James Reed
Height6'0"
Weight286 lb
BornFeb 3, 1977
Age49
CollegeIowa StateSee College Stats
Rookie yr2001
Draft2001 Β· Rd 7, Pick 206 Β· NYJ
A edge rusher with a middle-tier career β a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 20 Β· #3103 Β· Role PlayerWorth 20 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman β top 68% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+5
Avg surplus
peak +9
4 seasons Γ ~5 surplus β VORP 20
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2001 | β | NYJ | 11 | β | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | NYJ | 12 | β | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | NYJ | 13 | β | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | NYJ | 12 | β | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | β | NYJ | 16 | β | 49 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | β | KC | 14 | β | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | β | KC | 3 | β | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 81 | β | 157 | 97 | 60 | 4 | 10 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24 | NYJ | 11 | β | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2002 | 25 | NYJ | 12 | β | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | 26 | NYJ | 13 | β | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | 27 | NYJ | 12 | β | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2005 | 28 | NYJ | 16 | β | 49 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| 2006 | 29 | KC | 14 | β | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2007 | 30 | KC | 3 | β | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| Career | 81 | 157 | 97 | 60 | 4 | 10 | β | β | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 39.1 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 51 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
50
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
53
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 51.2 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 51Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 50
On-field 33.5
Availability 16.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2001bestavg 502006
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Sacks leader4
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
4 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl5Solo2Ast3
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Iowa 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
John AbrahamOLB5yCurtis MartinRB5yShaun EllisDE5yWayne ChrebetWR5yJerald SowellFB5yChad PenningtonQB5yVinny TestaverdeQB4ySantana MossWR4yBryan ThomasOLB4yAnthony BechtTE4yLaMont JordanRB4yChris BakerTE4yJon McGrawS4yJason GlennLB4yTy LawCB3yMo LewisOLB3yLaveranues ColesWR3yJason FergusonNT3yRay MickensDB3yDonnie AbrahamCB3ySam CowartMLB3yDewayne RobertsonDT3yVictor HobsonLB3yJosh EvansDT3y
2001 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #206
#193Jason DoeringDB#196Jimmy WilliamsDB#198David MartinTE#200Leonard MyersDB#201Brandon GorinOT#202Renaldo HillS#203Paul ZukauskasG#204T.J. HoushmandzadehWR#207Colston WeatheringtonDE#210Harold BlackmonDB#212Shaunard HartsFS#213Anthony DenmanLB#214Reggie GermanyWR#217Tupe PekoG#219Kynan ForneyG#220Rick DeMullingOT
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJames inherited the New York Jets DL room from Shaun Ellis (2000β2010), and handed it to Josh Evans (2002β2004).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2007final season
Last recorded season with KC
- 2006team change
Joined KC (from NYJ)
- 2001draft
Drafted by NYJ β Round 7, Pick 206
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'0" / 286 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 6-season peers. See all β
51
peak 53
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2001
C2002
C2003
C+2004
C+2005
C+2006
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
72%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
20 career value over replacement β #3103 all-time of 4,642. 3.3/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #206 (Rd 7) Β· NYJ Β· 2001 Β· +26.6 vs expected KV-H
51actual
24.4 expected Β· Ξ+26.6
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