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 18% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2014

Height6'4"

Weight303 lb

BornAug 29, 1981

Age44

CollegeAuburn See College Stats

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 7, Pick 224 · DAL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

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 107 · #1023 · High-Value

Worth 107 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 23% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15.3

Avg surplus

peak +28

7 seasons × ~15.3 surplus ≈ VORP 107

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%
2005	—	DAL	3	—	3	2	1	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	DAL	12	—	17	9	8	0	5	3.5	8.5	0	1	1	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	DAL	14	—	28	19	9	0	8	3.0	11.0	0	4	0	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	DAL	16	—	49	31	18	12	15	7.5	34.5	0	5	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	DAL	16	—	35	25	10	11	7	6.0	24.0	0	0	2	4	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DAL	15	—	25	17	8	3	8	3.5	14.5	0	2	1	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DAL	15	—	34	25	9	8	6	2.0	16.0	0	3	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DAL	6	—	14	8	6	1	5	0.0	6.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	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	—	CHI	10	—	37	21	16	8	12	6.5	26.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	461	65.5%	80	27.2%
2015	—	CHI	2	—	7	6	1	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	78	57.5%	2	7.0%
Career		—	114	—	258	170	88	45	72	34.5	151.5	0	15	4	13	0	0	—	0.0%	746	62.1%	108	17.3%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2005	24	DAL	3	—	3	2	1	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	0	—	—
2006	25	DAL	12	—	17	9	8	0	5	3.5	8.5	1	1	3	8.2
2007	26	DAL	14	—	28	19	9	0	8	3.0	11.0	4	0	2	8.8
2008	27	DAL	16	—	49	31	18	12	15	7.5	34.5	5	0	1	16.5
2009	28	DAL	16	—	35	25	10	11	7	6.0	24.0	0	2	4	15
2010	29	DAL	15	—	25	17	8	3	8	3.5	14.5	2	1	2	10.1
2011	30	DAL	15	—	34	25	9	8	6	2.0	16.0	3	0	1	9.6
2012	31	DAL	6	—	14	8	6	1	5	0.0	6.0	0	0	—	3.2
2013	32	CHI	5	3*	9	7	2	2	5	1.5	8.5	0	0	—	3.6
2014	33	CHI	10	7*	37	21	16	8	12	6.5	26.5	0	0	—	11.5
2015	34	CHI	2	—	7	6	1	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	—	—
Career			114	10*	258	170	88	45	72	—	—	15	4	13	86.5

* 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	32	CHI	5	3*	—	0.0%	207	63.4%	26	17.6%
2014	33	CHI	11	7*	—	0.0%	461	65.5%	80	27.2%
2015	34	CHI	2	—	—	0.0%	78	57.5%	2	7.0%
Career			18	10*	—	—	746	—	108	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 66 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 45.5

Availability 16.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2006bestavg 58elite 702014

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:4.826See leaderboard →

Disruption/1004.826Snap share62.1%Def snaps746Emerging

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+).

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl8Solo2Ast6TFL1QBHits2Sk1.0Dis4.0

College Stats

AuburnCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Auburn), 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.

2005 Draft Class· this player went #224

#212Ryan RiddleLB #213Derek AndersonQB #215Daven HollyDB #216Kevin VickersonDT #218Reynaldo HillCB #220Rod WilsonLB #222Nehemiah BroughtonRB #223Marcus MaxwellWR #225Paris WarrenWR #226LeRon McCoyWR #227Kenneth PettwayLB #230Matt CasselQB #231Hamza AbdullahDB #232Jimmy VerdonDE #233Jonathan FaneneDE #234Mike SmithLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jay inherited the Dallas Cowboys DL room from Kenyon Coleman (2003–2012), and handed it to Stephen Bowen (2006–2010).

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 CHI
2013team change
Joined CHI (from DAL)
2005draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 7, Pick 224

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 303 lb

Frame

Injury History

14 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	CHI	0	W4Questionable· AnkleW5Questionable· AnkleW6Questionable· Ankle
2014	CHI	3	W3Out· ConcussionW4Out· ConcussionW5Out· ConcussionW13Doubtful· KneeW14Questionable· KneeW15Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Knee
2013	CHI	3	W10Out· GroinW11Out· GroinW12Out· GroinW13Questionable· Groin
2012	DAL	8	W1Out· AnkleW2Out· AnkleW3Out· AnkleW4Out· AnkleW12Questionable· GroinW13Doubtful· GroinW14Out· GroinW15Out· GroinW16Out· GroinW17Out· Groin
2011	DAL	0	W16Questionable· Ribs
2009	DAL	0	W8Questionable· Knee

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 71

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

B2006

C+2007

B+2008

B+2009

B2010

C+2011

F2012

D2013

B+2014

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

70%

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	3.5	0.3	5+1.5	0.3
2007	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2008	7.5	0.5	8+0.5	0.5
2009	6	0.4	7+1	0.4
2010	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2011	2	0.1	2	0.1
2012	0	0	0	0
2013	1.5	0.3	5+3.5	0.3
2014	6.5	0.7	11+4.5	0.6

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

107 career value over replacement — #1023 all-time of 4,642. 11.9/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #224 (Rd 7) · DAL · 2005 · +43.2 vs expected KV-H

66actual

22.8 expected · Δ+43.2

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #224

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator