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

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Darius Philon

Top 33% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter

Height6'1"

Weight286 lb

BornJan 22, 1994

Age32

CollegeArkansas See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2015

Draft2015 · Rd 6, Pick 192 · LAC

Archetype Intelligence

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A edge rusher with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 40 · #2320 · Above Average

Worth 40 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 51% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+13.3

Avg surplus

peak +18

3 seasons × ~13.3 surplus ≈ VORP 40

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	—	LAC	6	—	4	3	1	2	2	0.0	4.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	SD	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	143	29.6%	23	16.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	LAC	8	—	10	6	4	0	2	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	SD	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	265	27.9%	37	22.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	LAC	16	—	27	12	15	7	9	4.5	20.5	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	509	49.8%	64	16.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	LAC	14	—	29	15	14	7	9	4.0	20.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	607	58.7%	59	13.6%	0	0	—	—	—	17	8	4	0	5	0.1
2021	—	LV	8	—	24	16	8	5	2	2.0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	277	39.2%	18	11.2%	1	1	1.0	79.2	-1.0	4	2	0	0	0	0.0
Career		—	74	—	94	52	42	21	24	11.5	56.5	0	4	2	2	0	0	—	0.0%	1,801	41.0%	201	16.1%	1	1	—	—	—	21	10	4	0	5	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2015	21	LAC	6	0*	4	3	1	2	2	0.0	4.0	1	0	—	2.6
2016	22	LAC	8	0*	10	6	4	0	2	1.0	3.0	0	0	—	3.3
2017	23	LAC	16	0*	27	12	15	7	9	4.5	20.5	1	1	—	11.4
2018	24	LAC	14	9*	29	15	14	7	9	4.0	20.0	0	1	—	10.2
2021	27	LV	8	0*	24	16	8	5	2	2.0	9.0	2	0	2	5.1
Career			52	9*	94	52	42	21	24	—	—	4	2	2	32.6

* 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	21	SD	8	0*	—	0.0%	143	29.6%	23	16.2%
2016	22	SD	14	0*	—	0.0%	265	27.9%	37	22.8%
2017	23	LAC	16	0*	—	0.0%	509	49.8%	64	16.9%
2018	24	LAC	16	9*	—	0.0%	607	58.7%	59	13.6%
2021	27	LV	11	0*	—	0.0%	277	39.2%	18	11.2%
Career			65	9*	—	—	1,801	—	201	—

* 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	24	LAC	16	9*	0	0	—	—	—	17	8	4	5	0.1
2021	27	LV	11	0*	1	1	1.0	79.2	-1.0	4	2	0	0	0.0
Career			27	9*	1	1	—	—	—	21	10	4	5	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 57 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 57 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 55

On-field 40.6

Availability 14.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2015bestavg 512021

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Sacks leader6

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

Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.47See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.47Snap share41%Def snaps1,801ReliableCV 0.34

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

5.00s

40-Yard

Above avg · 66th pct

Pos 66thAll 21thClass Pos 96thClass All 26th

31"

Vertical

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 28thClass Pos 69thClass All 24th

107"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 17thClass Pos 81thClass All 19th

26 reps

Bench

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 79thClass Pos 15thClass All 81th

8.00s

3-Cone

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 5thClass Pos 21thClass All 6th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl3Solo3TFL1Dis1.0

College Stats

ArkansasCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arkansas), 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 #192

#183Tayo FabulujeOT #184Kaelin ClayWR #186Geremy DavisWR #187Evan SpencerWR #188Tony StewardLB #189Charles GainesCB #190Ian SilbermanG #191JaCorey ShepherdCB #194Nick O'LearyTE #195Malcolm JohnsonRB #196Randall EvansCB #197Derron SmithFS #198Randall TelferTE #199L.T. WaltonDE #200Quandre DiggsS #202A.J. DerbyTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Darius inherited the Los Angeles Chargers DL room from Kendall Reyes (2012–2015), and handed it to Damion Square (2015–2020).

Leslie O'Neal 1986–1995Joe Phillips 1987–1991Chris Mims 1992–1999Raylee Johnson 1993–2003John Parrella 1994–2001Marco Coleman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2021team change
Joined LV (from LAC)
2021final season
Last recorded season with LV
2015draft
Drafted by LAC — Round 6, Pick 192

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 286 lb

Frame

298 lb at 5.00s

Size-speed

31" vert / 107" broad

Explosion

26 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2021	LV	0	W2Questionable· Knee
2018	LAC	0	W10Questionable· Ankle
2015	SD	1	W6Out· Hip / Thigh

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 60

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

F2015

C2016

B2017

B2018

C+2021

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

80%

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	0.1	2+1	0.1
2017	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2018	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2021	2	0.3	4+2	0.3

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

40 career value over replacement — #2320 all-time of 4,642. 8/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #192 (Rd 6) · LAC · 2015 · +31.1 vs expected KV-H

57actual

25.9 expected · Δ+31.1

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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 · 2015

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2015 Draft Class· this player went #192

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator