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

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Jonathan Babineaux

Top 24% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter

Height6'2"

Weight300 lb

BornOct 12, 1981

Age44

CollegeIowa See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 2, Pick 59 · ATL

Archetype Intelligence

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A edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 106 · #1035 · High-Value

Worth 106 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 23% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+11.8

Avg surplus

peak +25

9 seasons × ~11.8 surplus ≈ VORP 106

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%
2005	—	ATL	13	—	24	17	7	0	0	0.5	0.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	ATL	15	—	22	17	5	0	1	1.0	2.0	1	3	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	ATL	12	—	36	33	3	0	2	3.0	5.0	0	4	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	ATL	16	—	36	29	7	14	7	3.5	24.5	0	2	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	ATL	15	—	37	27	10	13	10	6.0	29.0	0	2	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	ATL	15	—	24	16	8	6	5	4.0	15.0	1	2	2	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	ATL	10	—	21	12	9	3	8	1.0	12.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	ATL	16	—	31	25	6	11	6	3.5	20.5	1	4	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	ATL	14	—	38	24	14	7	4	1.0	12.0	0	0	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	901	87.1%	153	33.5%
2014	—	ATL	13	—	29	12	17	5	8	2.0	15.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	695	68.7%	76	17.6%
2015	—	ATL	15	—	27	19	8	9	9	1.5	19.5	1	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	548	53.2%	1	3.0%
2016	—	ATL	13	—	20	12	8	3	1	0.0	4.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	424	38.1%	102	21.7%
Career		—	167	—	345	243	102	71	61	27.0	159.0	4	24	10	11	2	0	—	0.0%	2,568	61.8%	332	18.9%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2005	24	ATL	13	—	24	17	7	0	0	0.5	0.5	0	1	0	1	0	6.1
2006	25	ATL	15	—	22	17	5	0	1	1.0	2.0	1	3	1	1	0	7.2
2007	26	ATL	12	—	36	33	3	0	2	3.0	5.0	0	4	2	2	0	8.6
2008	27	ATL	16	—	36	29	7	14	7	3.5	24.5	0	2	0	1	0	12.3
2009	28	ATL	15	—	37	27	10	13	10	6.0	29.0	0	2	2	2	0	15.9
2010	29	ATL	15	—	24	16	8	6	5	4.0	15.0	1	2	2	1	1	13
2011	30	ATL	10	—	21	12	9	3	8	1.0	12.0	0	2	0	—	0	6.2
2012	31	ATL	16	—	31	25	6	11	6	3.5	20.5	1	4	1	1	1	13.5
2013	32	ATL	14	14*	38	24	14	7	4	1.0	12.0	0	0	1	2	0	8.4
2014	33	ATL	13	10*	29	12	17	5	8	2.0	15.0	0	1	0	—	0	7.8
2015	34	ATL	15	9*	27	19	8	9	9	1.5	19.5	1	2	1	—	0	10.1
2016	35	ATL	13	0*	20	12	8	3	1	0.0	4.0	0	1	0	—	0	5.1
Career			167	33*	345	243	102	71	61	—	—	4	24	10	11	2	114.2

* 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	32	ATL	16	14*	—	0.0%	901	87.1%	153	33.5%
2014	33	ATL	15	10*	—	0.0%	695	68.7%	76	17.6%
2015	34	ATL	16	9*	—	0.0%	548	53.2%	1	3.0%
2016	35	ATL	16	0*	—	0.0%	424	38.1%	102	21.7%
Career			63	33*	—	—	2,568	—	332	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 62 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 60 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 38.4

Availability 17.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2005bestavg 56elite 702016

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Sacks leader14

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

Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.239See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.239Snap share61.8%Def snaps2,568VolatileCV 0.53

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, 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 defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2005

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

DL · 2005 class

4.87s

40-Yard

Strong · 88th pct

Pos 88thAll 29thClass Pos 93thClass All 29th

29.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 19thClass Pos 46thClass All 15th

109"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 67th pct

Pos 67thAll 22thClass Pos 71thClass All 30th

21 reps

Bench

Low · 11th pct

Pos 11thAll 50thClass Pos 18thClass All 44th

7.70s

3-Cone

Above avg · 50th pct

Pos 50thAll 16thClass Pos 71thClass All 20th

4.57s

Shuttle

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 22thClass Pos 54thClass All 14th

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl17Solo8Ast9TFL3QBHits5Sk2.5Dis10.5FR1

College Stats

IowaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Iowa), 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.

2005 Draft Class· this player went #59

#51Nick CollinsFS #52Khalif BarnesOT #53Dan CodyLB #54Eric SheltonRB #55Roscoe ParrishWR #56Darrent WilliamsCB #57Justin MillerDB #58Terrence MurphyWR #60Kelvin HaydenDB #61Vincent JacksonWR #62Bryant McFaddenCB #63Matt McCoyLB #64Adam TerryOT #65Frank GoreRB #66Oshiomogho AtogweFS #67Charlie FryeQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jonathan inherited the Atlanta Falcons DL room from Chauncey Davis (2005–2010), and handed it to Grady Jackson (2006–2008).

Aundray Bruce 1988–1991Chuck Smith 1992–1999Lester Archambeau 1993–1999Chris Doleman 1994–1995John Burrough 1995–1998Travis Hall

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 ATL
2005draft
Drafted by ATL — Round 2, Pick 59

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 300 lb

Frame

286 lb at 4.87s

Size-speed

29.5" vert / 109" broad

Explosion

21 reps

Bench power

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2014	ATL	0	W8Questionable· Foot
2013	ATL	0	W2Questionable· KneeW12Questionable· tricep
2012	ATL	0	W6Questionable· GroinW9Questionable· KneeW10Questionable· HamstringW15Questionable· RibsW16Questionable· RibsW17Questionable· RibsW20Questionable· Shoulder
2011	ATL	3	W2Out· KneeW3Out· KneeW4Out· KneeW5Questionable· KneeW15Questionable· Ankle
2010	ATL	0	W16Questionable· ShoulderW17Questionable· ShoulderW19Questionable· Shoulder
2009	ATL	0	W8Questionable· AnkleW9Questionable· AnkleW14Questionable· ShoulderW15Questionable· ShoulderW16Questionable· ShoulderW17Questionable· Shoulder

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 66

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

C2005

C+2006

C+2007

B2008

B+2009

B2010

C2011

B2012

C+2013

C+2014

C+2015

C2016

Availability

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
2005	0.5	0	1+0.5	0
2006	1	0.1	1	0.1
2007	3	0.3	4+1	0.3
2008	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2009	6	0.4	7+1	0.4
2010	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2011	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2012	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2013	1	0.1	1	0.1
2014	2	0.2	3+1	0.2
2015	1.5	0.1	2+0.5	0.1
2016	0	0	0	0

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

106 career value over replacement — #1035 all-time of 4,642. 8.8/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #59 (Rd 2) · ATL · 2005 · +15.1 vs expected KV-H

62actual

46.9 expected · Δ+15.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2005

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #59

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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