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 27 | NE | 3 | 0* | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 28 | NE | 10 | 0* | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 2023 | 29 | NE | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 30 | NE | 15 | 11* | 47 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| 2025 | 31 | PIT | 4 | 0* | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Career | 43 | 11* | 90 | 46 | 44 | 8 | 10 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 15.3 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | CLE | 7 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 115 | 23.9% | 12 | 7.0% |
| 2020 | 26 | JAX | 9 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 290 | 45.8% | 59 | 23.3% |
| 2021 | 27 | NE | 7 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 99 | 23.3% | 2 | 7.0% |
| 2022 | 28 | NE | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 364 | 35.7% | 57 | 14.6% |
| 2023 | 29 | NE | 3 | — | — | 0.0% | 53 | 27.7% | 12 | 22.5% |
| 2024 | 30 | NE | 16 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 722 | 68.4% | 55 | 21.2% |
| 2025 | 31 | PIT | 7 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 72 | 14.7% | 6 | 7.0% |
| Career | 64 | 11* | — | — | 1,715 | — | 203 | — |
* 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 | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | CLE | 7 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 26 | JAX | 9 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 118.7 | -3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 27 | NE | 7 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 28 | NE | 15 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 30 | NE | 16 | 11* | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 56.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 31 | PIT | 7 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | 61 | 11* | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 42 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 42 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
45
Sustained
career value
×.6
46
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 45.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 42· confidence 81%
What builds the career mark of 45
On-field 32.8
Availability 12.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2020bestavg 392025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Sacks leader3
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: 93%.
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+39
Rotational
SIS
Disruption/1001.574Snap share34.2%Def snaps1,715VolatileCV 0.46
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+).
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl1Ast1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Washington 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
Kyle DuggerSAF5yJoe CardonaLS4yHunter HenryTE4yDavon GodchauxDT4yJonathan JonesDB4yDeatrich WiseDE4yKendrick BourneWR4yDavid AndrewsC4yJabrill PeppersFS4yJahlani TavaiLB4yJoshua UcheLB4yJa'Whaun BentleyLB4yMike OnwenuG4yRhamondre StevensonRB4yChristian BarmoreDT4yLawrence GuyDT3yAdrian PhillipsDB3yMatthew JudonOLB3yJonnu SmithTE3yMatthew SlaterWR3yJalen MillsCB3yTrent BrownOT3yMack WilsonLB3yCody DavisDB3y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined PIT (from NE)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 2021team change
Joined NE (from JAX)
- 2020team change
Joined JAX (from CLE)
- 2019signing
Entered the NFL with CLE
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 300 lb
Frame
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NE | 0 | W8Questionable· AbdomenW10Questionable· AbdomenW11Questionable· Abdomen |
| 2020 | JAX | 1 | W4Out· AnkleW5Questionable· Ankle |
| 2019 | CLE | 1 | W9Out· Calf |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →
42
peak 46
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2020
C+2022
C+2024
F2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
57%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0.2 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0.2 | 4+2 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 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
Career Value · VORP
10 career value over replacement — #3611 all-time of 4,642. 2.5/season above a replacement-level DL.
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