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Danny Shelton

👑 Dynasty DNA · 9 seasons · 3 titles Top 45% all-time pass rushersDurable Contributor📈 Late Developer · 2019

Height6'2"

Weight345 lb

BornAug 20, 1993

Age32

CollegeWashington See College Stats

ConferencePacific Twelve

Rookie yr2015

Draft2015 · Rd 1, Pick 12 · CLE

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Archetype Intelligence

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A edge rusher who maximized value through reliable availability. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 23 · #2963 · Role Player

Worth 23 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 65% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

4 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+7.7

Avg surplus

peak +13

3 seasons × ~7.7 surplus ≈ VORP 23

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%
2015	—	CLE	14	—	36	19	17	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	506	48.8%	132	30.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	CLE	16	—	57	30	27	2	6	1.5	9.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	745	66.9%	7	4.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	CLE	12	—	31	18	13	5	1	0.0	6.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	467	50.0%	7	21.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	NE	10	—	20	9	11	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	324	37.2%	98	25.4%	1	0	0.0	39.6	0.0	3	1	1	0	0	0.0
2019	—	NE	16	—	55	24	31	2	6	3.0	11.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	492	49.2%	104	23.1%	0	0	—	—	—	9	3	3	0	3	0.0
2020	—	DET	12	—	36	14	22	2	4	1.0	7.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	499	59.6%	52	15.4%	0	0	—	—	—	5	1	3	0	6	0.1
2021	—	NYG	11	—	30	11	19	1	1	0.5	2.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	255	28.3%	115	34.1%	0	0	—	—	—	1	0	0	0	2	0.1
2022	—	KC	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	9	12.0%	2	8.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	92	—	265	125	140	17	19	6.0	42.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	3,297	44.0%	517	20.2%	1	0	—	—	—	18	5	7	0	11	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2015	22	CLE	14	0*	36	19	17	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	0	—	5.9
2016	23	CLE	16	11*	57	30	27	2	6	1.5	9.5	0	0	—	8.2
2017	24	CLE	12	7*	31	18	13	5	1	0.0	6.0	1	0	—	5.4
2018	25	NE	10	0*	20	9	11	1	1	0.0	2.0	0	0	—	3.3
2019	26	NE	16	0*	55	24	31	2	6	3.0	11.0	0	1	—	8.9
2020	27	DET	12	7*	36	14	22	2	4	1.0	7.0	1	0	—	5.7
2021	28	NYG	11	0*	30	11	19	1	1	0.5	2.5	0	0	—	3.7
Career			91	25*	265	125	140	17	19	—	—	2	1	—	41.1

* 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%
2015	22	CLE	16	0*	—	0.0%	506	48.8%	132	30.1%
2016	23	CLE	16	11*	—	0.0%	745	66.9%	7	4.5%
2017	24	CLE	14	7*	—	0.0%	467	50.0%	7	21.0%
2018	25	NE	13	0*	—	0.0%	324	37.2%	98	25.4%
2019	26	NE	16	0*	—	0.0%	492	49.2%	104	23.1%
2020	27	DET	12	7*	—	0.0%	499	59.6%	52	15.4%
2021	28	NYG	13	0*	—	0.0%	255	28.3%	115	34.1%
2022	29	KC	1	—	—	0.0%	9	12.0%	2	8.0%
Career			101	25*	—	—	3,297	—	517	—

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

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	25	NE	13	0*	1	0.0	39.6	0.0	3	1	1	0	0.0
2019	26	NE	16	0*	0	—	—	—	9	3	3	3	0.0
2020	27	DET	12	7*	0	—	—	—	5	1	3	6	0.1
2021	28	NYG	13	0*	0	—	—	—	1	0	0	2	0.1
Career			54	7*	1	—	—	—	18	5	7	11	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 52 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 52 × longevity 1 = KV-H 52· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 50

On-field 33.4

Availability 16.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2015bestavg 492021

All-Time Standing

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

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.369See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.369Snap share48.6%Def snaps3,288VolatileCV 0.43

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2015

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

DL · 2015 class

5.64s

40-Yard

Low · 1th pct

Pos 1thAll 1thClass Pos 4thClass All 1th

30.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 24thClass Pos 58thClass All 20th

95"

Broad Jump

Low · 3th pct

Pos 3thAll 1thClass Pos 4thClass All 1th

34 reps

Bench

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 97thClass Pos 75thClass All 97th

7.99s

3-Cone

Low · 16th pct

Pos 16thAll 5thClass Pos 29thClass All 7th

4.65s

Shuttle

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 16thClass Pos 50thClass All 15th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl7Solo5Ast2TFL1Dis1.0

College Stats

WashingtonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Washington), 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.

2015 Draft Class· this player went #12

#4Amari CooperWR #5Brandon ScherffG #6Leonard WilliamsDE #7Kevin WhiteWR #8Vic BeasleyDE #9Ereck FlowersG #10Todd GurleyRB #11Trae WaynesCB #13Andrus PeatG #14DeVante ParkerWR #15Melvin GordonRB #17Arik ArmsteadDE #18Marcus PetersCB #19Cameron ErvingG #20Nelson AgholorWR #21Cedric OgbuehiOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Danny inherited the Cleveland Browns DL room from Paul Kruger (2013–2015), and handed it to Emmanuel Ogbah (2016–2018).

Anthony Pleasant 1990–1995Rob Burnett 1990–1995Keith McKenzie 2000–2001Courtney Brown 2000–2004Orpheus Roye 2000–2007Gerard Warren

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2022team change
Joined KC (from NYG)
2022final season
Last recorded season with KC
2021team change
Joined NYG (from DET)
2020team change
Joined DET (from NE)
2018team change
Joined NE (from CLE)
2015draft
Drafted by CLE — Round 1, Pick 12

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 345 lb

Frame

339 lb at 5.64s

Size-speed

30.5" vert / 95" broad

Explosion

34 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2021	NYG	W7Doubtful· PectoralW14Questionable· Calf
2019	NE	W11Questionable· AnkleW15Questionable· Shoulder
2018	NE	W5Questionable· ElbowW6Questionable· Elbow
2017	CLE	W1Questionable· KneeW4Questionable· CalfW14Questionable· Chest / Ribs
2015	CLE	W7Questionable· 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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 55

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

C2015

C+2016

C2017

C2018

B2019

C2020

C2021

Availability

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

78%

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
2015	0	0	0	0
2016	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2017	0	0	0	0
2018	0	0	0	0
2019	3	0.2	3	0.2
2020	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2021	0.5	0	1+0.5	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

23 career value over replacement — #2963 all-time of 4,642. 3.3/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #12 (Rd 1) · CLE · 2015 · -8.3 vs expected KV-H

52actual

60.3 expected · Δ−8.3

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All-Time Rank & Honors

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 · 2015

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2015 Draft Class· this player went #12

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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