Jared DeVries is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places DeVries in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and DeVries's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jared DeVries
Height6'4"
Weight275 lb
BornJun 11, 1976
Age50
CollegeIowaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1999
Draft1999 Β· Rd 3, Pick 70 Β· DET
A quality edge rusher with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 43 Β· #2251 Β· Above AverageWorth 43 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 49% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.8 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
4 cleared
5 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
4
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+10.8
Avg surplus
peak +26
4 seasons Γ ~10.8 surplus β VORP 43
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 | |||||
| 1999 | β | DET | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | DET | 11 | β | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | DET | 7 | β | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | DET | 6 | β | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | DET | 7 | β | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | DET | 15 | β | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | β | DET | 10 | β | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | β | DET | 14 | β | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | β | DET | 13 | β | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | β | DET | 10 | β | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 94 | β | 158 | 102 | 56 | 6 | 21 | 16.0 | 43.0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23 | DET | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| 2000 | 24 | DET | 11 | β | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | 25 | DET | 7 | β | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2002 | 26 | DET | 6 | β | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2003 | 27 | DET | 7 | β | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2004 | 28 | DET | 15 | β | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 8.9 |
| 2005 | 29 | DET | 10 | β | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2006 | 30 | DET | 14 | β | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 1 | 5.9 |
| 2007 | 31 | DET | 13 | β | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13.4 |
| 2008 | 32 | DET | 10 | β | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Career | 94 | 158 | 102 | 56 | 6 | 21 | β | β | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 52.8 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 55 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
51
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
61
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 55 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 55Β· confidence 95%
What builds the career mark of 51
On-field 37.3
Availability 13.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2000bestavg 48elite 702008
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 8% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
8% of the all-time Sacks leader8
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: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· 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 (Iowa), 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
Cory SchlesingerFB8yShaun RogersDT7yJames HallDE7yKelvin PritchettDT6yCory ReddingDE6yNick HarrisP6yKalimba EdwardsDE6yCasey FitzsimmonsTE6yRobert PorcherDE5yJohn JettP5yAveion CasonRB5yDonte CurryLB5yEddie DrummondWR5yDre' BlyCB4yLuther EllissDT4yAndre' GoodmanCB4yRoy WilliamsWR4yFernando BryantDB4yTravis KirschkeDE4yChris ClaiborneLB4yAz-Zahir HakimWR4yShaun CodyNT4yJoey HarringtonQB4yShawn BrysonRB4y
1999 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #70
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJared inherited the Detroit Lions DL room from Luther Elliss (1995β2002), and handed it to James Hall (2000β2006).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2008final season
Last recorded season with DET
- 1999draft
Drafted by DET β Round 3, Pick 70
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 275 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 9-season peers. See all β
55
peak 61
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2000
D2001
D2002
D2003
C+2004
C+2005
C2006
B+2007
C+2008
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.
65%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0.2 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0.3 | 5+2 | 0.3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0.5 | 9+2 | 0.6 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
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
43 career value over replacement β #2251 all-time of 4,642. 4.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #70 (Rd 3) Β· DET Β· 1999 Β· +11.4 vs expected KV-H
55actual
43.6 expected Β· Ξ+11.4
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