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

DTCHI#50ACT

Grady Jarrett

2× Pro BowlTop 15% all-time pass rushersIron Man

Height6'1"

Weight294 lb

BornApr 28, 1993

Age33

CollegeClemson See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2015

Draft2015 · Rd 5, Pick 137 · ATL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Iron ManExplore archetypes →

A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 144 · #676 · High-Value

Worth 144 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 16% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.4

Avg surplus

peak +29

10 seasons × ~14.4 surplus ≈ VORP 144

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	—	ATL	12	—	23	12	11	4	2	1.0	7.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	267	26.3%	61	18.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	ATL	16	—	47	20	27	4	9	3.0	16.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	630	57.2%	70	14.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	ATL	14	—	52	31	21	15	13	4.0	32.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	794	76.1%	76	18.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	ATL	14	—	51	26	25	8	16	6.0	30.0	0	0	3	—	0	0	—	0.0%	711	73.9%	64	16.6%	1	1	1.0	87.5	3.0	28	14	7	0	4	0.1
2019	—	ATL	16	—	66	35	31	12	16	7.5	35.5	0	0	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	806	78.1%	56	13.1%	1	0	0.0	39.6	-4.0	26	10	8	0	8	0.1
2020	—	ATL	16	—	49	24	25	8	21	4.0	33.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	852	79.5%	60	15.3%	2	2	1.0	79.2	0.0	30	9	16	0	6	0.1
2021	—	ATL	16	—	49	28	21	3	12	1.0	16.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	865	74.1%	8	10.3%	2	2	1.0	89.6	2.5	17	6	10	0	8	0.1
2022	—	ATL	17	—	56	25	31	12	17	6.0	35.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	856	76.5%	4	5.3%	4	3	0.8	87.5	-3.5	22	4	11	0	1	0.0
2023	—	ATL	7	—	21	7	14	2	8	1.5	11.5	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	318	63.1%	19	14.4%	0	0	—	—	—	10	2	6	0	2	0.1
2024	—	ATL	17	—	48	25	23	9	12	2.5	23.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	744	67.3%	—	0.0%	1	1	1.0	100.0	4.0	18	7	8	0	6	0.1
2025	—	CHI	13	—	39	14	25	1	8	1.5	10.5	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	610	68.1%	16	5.2%	1	1	1.0	87.5	-4.0	11	3	6	1	1	0.0
Career		—	158	—	501	247	254	78	134	38.0	250.0	0	9	5	3	0	0	—	0.0%	7,453	67.3%	434	13.1%	12	10	—	—	—	162	55	72	1	36	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2015	22	ATL	12	0*	23	12	11	4	2	1.0	7.0	0	0	—	5.8
2016	23	ATL	16	9*	47	20	27	4	9	3.0	16.0	0	0	1	9.6
2017	24	ATL	14	12*	52	31	21	15	13	4.0	32.0	0	0	—	13.5
2018	25	ATL	14	10*	51	26	25	8	16	6.0	30.0	0	3	—	14.4
2019	26	ATL	16	12*	66	35	31	12	16	7.5	35.5	0	2	—	16.4
2020	27	ATL	16	13*	49	24	25	8	21	4.0	33.0	0	0	1	13.8
2021	28	ATL	16	13*	49	28	21	3	12	1.0	16.0	1	0	1	8.4
2022	29	ATL	17	13*	56	25	31	12	17	6.0	35.0	3	0	—	14.9
2023	30	ATL	7	5*	21	7	14	2	8	1.5	11.5	2	0	—	4.8
2024	31	ATL	17	11*	48	25	23	9	12	2.5	23.5	0	0	—	11.4
2025	32	CHI	13	10*	39	14	25	1	8	1.5	10.5	3	0	—	6.8
Career			158	108*	501	247	254	78	134	—	—	9	5	3	119.8

* 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%
2015	22	ATL	15	0*	—	0.0%	267	26.3%	61	18.2%
2016	23	ATL	16	9*	—	0.0%	630	57.2%	70	14.7%
2017	24	ATL	16	12*	—	0.0%	794	76.1%	76	18.1%
2018	25	ATL	14	10*	—	0.0%	711	73.9%	64	16.6%
2019	26	ATL	16	12*	—	0.0%	806	78.1%	56	13.1%
2020	27	ATL	16	13*	—	0.0%	852	79.5%	60	15.3%
2021	28	ATL	17	13*	—	0.0%	865	74.1%	8	10.3%
2022	29	ATL	17	13*	—	0.0%	856	76.5%	4	5.3%
2023	30	ATL	8	5*	—	0.0%	318	63.1%	19	14.4%
2024	31	ATL	17	11*	—	0.0%	744	67.3%	—	0.0%
2025	32	CHI	14	10*	—	0.0%	610	68.1%	16	5.2%
Career			166	108*	—	—	7,453	—	434	—

* 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	25	ATL	14	10*	1	1	1.0	87.5	3.0	28	14	7	0	4	0.1
2019	26	ATL	16	12*	1	0	0.0	39.6	-4.0	26	10	8	0	8	0.1
2020	27	ATL	16	13*	2	2	1.0	79.2	0.0	30	9	16	0	6	0.1
2021	28	ATL	17	13*	2	2	1.0	89.6	2.5	17	6	10	0	8	0.1
2022	29	ATL	17	13*	4	3	0.8	87.5	-3.5	22	4	11	0	1	0.0
2023	30	ATL	8	5*	0	0	—	—	—	10	2	6	0	2	0.1
2024	31	ATL	17	11*	1	1	1.0	100.0	4.0	18	7	8	0	6	0.1
2025	32	CHI	14	10*	1	1	1.0	87.5	-4.0	11	3	6	1	1	0.0
Career			119	87*	12	10	—	—	—	162	55	72	1	36	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 42.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2015bestavg 60elite 702025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 19% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

19% of the all-time Sacks leader19

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+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.542See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.542Snap share67.3%Def snaps7,453ReliableCV 0.28

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

5.06s

40-Yard

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 18thClass Pos 75thClass All 21th

31"

Vertical

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 28thClass Pos 69thClass All 24th

112"

Broad Jump

Strong · 83th pct

Pos 83thAll 31thClass Pos 88thClass All 31th

30 reps

Bench

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 92thClass Pos 45thClass All 93th

7.37s

3-Cone

Strong · 88th pct

Pos 88thAll 33thClass Pos 96thClass All 30th

4.56s

Shuttle

Above avg · 67th pct

Pos 67thAll 23thClass Pos 73thClass All 22th

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl18Solo11Ast7TFL3QBHits8Sk3.0Dis14.0PD1FF1

College Stats

ClemsonImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2011	Clemson	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	—	—	—
2012	Clemson	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	0	—	—	—
2013	Clemson	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	0	—	—	—
2014	Clemson	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	—	2	—	—	—
Career		0	0	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	0	2	0	—	—

Reference Graph

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

2015 Draft Class· this player went #137

#127Damien WilsonOLB #128Jon FelicianoG #129Jake RyanLB #131Shaq MasonG #132DeAndre SmelterWR #133Max GarciaG #134Mark GlowinskiG #136Tray WalkerCB #138David CobbRB #139Rashad GreeneWR #140Ben HeeneyLB #141Martrell SpaightLB #142Adrian AmosS #143MyCole PruittTE #144Mykkele ThompsonDB #145Bobby McCainCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Grady inherited the Atlanta Falcons DL room from Vic Beasley (2015–2019), and handed it to Jack Crawford (2017–2019).

Aundray Bruce 1988–1991Chuck Smith 1992–1999Lester Archambeau 1993–1999Chris Doleman 1994–1995John Burrough 1995–1998Travis Hall

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined CHI (from ATL)
2025final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2015draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 5, Pick 137

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 294 lb

Frame

304 lb at 5.06s

Size-speed

31" vert / 112" broad

Explosion

30 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2019	ATL	0	W8Questionable· Abdomen
2018	ATL	2	W5Out· Ankle / KneeW6Out· Ankle
2015	ATL	1	W16Out· 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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 73

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

C2015

B2016

B2017

B+2018

B+2019

B2020

C+2021

B+2022

C2023

C+2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2016	3	0.2	3	0.2
2017	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2018	6	0.4	7+1	0.4
2019	7.5	0.5	8+0.5	0.5
2020	4	0.3	4	0.3
2021	1	0.1	1	0.1
2022	6	0.4	6	0.4
2023	1.5	0.2	4+2.5	0.2
2024	2.5	0.1	3+0.5	0.2
2025	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1

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

144 career value over replacement — #676 all-time of 4,642. 13.1/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #137 (Rd 5) · ATL · 2015 · +33.5 vs expected KV-H

67actual

33.5 expected · Δ+33.5

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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

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2015 Draft Class· this player went #137

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator