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

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John Franklin-Myers

Top 14% all-time pass rushersIron Man📈 Late Developer · 2025

Height6'4"

Weight288 lb

BornSep 26, 1996

Age29

CollegeStephen F. Austin State See College Stats

ConferenceSouthland

Rookie yr2018

Draft2018 · Rd 4, Pick 135 · LA

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A high-end edge rusher defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 105 · #1049 · High-Value

Worth 105 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 24% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15

Avg surplus

peak +27

7 seasons × ~15 surplus ≈ VORP 105

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+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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%
2018	—	LA	12	—	10	6	4	1	6	2.0	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	301	30.3%	9	10.0%	0	0	—	—	—	17	11	4	0	0	0.0
2020	—	NYJ	14	—	17	6	11	5	13	3.0	21.0	0	2	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	500	47.3%	25	17.8%	1	1	1.0	122.9	-1.0	23	9	11	0	6	0.2
2021	—	NYJ	15	—	32	14	18	6	14	6.0	26.0	1	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	716	64.4%	23	8.7%	3	2	0.7	70.1	-5.0	25	10	9	0	2	0.1
2022	—	NYJ	17	—	34	12	22	4	20	5.0	29.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	643	56.3%	14	5.7%	5	5	1.0	79.2	-3.6	21	3	11	0	1	0.0
2023	—	NYJ	14	—	29	11	18	6	14	3.5	23.5	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	627	54.7%	8	4.0%	2	1	0.5	56.2	-4.5	27	14	9	0	6	0.2
2024	—	DEN	17	—	38	16	22	8	18	7.0	33.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	533	45.7%	9	6.0%	1	0	0.0	39.6	-7.0	21	3	10	1	2	0.0
2025	—	DEN	13	—	25	12	13	6	15	7.5	28.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	517	48.8%	53	13.5%	2	0	0.0	39.6	-1.5	23	7	8	0	2	0.1
Career		—	102	—	185	77	108	36	100	34.0	170.0	1	7	2	3	0	0	—	0.0%	3,837	49.6%	141	9.4%	14	9	—	—	—	157	57	62	1	19	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2018	22	LA	12	0*	10	6	4	1	6	2.0	9.0	0	0	1	1	6.6
2020	24	NYJ	14	0*	17	6	11	5	13	3.0	21.0	0	2	0	2	9.9
2021	25	NYJ	15	10*	32	14	18	6	14	6.0	26.0	1	1	1	—	12.7
2022	26	NYJ	17	10*	34	12	22	4	20	5.0	29.0	0	1	0	—	12.3
2023	27	NYJ	14	9*	29	11	18	6	14	3.5	23.5	0	3	0	—	10.4
2024	28	DEN	17	0*	38	16	22	8	18	7.0	33.0	0	0	0	—	14.3
2025	29	DEN	13	0*	25	12	13	6	15	7.5	28.5	0	0	0	—	12.5
Career			102	29*	185	77	108	36	100	—	—	1	7	2	3	78.7

* 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%
2018	22	LA	16	0*	—	0.0%	301	30.3%	9	10.0%
2020	24	NYJ	15	0*	—	0.0%	500	47.3%	25	17.8%
2021	25	NYJ	16	10*	—	0.0%	716	64.4%	23	8.7%
2022	26	NYJ	17	10*	—	0.0%	643	56.3%	14	5.7%
2023	27	NYJ	17	9*	—	0.0%	627	54.7%	8	4.0%
2024	28	DEN	17	0*	—	0.0%	533	45.7%	9	6.0%
2025	29	DEN	16	0*	—	0.0%	517	48.8%	53	13.5%
Career			114	29*	—	—	3,837	—	141	—

* 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%
2018	22	LA	16	0*	0	0	—	—	—	17	11	4	0	0	0.0
2020	24	NYJ	15	0*	1	1	1.0	122.9	-1.0	23	9	11	0	6	0.2
2021	25	NYJ	16	10*	3	2	0.7	70.1	-5.0	25	10	9	0	2	0.1
2022	26	NYJ	17	10*	5	5	1.0	79.2	-3.6	21	3	11	0	1	0.0
2023	27	NYJ	17	9*	2	1	0.5	56.2	-4.5	27	14	9	0	6	0.2
2024	28	DEN	17	0*	1	0	0.0	39.6	-7.0	21	3	10	1	2	0.0
2025	29	DEN	16	0*	2	0	0.0	39.6	-1.5	23	7	8	0	2	0.1
Career			114	29*	14	9	—	—	—	157	57	62	1	19	—

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

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 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 69.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 48.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2018bestavg 66elite 702025

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+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:4.691See leaderboard →

Disruption/1004.691Snap share49.6%Def snaps3,837ConsistentCV 0.19

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 · 2018

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

EDGE · 2018 class

4.75s

40-Yard

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 39thClass Pos 54thClass All 38th

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 44thClass Pos 48thClass All 47th

113"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 35thClass Pos 28thClass All 32th

26 reps

Bench

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 79thClass Pos 64thClass All 84th

7.36s

3-Cone

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 33thClass Pos 26thClass All 28th

4.48s

Shuttle

Below avg · 29th pct

Pos 29thAll 30thClass Pos 26thClass All 29th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl4Solo2Ast2QBHits2Sk1.0Dis3.0FF1

College Stats

Stephen F. Austin StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Stephen F. Austin 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 — every name is linked.

2018 Draft Class· this player went #135

#127Rick LeonardOT #128Kentavius StreetDE #129Will RichardsonOT #130Josh SweatLB #131Kalen BallageRB #132Jaleel ScottWR #133J'Mon MooreWR #134Chase EdmondsRB #136Marquis HaynesLB #137Dalton SchultzTE #139R.J. McIntoshDT #140Maurice HurstDT #141Shaquem GriffinOLB #142D.J. ReedCB #143Ja'Whaun BentleyLB #144Justin WatsonWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

John inherited the New York Jets DL room from Bryce Huff (2020–2023), and handed it to Sheldon Rankins (2021–2022).

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

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2024team change
Joined DEN (from NYJ)
2020team change
Joined NYJ (from LA)
2018draft
Drafted by LA — Round 4, Pick 135

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 288 lb

Frame

283 lb at 4.75s

Size-speed

33" vert / 113" broad

Explosion

26 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Designations
2023	NYJ	W3Questionable· HipW14Questionable· AnkleW15Questionable· AnkleW16Questionable· Hip
2022	NYJ	W2Questionable· ToeW3Questionable· Toe / QuadricepW4Questionable· Toe
2021	NYJ	W3Questionable· CalfW12Questionable· HipW13Questionable· HipW14Questionable· Hip
2020	NYJ	W4Questionable· KneeW5Questionable· FootW6Questionable· FootW9Questionable· 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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 74

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

C+2018

C+2020

B+2021

B2022

B2023

B+2024

B+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

97%

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
2018	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2020	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2021	6	0.4	7+1	0.4
2022	5	0.3	5	0.3
2023	3.5	0.3	4+0.5	0.3
2024	7	0.4	7	0.4
2025	7.5	0.6	10+2.5	0.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

105 career value over replacement — #1049 all-time of 4,642. 15/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #135 (Rd 4) · LA · 2018 · +35.5 vs expected KV-H

69actual

33.5 expected · Δ+35.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2018

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2018 Draft Class· this player went #135

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography