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Jaye Howard

Durable Contributor⭐ Shooting Star · 2015

Height6'3"

Weight301 lb

BornDec 20, 1988

Age37

CollegeFlorida See College Stats

Rookie yr2012

Draft2012 · Rd 4, Pick 114 · SEA

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A edge rusher who maximized value through excellent availability over their career. Their developmental was extended by consistently being on the field.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 18 · #3198 · Role Player

Worth 18 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 70% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

1 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

+18

Avg surplus

peak +18

1 seasons × ~18 surplus ≈ VORP 18

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%
2013	—	KC	1	—	5	4	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	48	21.7%	5	15.0%
2014	—	KC	14	—	34	22	12	4	6	1.0	11.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	437	41.6%	8	5.0%
2015	—	KC	16	—	55	34	21	11	9	5.5	25.5	0	0	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	751	68.9%	49	11.1%
2016	—	KC	7	—	23	18	5	2	7	1.0	10.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	359	65.9%	26	11.4%
Career		—	38	—	117	78	39	17	22	7.5	46.5	0	1	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	1,595	49.5%	88	10.6%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2013	25	KC	1	—	5	4	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	—	—
2014	26	KC	14	0*	34	22	12	4	6	1.0	11.0	1	0	—	7
2015	27	KC	16	11*	55	34	21	11	9	5.5	25.5	0	1	2	13.9
2016	28	KC	7	5*	23	18	5	2	7	1.0	10.0	0	0	—	4.6
Career			38	16*	117	78	39	17	22	—	—	1	1	2	25.5

* 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	25	KC	3	—	—	0.0%	48	21.7%	5	15.0%
2014	26	KC	16	0*	—	0.0%	437	41.6%	8	5.0%
2015	27	KC	16	11*	—	0.0%	751	68.9%	49	11.1%
2016	28	KC	8	5*	—	0.0%	359	65.9%	26	11.4%
Career			43	16*	—	—	1,595	—	88	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 48 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.86

Longevity

career length

Blend 55.4 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 48· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 57

On-field 40.1

Availability 16.9

On-field production Staying available

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

2014bestavg 532016

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 4% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

4% of the all-time Sacks leader4

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:3.041See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.041Snap share49.5%Def snaps1,595ConsistentCV 0.12

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 · 2012

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

EDGE · 2012 class

4.78s

40-Yard

Below avg · 47th pct

Pos 47thAll 36thClass Pos 40thClass All 35th

27.5"

Vertical

Low · 4th pct

Pos 4thAll 9thClass Pos 6thClass All 12th

106"

Broad Jump

Low · 8th pct

Pos 8thAll 16thClass Pos 13thClass All 21th

24 reps

Bench

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 69thClass Pos 55thClass All 67th

7.32s

3-Cone

Below avg · 37th pct

Pos 37thAll 36thClass Pos 25thClass All 33th

4.47s

Shuttle

Below avg · 30th pct

Pos 30thAll 31thClass Pos 30thClass All 32th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl6Solo4Ast2TFL1QBHits1Sk1.0Dis3.0

College Stats

FloridaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida), 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.

2012 Draft Class· this player went #114

#105Nigel BradhamOLB #106Robert TurbinRB #107Devon WylieWR #109Alameda Ta'amuNT #110Ladarius GreenTE #111Evan RodriguezTE #112Bobby MassieOT #113Kyle WilberLB #115Coty SensabaughCB #116Orson CharlesTE #117Joe LooneyC #118Jarius WrightWR #119Keenan RobinsonOLB #120James-Michael JohnsonLB #121Keshawn MartinWR #122Nick ToonWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jaye inherited the Kansas City Chiefs DL room from Dontari Poe (2012–2016), and handed it to Dee Ford (2014–2018).

Neil Smith 1988–1996Joe Phillips 1992–1997Darren Mickell 1993–1995Pellom McDaniels 1993–1998Vaughn Booker 1994–1997John Browning

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2016final season
Last recorded season with KC
2013team change
Joined KC (from SEA)
2012draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 4, Pick 114

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 301 lb

Frame

301 lb at 4.78s

Size-speed

27.5" vert / 106" broad

Explosion

24 reps

Bench power

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	KC	2	W9Questionable· HipW10Out· HipW11Doubtful· HipW12Out· Hip
2012	SEA	2	W4Questionable· FootW5Out· FootW6Out· Foot

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 3-season peers. See all →

peak 53

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

C+2014

B2015

C2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

83%

20132016

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
2014	1	0.1	1	0.1
2015	5.5	0.3	6+0.5	0.3
2016	1	0.1	3+2	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

18 career value over replacement — #3198 all-time of 4,642. 6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #114 (Rd 4) · SEA · 2012 · +11.2 vs expected KV-H

48actual

36.8 expected · Δ+11.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2012

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2012 Draft Class· this player went #114

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography