Joe Gaziano
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2021
Height6'4"
Weight280 lb
BornSep 27, 1996
Age29
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2020
A edge rusher who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2020 | — | LAC | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 28 | 22.0% | — | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | — | LAC | 9 | — | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 215 | 21.9% | 64 | 17.8% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | — | LAC | 5 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 114 | 37.0% | 30 | 21.2% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | — | ATL | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 48 | 36.0% | 2 | 4.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | — | JAX | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 38 | 18.0% | 18 | 21.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Career | — | 20 | — | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 443 | 27.0% | 114 | 16.2% | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | LAC | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 25 | LAC | 9 | 0* | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 26 | LAC | 5 | 0* | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 27 | ATL | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 28 | JAX | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 20 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | LAC | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | 28 | 22.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 25 | LAC | 14 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 215 | 21.9% | 64 | 17.8% |
| 2022 | 26 | LAC | 5 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 114 | 37.0% | 30 | 21.2% |
| 2023 | 27 | ATL | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | 48 | 36.0% | 2 | 4.0% |
| 2024 | 28 | JAX | 3 | — | — | 0.0% | 38 | 18.0% | 18 | 21.7% |
| Career | 26 | — | — | 443 | — | 114 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 | LAC | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 25 | LAC | 14 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 26 | LAC | 5 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 27 | ATL | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 28 | JAX | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Career | 26 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 28 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 28 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 2 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
37
Sustained
career value
×.6
35
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.79
Longevity
career length
Blend 36.2 × longevity 0.79 = KV-H 28· confidence 82%
What builds the career mark of 37
On-field 28.8
Availability 8.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2021bestavg 352022
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
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: 93%.
Per-Snap Impact
Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Disruption/1001.806Snap share27%Def snaps443Emerging
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 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 (Northwestern), 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.
Top Teammates
Storm NortonOT4yKeenan AllenWR3yJoey BosaDE3yMichael DavisCB3yMike WilliamsWR3yAustin EkelerRB3yTrey PipkinsOT3yDrue TranquillLB3yJustin HerbertQB3yKenneth Murray, Jr.LB3yAlohi GilmanSAF3yJoshua KelleyRB3yNasir AdderleyFS3yDonald ParhamTE3yJalen GuytonWR3yJason MooreWR3yBreiden FehokoDT3yLinval JosephDT2yCorey LinsleyC2yDustin HopkinsK2yJerry TilleryDT2yUchenna NwosuLB2yDerwin JamesFS2yChristian CovingtonDE2y
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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2024team change
Joined JAX (from ATL)
- 2024final season
Last recorded season with JAX
- 2023team change
Joined ATL (from LAC)
- 2020signing
Entered the NFL with LAC
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 280 lb
Frame
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LAC | 1 | W18Out· Ankle |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 2-season peers. See all →
28
peak 35
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2021
F2022
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
35%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0.2 | 4+3 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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