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

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Gervon Dexter Sr.

Top 38% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter

Height6'6"

Weight326 lb

BornOct 5, 2000

Age25

CollegeFlorida See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2023

Draft2023 · Rd 2, Pick 53 · CHI

Archetype Intelligence

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A edge rusher with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 51 · #2013 · Above Average

Worth 51 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 44% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17

Avg surplus

peak +23

3 seasons × ~17 surplus ≈ VORP 51

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%
2023	—	CHI	11	—	19	12	7	0	12	2.5	14.5	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	432	39.8%	71	16.2%	1	0	0.0	39.6	0.0	17	4	9	0	2	0.1
2024	—	CHI	15	—	46	18	28	4	19	5.0	28.0	0	1	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	617	66.8%	75	19.4%	1	1	1.0	87.5	4.0	23	4	13	0	3	0.1
2025	—	CHI	15	—	43	20	23	6	11	6.0	23.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	665	62.2%	96	20.6%	2	2	1.0	95.8	1.5	22	10	5	0	7	0.1
Career		—	41	—	108	50	58	10	42	13.5	65.5	0	3	0	3	0	0	—	0.0%	1,714	56.3%	242	18.7%	4	3	—	—	—	62	18	27	0	12	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FR	VAL
2023	23	CHI	11	0*	19	12	7	0	12	2.5	14.5	2	—	6.7
2024	24	CHI	15	10*	46	18	28	4	19	5.0	28.0	1	2	12.3
2025	25	CHI	15	11*	43	20	23	6	11	6.0	23.0	0	1	12
Career			41	21*	108	50	58	10	42	—	—	3	3	31

* 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%
2023	23	CHI	17	0*	—	0.0%	432	39.8%	71	16.2%
2024	24	CHI	15	10*	—	0.0%	617	66.8%	75	19.4%
2025	25	CHI	17	11*	—	0.0%	665	62.2%	96	20.6%
Career			49	21*	—	—	1,714	—	242	—

* 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%
2023	23	CHI	17	0*	1	0	0.0	39.6	0.0	17	4	9	2	0.1
2024	24	CHI	15	10*	1	1	1.0	87.5	4.0	23	4	13	3	0.1
2025	25	CHI	17	11*	2	2	1.0	95.8	1.5	22	10	5	7	0.1
Career			49	21*	4	3	—	—	—	62	18	27	12	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.86

Longevity

career length

Blend 64.6 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 48.5

Availability 16.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2023bestavg 64elite 702025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Sacks leader7

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: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.996See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.996Snap share56.3%Def snaps1,714ConsistentCV 0.13

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 · 2023

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

DL · 2023 class

4.88s

40-Yard

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 28thClass Pos 59thClass All 24th

31"

Vertical

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 28thClass Pos 72thClass All 27th

110"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 73th pct

Pos 73thAll 25thClass Pos 31thClass All 17th

22 reps

Bench

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 56thClass Pos 32thClass All 59th

7.50s

3-Cone

Above avg · 73th pct

Pos 73thAll 24thClass Pos 56thClass All 35th

Postseason Career

2 playoff games

Defense

Tkl4Solo2Ast2QBHits1Dis1.0

College Stats

FloridaImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FR	TD	Sfty
2020	Florida	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	0	—	—
2021	Florida	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	—	—
2022	Florida	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	0	—	—
Career		0	46	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	0	2	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2023 Draft Class· this player went #53

#45Brian BranchCB #46Keion WhiteDE #47Quan MartinSAF #48Cody MauchG #49Keeanu BentonDT #50Jayden ReedWR #51Cam SmithCB #52Zach CharbonnetRB #54Tuli TuipulotuLB #55Rashee RiceWR #56Tyrique StevensonCB #57John Michael SchmitzC #58Luke SchoonmakerTE #59O'Cyrus TorrenceG #60DJ Turner IICB #61Brenton StrangeTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Gervon inherited the Chicago Bears DL room from Andrew Billings (2023–2025), and handed it to Montez Sweat (2023–2025).

William Perry 1985–1993Trace Armstrong 1989–1994Alonzo Spellman 1992–1997Albert Fontenot 1993–1996Jim Flanigan 1994–2000Mike Wells

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 CHI
2023draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 2, Pick 53

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 326 lb

Frame

310 lb at 4.88s

Size-speed

31" vert / 110" broad

Explosion

22 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	CHI	1	W15Out· KneeW16Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Knee

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →

peak 64

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

C+2023

B2024

B+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 3 seasons.

96%

20232025

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity.

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
2023	2.5	0.2	4+1.5	0.2
2024	5	0.3	6+1	0.3
2025	6	0.4	7+1	0.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

51 career value over replacement — #2013 all-time of 4,642. 17/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #53 (Rd 2) · CHI · 2023 · +7 vs expected KV-H

55actual

48 expected · Δ+7

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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 · 2023

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2023 Draft Class· this player went #53

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography