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

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Jason Hatcher

1× Pro BowlTop 16% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2013

Height6'6"

Weight299 lb

BornJul 13, 1982

Age44

CollegeGrambling State See College Stats

ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 3, Pick 92 · DAL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 98 · #1155 · High-Value

Worth 98 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 26% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14

Avg surplus

peak +40

7 seasons × ~14 surplus ≈ VORP 98

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2006	—	DAL	10	—	14	10	4	0	3	2.5	5.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	DAL	14	—	23	18	5	0	6	2.0	8.0	0	0	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	DAL	11	—	17	11	6	2	5	1.0	8.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	DAL	14	—	11	7	4	1	5	1.0	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DAL	8	—	12	8	4	2	2	1.0	5.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DAL	12	—	25	17	8	5	10	4.5	19.5	1	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DAL	16	—	47	23	24	5	13	4.0	22.0	0	1	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	DAL	14	—	37	30	7	15	15	11.0	41.0	0	3	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	747	70.6%	86	23.8%
2014	—	WAS	12	—	23	13	10	8	10	5.5	23.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	503	61.4%	58	15.6%
2015	—	WAS	13	—	18	14	4	4	12	2.0	18.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	540	54.7%	50	15.1%
Career		—	124	—	227	151	76	42	81	34.5	157.5	1	9	5	5	2	0	—	0.0%	1,790	62.2%	194	18.1%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2006	24	DAL	10	—	14	10	4	0	3	2.5	5.5	0	0	0	—	0	5.8
2007	25	DAL	14	—	23	18	5	0	6	2.0	8.0	0	0	1	1	1	9.7
2008	26	DAL	11	—	17	11	6	2	5	1.0	8.0	0	0	0	—	0	5.2
2009	27	DAL	14	—	11	7	4	1	5	1.0	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	6
2010	28	DAL	8	—	12	8	4	2	2	1.0	5.0	0	0	0	1	0	4.1
2011	29	DAL	12	—	25	17	8	5	10	4.5	19.5	1	2	1	—	0	10.4
2012	30	DAL	16	—	47	23	24	5	13	4.0	22.0	0	1	0	1	1	13
2013	31	DAL	14	11*	37	30	7	15	15	11.0	41.0	0	3	2	—	0	18
2014	32	WAS	12	8*	23	13	10	8	10	5.5	23.5	0	1	0	1	0	10.7
2015	33	WAS	13	8*	18	14	4	4	12	2.0	18.0	0	1	1	—	0	8.6
Career			124	27*	227	151	76	42	81	—	—	1	9	5	5	2	91.5

* 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%
2013	31	DAL	15	11*	—	0.0%	747	70.6%	86	23.8%
2014	32	WAS	13	8*	—	0.0%	503	61.4%	58	15.6%
2015	33	WAS	15	8*	—	0.0%	540	54.7%	50	15.1%
Career			43	27*	—	—	1,790	—	194	—

* 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 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 67 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 45

Availability 16

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 60elite 702015

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 17% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

17% of the all-time Sacks leader17

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:5.056See leaderboard →

Disruption/1005.056Snap share62.2%Def snaps1,790ConsistentCV 0.20

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2006

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

EDGE · 2006 class

4.82s

40-Yard

Below avg · 38th pct

Pos 38thAll 33thClass Pos 45thClass All 34th

35.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 74th pct

Pos 74thAll 69thClass Pos 63thClass All 53th

113"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 35thClass Pos 33thClass All 40th

28 reps

Bench

Strong · 81th pct

Pos 81thAll 87thClass Pos 73thClass All 85th

7.67s

3-Cone

Low · 9th pct

Pos 9thAll 17thClass Pos 18thClass All 19th

4.49s

Shuttle

Below avg · 28th pct

Pos 28thAll 30thClass Pos 26thClass All 25th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl4Solo3Ast1

College Stats

Grambling StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Grambling 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 — every name is linked.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #92

#83Anthony SmithDB #85Brodie CroyleQB #86David ThomasTE #87David PittmanDB #88James AndersonOLB #89Rashad ButlerOT #90Maurice StovallWR #91Frostee RuckerDE #93Dominique ByrdTE #94Freddy KeiahoLB #95Willie ReidWR #96Gerris WilkinsonOLB #97Eric SmithFS #98Owen DanielsTE #99Max Jean-GillesG #100Michael RobinsonFB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jason inherited the Dallas Cowboys DL room from Stephen Bowen (2006–2010), and handed it to Tyrone Crawford (2012–2020).

Russell Maryland 1991–1995Charles Haley 1992–1996Chad Hennings 1992–2000Leon Lett 1992–2000Hurvin McCormack 1995–1998Kavika Pittman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2015final season
Last recorded season with WAS
2014team change
Joined WAS (from DAL)
2006draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 3, Pick 92

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 299 lb

Frame

284 lb at 4.82s

Size-speed

35.5" vert / 113" broad

Explosion

28 reps

Bench power

Injury History

7 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	WAS	0	W7Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· Neck / AnkleW15Questionable· Neck / KneeW17Questionable· Neck / Knee
2014	WAS	1	W4Questionable· HamstringW13Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· KneeW15Questionable· KneeW16Out· KneeW17Doubtful· Knee
2013	DAL	0	W10Questionable· Neck
2011	DAL	3	W4Out· CalfW6Out· CalfW7Out· CalfW8Questionable· Calf
2010	DAL	3	W8Out· GroinW9Out· GroinW10Out· Groin

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 76

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

C+2006

C+2007

C2008

C+2009

C2010

B2011

B2012

A+2013

B+2014

C+2015

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

80%

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
2006	2.5	0.3	4+1.5	0.2
2007	2	0.1	2	0.1
2008	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2009	1	0.1	1	0.1
2010	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2011	4.5	0.4	6+1.5	0.4
2012	4	0.3	4	0.3
2013	11	0.8	13+2	0.8
2014	5.5	0.5	8+2.5	0.5
2015	2	0.2	3+1	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

98 career value over replacement — #1155 all-time of 4,642. 9.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #92 (Rd 3) · DAL · 2006 · +28.3 vs expected KV-H

67actual

38.7 expected · Δ+28.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #92

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator