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

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Demario Davis

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 13% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2022

Height6'2"

Weight239 lb

BornJan 11, 1989

Age37

CollegeArkansas State See College Stats

ConferenceSun Belt

Rookie yr2012

Draft2012 · Rd 3, Pick 77 · NYJ

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 188 · #431 · Elite

Worth 188 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 10% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 13 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.5

Avg surplus

peak +25

13 seasons × ~14.5 surplus ≈ VORP 188

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%
2012	—	NYJ	8	—	27	23	4	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	NYJ	16	—	100	59	41	5	5	1.0	11.0	1	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,048	94.9%	161	33.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	NYJ	16	—	90	53	37	5	5	3.5	13.5	0	5	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	1,006	98.9%	135	29.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	NYJ	16	—	85	53	32	7	9	2.0	18.0	0	2	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	847	81.1%	111	23.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	CLE	16	—	97	57	40	7	5	2.0	14.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	787	70.4%	81	18.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	NYJ	16	—	131	93	38	13	15	5.0	33.0	0	3	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,116	100.0%	109	23.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	NO	16	—	106	70	36	11	11	5.0	27.0	0	4	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	877	84.6%	—	0.0%	67	53	0.8	111.6	2.7	15	4	6	84	14	0.1
2019	—	NO	16	—	108	84	24	11	9	4.0	24.0	1	12	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	984	92.8%	10	4.8%	72	49	0.7	75.8	3.8	15	6	4	104	5	0.0
2020	—	NO	16	—	119	73	46	10	12	4.0	26.0	0	5	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,032	98.3%	6	5.3%	54	38	0.7	106.3	2.4	16	4	8	90	9	0.1
2021	—	NO	16	—	96	61	35	13	10	3.0	26.0	0	7	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,037	98.4%	6	4.6%	59	40	0.7	82.2	5.6	10	1	6	51	9	0.1
2022	—	NO	17	—	101	46	55	10	8	6.5	24.5	1	6	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,132	100.0%	4	4.3%	49	33	0.7	86.6	3.0	10	1	2	26	10	0.1
2023	—	NO	17	—	114	67	47	12	11	6.5	29.5	0	4	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,075	96.8%	3	3.3%	46	29	0.6	90.1	4.7	15	3	5	39	11	0.1
2024	—	NO	16	—	133	66	67	5	2	2.0	9.0	1	7	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,092	97.1%	—	0.0%	55	37	0.7	79.2	4.3	5	1	2	38	11	0.1
2025	—	NO	17	—	140	61	79	6	2	0.5	8.5	0	3	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,081	98.3%	—	0.0%	41	32	0.8	109.9	3.1	5	3	1	26	14	0.1
Career		—	219	—	1,447	866	581	116	104	45.0	265.0	4	61	6	9	0	0	—	0.0%	13,114	93.2%	626	15.1%	443	311	—	—	—	91	23	34	458	83	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2012	23	NYJ	8	—	27	23	4	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	1	2.8
2013	24	NYJ	16	15*	100	59	41	5	5	1.0	11.0	1	1	0	—	8.2
2014	25	NYJ	16	16*	90	53	37	5	5	3.5	13.5	0	5	0	2	8.8
2015	26	NYJ	16	13*	85	53	32	7	9	2.0	18.0	0	2	0	1	8.5
2016	27	CLE	16	11*	97	57	40	7	5	2.0	14.0	0	2	1	—	9
2017	28	NYJ	16	16*	131	93	38	13	15	5.0	33.0	0	3	0	1	11.8
2018	29	NO	16	14*	106	70	36	11	11	5.0	27.0	0	4	2	1	11.8
2019	30	NO	16	15*	108	84	24	11	9	4.0	24.0	1	12	0	—	12.4
2020	31	NO	16	16*	119	73	46	10	12	4.0	26.0	0	5	0	—	10.6
2021	32	NO	16	16*	96	61	35	13	10	3.0	26.0	0	7	0	—	10.6
2022	33	NO	17	17*	101	46	55	10	8	6.5	24.5	1	6	0	1	11.3
2023	34	NO	17	16*	114	67	47	12	11	6.5	29.5	0	4	1	1	11.1
2024	35	NO	16	16*	133	66	67	5	2	2.0	9.0	1	7	0	—	9.5
2025	36	NO	17	17*	140	61	79	6	2	0.5	8.5	0	3	2	1	10
Career			219	198*	1,447	866	581	116	104	—	—	4	61	6	9	136.4

* 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%
2013	24	NYJ	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,048	94.9%	161	33.6%
2014	25	NYJ	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,006	98.9%	135	29.6%
2015	26	NYJ	16	13*	—	0.0%	847	81.1%	111	23.6%
2016	27	CLE	16	11*	—	0.0%	787	70.4%	81	18.6%
2017	28	NYJ	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,116	100.0%	109	23.7%
2018	29	NO	16	14*	—	0.0%	877	84.6%	—	0.0%
2019	30	NO	16	15*	—	0.0%	984	92.8%	10	4.8%
2020	31	NO	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,032	98.3%	6	5.3%
2021	32	NO	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,037	98.4%	6	4.6%
2022	33	NO	17	17*	—	0.0%	1,132	100.0%	4	4.3%
2023	34	NO	17	16*	—	0.0%	1,075	96.8%	3	3.3%
2024	35	NO	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,092	97.1%	—	0.0%
2025	36	NO	17	17*	—	0.0%	1,081	98.3%	—	0.0%
Career			211	198*	—	—	13,114	—	626	—

* 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%
2018	29	NO	16	14*	67	53	0.8	111.6	2.7	15	4	6	84	14	0.1
2019	30	NO	16	15*	72	49	0.7	75.8	3.8	15	6	4	104	5	0.0
2020	31	NO	16	16*	54	38	0.7	106.3	2.4	16	4	8	90	9	0.1
2021	32	NO	16	16*	59	40	0.7	82.2	5.6	10	1	6	51	9	0.1
2022	33	NO	17	17*	49	33	0.7	86.6	3.0	10	1	2	26	10	0.1
2023	34	NO	17	16*	46	29	0.6	90.1	4.7	15	3	5	39	11	0.1
2024	35	NO	16	16*	55	37	0.7	79.2	4.3	5	1	2	38	11	0.1
2025	36	NO	17	17*	41	32	0.8	109.9	3.1	5	3	1	26	14	0.1
Career			131	127*	443	311	—	—	—	91	23	34	458	83	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 69 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 41.4

Availability 19.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2012bestavg 60elite 702025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 23% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

23% of the all-time Sacks leader23

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

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.555See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.555Snap share93.2%Def snaps13,114ReliableCV 0.34

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 basis

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

Combine · 2012

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

EDGE · 2012 class

4.49s

40-Yard

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 79thClass Pos 95thClass All 75th

38.5"

Vertical

Elite · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 89thClass Pos 96thClass All 94th

124"

Broad Jump

Strong · 88th pct

Pos 88thAll 82thClass Pos 94thClass All 91th

32 reps

Bench

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 95thClass Pos 88thClass All 92th

7.19s

3-Cone

Above avg · 60th pct

Pos 60thAll 46thClass Pos 55thClass All 39th

4.28s

Shuttle

Above avg · 73th pct

Pos 73thAll 60thClass Pos 84thClass All 59th

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl39Solo26Ast13TFL3QBHits3Sk1.0Dis7.0Int1PD3

College Stats

Arkansas StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arkansas 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.

2012 Draft Class· this player went #77

#69Trevor GrahamWR #70Bryan AngerP #71Josh LeRibeusG #72Olivier VernonDE #73Brandon TaylorS #74Donald StephensonOT #75Russell WilsonQB #76Brandon BrooksG #78Michael EgnewTE #80Jamell FlemingCB #81Tyrone CrawfordDT #83Mohamed SanuWR #84Bernard PierceRB #85Dwight BentleyDB #86Sean SpenceLB #87John HughesDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Demario inherited the New Orleans Saints LB room from Alex Anzalone (2017–2020), and handed it to Kwon Alexander (2020–2021).

Winfred Tubbs 1994–1997Richard Harvey 1995–1997Mark Fields 1995–2000Keith Mitchell 1997–2001Darrin Smith 2000–2003Charlie Clemons

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 NO
2018team change
Joined NO (from NYJ)
2017team change
Joined NYJ (from CLE)
2016team change
Joined CLE (from NYJ)
2012draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 3, Pick 77

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 239 lb

Frame

235 lb at 4.49s

Size-speed

38.5" vert / 124" broad

Explosion

32 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	NO	1	W4Out· Hamstring
2023	NO	0	W7Questionable· KneeW8Questionable· 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 14-season peers. See all →

peak 72

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

D2012

C+2013

B2014

C+2015

C+2016

B2017

B2018

B2019

B2020

C+2021

B+2022

B+2023

C+2024

C+2025

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
2012	0	0	0	0
2013	1	0.1	1	0.1
2014	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2015	2	0.1	2	0.1
2016	2	0.1	2	0.1
2017	5	0.3	5	0.3
2018	5	0.3	5	0.3
2019	4	0.3	4	0.3
2020	4	0.3	4	0.3
2021	3	0.2	3	0.2
2022	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4
2023	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4
2024	2	0.1	2	0.1
2025	0.5	0	1+0.5	0

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

188 career value over replacement — #431 all-time of 4,642. 13.4/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #77 (Rd 3) · NYJ · 2012 · +29 vs expected KV-H

69actual

40 expected · Δ+29

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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 · 2012

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2012 Draft Class· this player went #77

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography