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

DEHOU#95ACT

Derek Barnett

Top 17% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2019

Height6'3"

Weight259 lb

BornJun 25, 1996

Age30

CollegeTennessee See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2017

Draft2017 · Rd 1, Pick 14 · PHI

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

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

Career Value · VORP

VORP 93 · #1227 · High-Value

Worth 93 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 27% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 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

+15.5

Avg surplus

peak +23

6 seasons × ~15.5 surplus ≈ VORP 93

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%
2017	—	PHI	13	—	17	14	3	8	16	5.0	29.0	0	0	1	2	1	0	—	0.0%	424	43.8%	76	17.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	PHI	6	—	15	10	5	5	11	2.5	18.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	234	61.2%	21	12.2%	0	0	—	—	—	11	3	5	1	1	0.1
2019	—	PHI	13	—	30	25	5	10	22	6.5	38.5	0	0	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	695	76.4%	59	15.5%	1	1	1.0	118.7	11.0	26	4	15	2	3	0.1
2020	—	PHI	13	—	33	20	13	6	16	5.5	27.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	535	59.7%	73	20.8%	3	2	0.7	70.1	-5.0	21	5	10	1	3	0.1
2021	—	PHI	16	—	43	17	26	7	11	2.0	20.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	718	67.6%	65	15.8%	3	2	0.7	120.8	1.7	22	12	8	3	6	0.1
2022	—	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	12	17.0%	2	6.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	HOU	7	—	19	9	10	9	11	2.5	22.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	PHI	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	320	34.9%	67	18.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	2TM	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	11	0	8	2	2	0.1
2024	—	HOU	15	—	25	14	11	4	7	5.0	16.0	0	0	2	2	2	0	—	0.0%	390	37.8%	53	12.1%	1	0	0.0	39.6	-7.0	12	3	4	0	1	0.0
2025	—	HOU	15	—	20	12	8	8	10	5.0	23.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	350	33.5%	35	10.2%	0	0	—	—	—	11	3	3	1	2	0.1
Career		—	127	—	202	121	81	57	104	34.0	195.0	0	1	5	4	3	0	—	0.0%	3,678	48.0%	451	14.3%	8	5	—	—	—	114	30	53	10	18	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2017	21	PHI	13	0*	17	14	3	8	16	5.0	29.0	0	1	2	1	13.3
2018	22	PHI	6	4*	15	10	5	5	11	2.5	18.5	0	0	—	0	6.1
2019	23	PHI	13	11*	30	25	5	10	22	6.5	38.5	0	2	—	0	14.6
2020	24	PHI	13	8*	33	20	13	6	16	5.5	27.5	0	0	—	0	11.6
2021	25	PHI	16	11*	43	17	26	7	11	2.0	20.0	0	0	—	0	10
2023	27	HOU	7	0*	19	9	10	9	11	2.5	22.5	1	0	—	0	7
2024	28	HOU	15	0*	25	14	11	4	7	5.0	16.0	0	2	2	2	11.8
2025	29	HOU	15	0*	20	12	8	8	10	5.0	23.0	0	0	—	0	10.4
Career			98	34*	202	121	81	57	104	—	—	1	5	4	3	84.8

* 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%
2017	21	PHI	15	0*	—	0.0%	424	43.8%	76	17.5%
2018	22	PHI	6	4*	—	0.0%	234	61.2%	21	12.2%
2019	23	PHI	14	11*	—	0.0%	695	76.4%	59	15.5%
2020	24	PHI	13	8*	—	0.0%	535	59.7%	73	20.8%
2021	25	PHI	16	11*	—	0.0%	718	67.6%	65	15.8%
2022	26	PHI	1	—	—	0.0%	12	17.0%	2	6.0%
2023	27	PHI	14	0*	—	0.0%	320	34.9%	67	18.6%
2024	28	HOU	16	0*	—	0.0%	390	37.8%	53	12.1%
2025	29	HOU	17	0*	—	0.0%	350	33.5%	35	10.2%
Career			112	34*	—	—	3,678	—	451	—

* 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	22	PHI	6	4*	0	0	—	—	—	11	3	5	1	1	0.1
2019	23	PHI	14	11*	1	1	1.0	118.7	11.0	26	4	15	2	3	0.1
2020	24	PHI	13	8*	3	2	0.7	70.1	-5.0	21	5	10	1	3	0.1
2021	25	PHI	16	11*	3	2	0.7	120.8	1.7	22	12	8	3	6	0.1
2023	27	2TM	14	0*	0	0	—	—	—	11	0	8	2	2	0.1
2024	28	HOU	16	0*	1	0	0.0	39.6	-7.0	12	3	4	0	1	0.0
2025	29	HOU	17	0*	0	0	—	—	—	11	3	3	1	2	0.1
Career			96	34*	8	5	—	—	—	114	30	53	10	18	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 66.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 95%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 48.1

Availability 15.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2017bestavg 62elite 702025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 17% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

17% of the all-time Sacks leader17

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: 94%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Excellent

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:5.483See leaderboard →

Disruption/1005.483Snap share51.8%Def snaps3,666ReliableCV 0.27

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 edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2017

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

EDGE · 2017 class

4.88s

40-Yard

Below avg · 26th pct

Pos 26thAll 28thClass Pos 26thClass All 24th

31"

Vertical

Low · 22th pct

Pos 22thAll 28thClass Pos 22thClass All 37th

117"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 55th pct

Pos 55thAll 50thClass Pos 32thClass All 41th

6.96s

3-Cone

Strong · 86th pct

Pos 86thAll 74thClass Pos 79thClass All 66th

4.44s

Shuttle

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 35thClass Pos 24thClass All 37th

Postseason Career

10 playoff games

Defense

Tkl18Solo7Ast11TFL2QBHits9Sk3.0Dis14.0PD1FF1FR1

College Stats

TennesseeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), 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.

2017 Draft Class· this player went #14

#6Jamal AdamsLB #7Mike WilliamsWR #8Christian McCaffreyRB #9John RossWR #10Patrick MahomesQB #11Marshon LattimoreCB #12Deshaun WatsonQB #13Haason ReddickOLB #15Malik HookerFS #16Marlon HumphreyCB #17Jonathan AllenDE #18Adoree' JacksonCB #19O.J. HowardTE #20Garett BollesOT #21Jarrad DavisMLB #22Charles HarrisLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Derek inherited the Philadelphia Eagles DL room from Chris Long (2017–2018), and handed it to Javon Hargrave (2020–2022).

Reggie White 1985–1992Clyde Simmons 1986–1993Mike Mamula 1995–2000Greg Jefferson 1996–1999Hollis Thomas 1996–2005N. D. Kalu

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 HOU
2023team change
Joined HOU (from PHI)
2017draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 1, Pick 14

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 259 lb

Frame

259 lb at 4.88s

Size-speed

31" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	HOU	1	W5Out· ShoulderW6Questionable· Shoulder
2021	PHI	0	W11Questionable· Neck
2020	PHI	2	W1Out· HamstringW2Questionable· HamstringW16Questionable· CalfW17Out· Calf
2019	PHI	0	W14Questionable· AnkleW15Questionable· AnkleW16Questionable· Ankle
2018	PHI	1	W5Out· Shoulder

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 70

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

B2017

C2018

B+2019

B+2020

C+2021

C+2023

B2024

B2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

75%

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
2017	5	0.4	6+1	0.4
2018	2.5	0.4	7+4.5	0.4
2019	6.5	0.5	8+1.5	0.5
2020	5.5	0.4	7+1.5	0.4
2021	2	0.1	2	0.1
2023	2.5	0.4	6+3.5	0.4
2024	5	0.3	6+1	0.3
2025	5	0.3	6+1	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

93 career value over replacement — #1227 all-time of 4,642. 11.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #14 (Rd 1) · PHI · 2017 · +7.1 vs expected KV-H

66actual

58.9 expected · Δ+7.1

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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 · 2017

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2017 Draft Class· this player went #14

Franchise Succession

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