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

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Jeff Lageman

Top 14% all-time pass rushersIron ManTwo-Way Profile

Height6'6"

Weight266 lb

BornJul 18, 1967

Age59

CollegeVirginia See College Stats

Rookie yr1989

Draft1989 · Rd 1, Pick 14 · NYJ

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 115 · #922 · High-Value

Worth 115 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 21% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.4

Avg surplus

peak +25

8 seasons × ~14.4 surplus ≈ VORP 115

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													Rushing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1989	—	NYJ	16	—	54	33	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	—	2	1	—	—	—	1	-5	0	-5.0	0.0	—	—	—
1990	—	NYJ	16	—	0	0	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	NYJ	16	—	46	0	—	—	—	10.0	10.0	—	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	NYJ	2	—	4	4	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	NYJ	16	—	65	49	—	—	—	8.5	8.5	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	NYJ	16	—	49	30	—	—	—	6.5	6.5	—	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	JAX	11	—	37	26	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	JAX	12	—	44	32	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	—	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	JAX	16	—	27	21	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	121	—	326	195	—	—	—	47.0	47.0	1	18	10	0	—	—	1	-5	0	-5.0	0.0	—	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1989	22	NYJ	16	—	1	-5	0	-5.0	0.0	—	—	—	6.3
Career			16		1	-5	0	-5.0	—	—	—	—	86.5

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1989	22	NYJ	16	—	54	33	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	—	2	1	—	—	—
1990	23	NYJ	16	—	0	0	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1991	24	NYJ	16	—	46	0	—	—	—	10.0	10.0	—	5	3	—	—	—
1992	25	NYJ	2	—	4	4	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	1	0	—	—	—
1993	26	NYJ	16	—	65	49	—	—	—	8.5	8.5	1	2	0	—	—	—
1994	27	NYJ	16	—	49	30	—	—	—	6.5	6.5	—	0	2	—	—	—
1995	28	JAX	11	—	37	26	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	2	2	—	—	—
1996	29	JAX	12	—	44	32	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	—	4	0	—	—	—
1997	30	JAX	16	—	27	21	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	2	2	—	—	—
Career			121		326	195	—	—	—	—	—	1	18	10	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 69 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 47

Availability 19

On-field production Staying available

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

1989bestavg 65elite 701997

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 24% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

24% of the all-time Sacks leader24

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: 95%.

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+).

College Stats

VirginiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Virginia), 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.

1989 Draft Class· this player went #14

#3Barry SandersRB #4Derrick ThomasOLB #5Deion SandersCB #7Tim WorleyRB #9Sammie SmithRB #10Eric HillLB #12Trace ArmstrongDE #13Eric MetcalfWR #16Hart Lee DykesWR #19Wayne MartinDT #20Steve AtwaterFS #22Andre RisonWR #26Cleveland GaryRB #27Shawn CollinsWR #29Steve WisniewskiG #31Lawyer TillmanTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jeff opened the New York Jets DL lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Marvin Washington (1989–1996).

Jeff Lageman 1989–1994Marvin Washington 1989–1996Hugh Douglas 1995–1997Bobby Hamilton 1996–2006Ernie Logan 1997–2000Rick Lyle 1997–2001

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1997final season
Last recorded season with JAX
1995team change
Joined JAX (from NYJ)
1989draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 1, Pick 14

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 266 lb

Frame

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 8-season peers. See all →

peak 73

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

C+1989

C+1990

B+1991

B+1993

B+1994

C+1995

B1996

B1997

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

84%

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
1989	4.5	0.3	3-1.5	0.2
1990	4	0.3	3-1	0.2
1991	10	0.6	7-3	0.4
1993	8.5	0.5	8-0.5	0.5
1994	6.5	0.4	6-0.5	0.4
1995	3	0.3	4+1	0.3
1996	4.5	0.4	6+1.5	0.3
1997	5	0.3	5	0.3

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

115 career value over replacement — #922 all-time of 4,642. 14.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #14 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 1989 · +10.1 vs expected KV-H

69actual

58.9 expected · Δ+10.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1989 Draft Class· this player went #14

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator