Jonathan Vilma is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Vilma in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Vilma's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2004 | 22 | NYJ | 16 | — | 75 | 45 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 120 | 75 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 24 | NYJ | 16 | — | 85 | 38 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 25 | NYJ | 7 | — | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 26 | NO | 16 | — | 110 | 76 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 27 | NO | 15 | — | 82 | 59 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 28 | NO | 16 | — | 84 | 51 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 29 | NO | 11 | — | 51 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 30 | NO | 11 | — | 36 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 31 | NO | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 12 | 20.0% | 1 | 3.0% |
| Career | — | 125 | — | 672 | 414 | 258 | 26 | 28 | 11.0 | 65.0 | 12 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 12 | 20.0% | 1 | 3.0% | |
Career Value · VORP
48 career value over replacement — #2142 all-time of 4,695. 5.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #12 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2004 · -5.5 vs expected KV-H
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