Jonathan Fanene is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Fanene in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Fanene's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jonathan Fanene
Top 33% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter
A quality edge rusher with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 43 Β· #2255 Β· Above AverageWorth 43 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 50% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.5 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
2 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
2
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+21.5
Avg surplus
peak +23
2 seasons Γ ~21.5 surplus β VORP 43
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 | |||||
| 2005 | β | CIN | 3 | β | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | β | CIN | 2 | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | β | CIN | 6 | β | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | β | CIN | 12 | β | 27 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | β | CIN | 13 | β | 33 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | β | CIN | 1 | β | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | β | CIN | 14 | β | 22 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 51 | β | 93 | 55 | 38 | 18 | 27 | 13.0 | 58.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23 | CIN | 3 | β | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| 2006 | 24 | CIN | 2 | β | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| 2007 | 25 | CIN | 6 | β | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| 2008 | 26 | CIN | 12 | β | 27 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2009 | 27 | CIN | 13 | β | 33 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | 12.3 |
| 2010 | 28 | CIN | 1 | β | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| 2011 | 29 | CIN | 14 | β | 22 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 |
| Career | 51 | 93 | 55 | 38 | 18 | 27 | β | β | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33.2 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 57 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
60
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
63
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 61.2 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 57Β· confidence 94%
What builds the career mark of 60
On-field 45
Availability 15
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2007bestavg 56elite 702011
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
Depth
of 100
Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
7% of the all-time Sacks leader7
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: 94%.
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+).
Postseason Career
2 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl8Solo7Ast1QBHits1Dis1.0PD1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Utah; College of the Canyons), 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
Robert GeathersDE7yDomata Peko Sr.NT6yCarson PalmerQB6yChad JohnsonWR6yJohnathan JosephCB5yShayne GrahamK5yLeon HallDB5yFrostee RuckerDE5yReggie KellyTE5yDhani JonesMLB4yPat SimsDT4yT.J. HoushmandzadehWR4yChris CrockerDB4yJohn ThorntonDT4yCedric BensonRB4yAndre CaldwellWR4yJeremi JohnsonFB4yKyle LarsonP4yJerome SimpsonWR4yChinedum NdukweDB4yRashad JeantyOLB4yJustin SmithDE3yBryan RobinsonNT3yKevin HuberP3y
2005 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #233
#223Marcus MaxwellWR#224Jay RatliffDE#225Paris WarrenWR#226LeRon McCoyWR#227Kenneth PettwayLB#230Matt CasselQB#231Hamza AbdullahDB#232Jimmy VerdonDE#234Mike SmithLB#235Cornelius WorthamLB#237Chris RobersonDB#241Darrell ShropshireDT#242Scott MruczkowskiG#244Noah HerronRB#246Will WhittickerG#247Keyonta MarshallDT
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJonathan inherited the Cincinnati Bengals DL room from Bryan Robinson (2005β2007), and handed it to Domata Peko Sr. (2006β2016).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2011final season
Last recorded season with CIN
- 2005draft
Drafted by CIN β Round 7, Pick 233
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 292 lb
Frame
Injury History
7 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports Β· coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | CIN | 7 | W2OutΒ· HamstringW3OutΒ· HamstringW4OutΒ· HamstringW5OutΒ· HamstringW7QuestionableΒ· HamstringW8OutΒ· HamstringW10OutΒ· HamstringW11OutΒ· Hamstring |
| 2009 | CIN | 0 | W3QuestionableΒ· IllnessW7QuestionableΒ· Illness |
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 4-season peers. See all β
57
peak 63
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2007
C2008
B+2009
B+2011
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
63%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 0.2 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 8+2.5 | 0.4 |
| 2011 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 8+1.5 | 0.5 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
43 career value over replacement β #2255 all-time of 4,642. 10.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal β
Pick #233 (Rd 7) Β· CIN Β· 2005 Β· +34.2 vs expected KV-H
57actual
22.8 expected Β· Ξ+34.2
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