Jevon Langford
Solid Contributorβ Shooting Star Β· 1999
A edge rusher with a developmental β a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 2 Β· #4099 Β· Role PlayerWorth 2 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 89% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +2 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
4 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+2
Avg surplus
peak +2
1 seasons Γ ~2 surplus β VORP 2
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | β | CIN | 12 | β | 25 | 21 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | CIN | 14 | β | 14 | 9 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | CIN | 14 | β | 24 | 17 | β | β | β | 0.5 | 0.5 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | CIN | 10 | β | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | CIN | 7 | β | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | CIN | 2 | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 59 | β | 103 | 78 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22 | CIN | 12 | β | 25 | 21 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 5.5 |
| 1997 | 23 | CIN | 14 | β | 14 | 9 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 4.5 |
| 1998 | 24 | CIN | 14 | β | 24 | 17 | β | β | β | 0.5 | 0.5 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 5.5 |
| 1999 | 25 | CIN | 10 | β | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | 26 | CIN | 7 | β | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 2001 | 27 | CIN | 2 | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| Career | 59 | 103 | 78 | 9 | 6 | 0 | β | β | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.4 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 48 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 48 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
46
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
50
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 47.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 48Β· confidence 98%
What builds the career mark of 46
On-field 31.3
Availability 14.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1996bestavg 452000
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position2
Depth
of 100
Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
2% of the all-time Sacks leader2
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 93%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oklahoma 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Tony McGeeTE6yCorey DillonRB5yDarnay ScottWR5yJohn CopelandNT5yMarco BattagliaTE5yReinard WilsonLB5yTakeo SpikesILB4yKimo von OelhoffenDT4yCarl PickensWR4yBrian SimmonsLB4yJeff BlakeQB4yDoug PelfreyK4ySteve FoleyLB4yGreg MyersS4yGlen SteeleDT4yBrian MilneRB4yKi-Jana CarterRB4yTremain MackFS4yBilly GranvilleMLB4yJames HundonWR4yLee JohnsonP3yAshley AmbroseCB3yMichael BankstonDE3yJames FrancisLB3y
1996 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #108
#94Stepfret WilliamsWR#97Hunter GoodwinTE#98Donnie EdwardsOLB#99Phillip DanielsDE#100Jeff LewisQB#101Heath IrwinG#102Stephen DavisRB#103Ricky WhittleRB#109Jon RunyanOT#110Reggie BarlowWR#111Emmanuel McDanielDB#112Aaron GrahamC#115Brian MilneRB#116Paul GrasmanisDT#117Richard HuntleyRB#118Stanley PritchettRB
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJevon inherited the Cincinnati Bengals DL room from Kimo von Oelhoffen (1994β1999), and handed it to Michael Bankston (1998β2000).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2001final season
Last recorded season with CIN
- 1996draft
Drafted by CIN β Round 4, Pick 108
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 293 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 5-season peers. See all β
48
peak 50
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1996
C+1997
C1998
C1999
D2000
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
61%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 0.5 | 0 | 1+0.5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
2 career value over replacement β #4099 all-time of 4,642. 0.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #108 (Rd 4) Β· CIN Β· 1996 Β· +11.2 vs expected KV-H
48actual
36.8 expected Β· Ξ+11.2
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