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

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Jay Ratliff

4× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 17% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2014

Height6'4"

Weight303 lb

Career Value · VORP

106 career value over replacement — #1069 all-time of 4,695. 11.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #224 (Rd 7) · DAL · 2005 · +47.2 vs expected KV-H

66actual

18.8 expected · Δ+47.2

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Combined Season Grid

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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%
2005	24	DAL	3	—	3	2	1	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	25	DAL	12	—	17	9	8	0	5	3.5	8.5	0	1	1	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	26	DAL	14	—	28	19	9	0	8	3.0	11.0	0	4	0	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	27	DAL	16	—	49	31	18	12	15	7.5	34.5	0	5	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	28	DAL	16	—	35	25	10	11	7	6.0	24.0	0	0	2	4	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	29	DAL	15	—	25	17	8	3	8	3.5	14.5	0	2	1	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	30	DAL	15	—	34	25	9	8	6	2.0	16.0	0	3	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	31	DAL	6	—	14	8	6	1	5	0.0	6.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	32	CHI	5	—	9	7	2	2	5	1.5	8.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	207	63.4%	26	17.6%
2014	33	CHI	11	—	37	21	16	8	12	6.5	26.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	461	65.5%	80	27.2%
2015	34	CHI	2	—	7	6	1	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	78	57.5%	2	3.5%
Career		—	115	—	258	170	88	45	72	34.5	151.5	0	15	4	13	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

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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 106 · #1069 · High-Value

Worth 106 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 24% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

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Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15.1

Avg surplus

peak +27

7 seasons × ~15.1 surplus ≈