James Houston
Height6'1"
Weight241 lb
BornNov 16, 1998
Age27
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic
Rookie yr2022
Draft2022 · Rd 6, Pick 217 · DET
A edge rusher with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 43 · #2250 · Above AverageWorth 43 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 49% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+21.5
Avg surplus
peak +26
2 seasons × ~21.5 surplus ≈ VORP 43
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+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2022 | — | DET | 7 | — | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 8.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 140 | 33.3% | 71 | 37.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | — | DET | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 32 | 23.5% | 15 | 27.5% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 23.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | — | DET | 5 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 141 | 19.9% | 79 | 33.2% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | — | DAL | 15 | — | 35 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 5.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 307 | 27.6% | 180 | 37.6% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 29 | — | 52 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 27 | 14.5 | 55.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 620 | 26.1% | 345 | 33.8% | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 38 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 3 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | DET | 7 | 0* | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 8.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 2023 | 25 | DET | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 26 | DET | 5 | 0* | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | 27 | DAL | 15 | 0* | 35 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 5.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 |
| Career | 29 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 27 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.4 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | DET | 7 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 140 | 33.3% | 71 | 37.0% |
| 2023 | 25 | DET | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | 32 | 23.5% | 15 | 27.5% |
| 2024 | 26 | DET | 11 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 141 | 19.9% | 79 | 33.2% |
| 2025 | 27 | DAL | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 307 | 27.6% | 180 | 37.6% |
| Career | 37 | — | — | 620 | — | 345 | — |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | DET | 7 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 25 | DET | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 23.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 26 | DET | 8 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 27 | DAL | 17 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Career | 34 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 38 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 3 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 53 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
63
Sustained
career value
×.6
58
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 61 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 53· confidence 84%
What builds the career mark of 63
On-field 50.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2022bestavg 58elite 702025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
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: 93%.
Per-Snap Impact
Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+78
Excellent
SIS
Disruption/1009.274Snap share26.1%Def snaps620VolatileCV 0.67
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Jackson State University), 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.
Top Teammates
Jared GoffQB3yTaylor DeckerOT3yAlex AnzaloneMLB3yKalif RaymondWR3yJack FoxP3yFrank RagnowG3yAmon-Ra St. BrownWR3yPenei SewellOT3yAlim McNeillDT3yBrock WrightTE3yDan SkipperOT3yDerrick BarnesLB3yCraig ReynoldsRB3yAidan HutchinsonDE3yKerby JosephSAF3yIfeatu MelifonwuSAF3yJameson WilliamsWR3yKayode AwosikaG3yMalcolm RodriguezLB3yAnthony PittmanLB3yJoshua PaschalDE3yJames MitchellTE3yGraham GlasgowC2yJosh ReynoldsWR2y
2022 Draft Class· this player went #217
#207Doug KramerC#208Connor HeywardFB#209Luke TenutaOT#211Quentin LakeSAF#212Derion KendrickCB#213John FitzPatrickTE#214Ja'Sir TaylorCB#215Lecitus SmithG#218Ko KieftTE#219Chance CampbellLB#220Kalia DavisDT#221Tariq Castro-FieldsCB#222Montaric BrownCB#223Isaiah ThomasDE#224Cameron GoodeLB#225Mark RobinsonLB
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Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined DAL (from DET)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with DAL
- 2022draft
Drafted by DET — Round 6, Pick 217
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 241 lb
Frame
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DET | 2 | W17Out· AnkleW18Out· AnkleW19Out· Ankle |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 3-season peers. See all →
53
peak 58
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B+2022
F2024
B2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
59%
20222025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 1.1 | 20+12 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0.2 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 6+0.5 | 0.4 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
43 career value over replacement — #2250 all-time of 4,642. 14.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #217 (Rd 6) · DET · 2022 · +29.1 vs expected KV-H
53actual
23.9 expected · Δ+29.1
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