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

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Jonathon Cooper

Top 23% all-time linebackersReliable Starter

Height6'4"

Weight257 lb

BornJan 8, 1998

Age28

CollegeOhio State See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2021

Draft2021 · Rd 7, Pick 239 · DEN

Archetype Intelligence

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A linebacker with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 43 · #2256 · Above Average

Worth 43 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 50% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.6

Avg surplus

peak +13

5 seasons × ~8.6 surplus ≈ VORP 43

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%
2021	—	DEN	12	—	33	18	15	4	7	2.5	13.5	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	457	44.6%	236	60.8%	1	1	1.0	79.2	-7.0	15	8	4	21	0	0.0
2022	—	DEN	13	—	38	14	24	2	7	2.0	11.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	441	47.2%	261	67.4%	11	9	0.8	88.3	0.4	8	2	4	16	0	0.0
2023	—	DEN	17	—	60	33	27	8	13	8.5	29.5	1	2	1	2	1	0	—	0.0%	836	73.8%	109	23.7%	14	10	0.7	66.7	3.9	22	9	4	28	4	0.1
2024	—	DEN	17	—	55	30	25	11	20	10.5	41.5	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	820	69.9%	66	13.8%	11	7	0.6	67.6	-1.7	30	10	8	86	1	0.0
2025	—	DEN	17	—	48	21	27	8	16	8.0	32.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	682	61.2%	7	4.8%	9	5	0.6	60.9	-3.0	25	8	6	34	4	0.1
Career		—	76	—	234	116	118	33	63	31.5	127.5	1	7	2	3	1	0	—	0.0%	3,236	59.4%	679	34.1%	46	32	—	—	—	100	37	26	185	9	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2021	23	DEN	12	0*	33	18	15	4	7	2.5	13.5	0	0	0	1	0	5.8
2022	24	DEN	13	0*	38	14	24	2	7	2.0	11.0	0	0	0	—	0	5.2
2023	25	DEN	17	13*	60	33	27	8	13	8.5	29.5	1	2	1	2	1	11.8
2024	26	DEN	17	12*	55	30	25	11	20	10.5	41.5	0	1	1	—	0	11
2025	27	DEN	17	10*	48	21	27	8	16	8.0	32.0	0	4	0	—	0	11.4
Career			76	35*	234	116	118	33	63	—	—	1	7	2	3	1	45.2

* 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%
2021	23	DEN	16	0*	—	0.0%	457	44.6%	236	60.8%
2022	24	DEN	14	0*	—	0.0%	441	47.2%	261	67.4%
2023	25	DEN	17	13*	—	0.0%	836	73.8%	109	23.7%
2024	26	DEN	17	12*	—	0.0%	820	69.9%	66	13.8%
2025	27	DEN	17	10*	—	0.0%	682	61.2%	7	4.8%
Career			81	35*	—	—	3,236	—	679	—

* 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%
2021	23	DEN	16	0*	1	1	1.0	79.2	-7.0	15	8	4	21	0	0.0
2022	24	DEN	14	0*	11	9	0.8	88.3	0.4	8	2	4	16	0	0.0
2023	25	DEN	17	13*	14	10	0.7	66.7	3.9	22	9	4	28	4	0.1
2024	26	DEN	17	12*	11	7	0.6	67.6	-1.7	30	10	8	86	1	0.0
2025	27	DEN	17	10*	9	5	0.6	60.9	-3.0	25	8	6	34	4	0.1
Career			81	35*	46	32	—	—	—	100	37	26	185	9	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 57 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 56

On-field 37.8

Availability 18.2

On-field production Staying available

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

2021bestavg 562025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 16% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

16% of the all-time Sacks leader16

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: 95%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:4.249See leaderboard →

Disruption/1004.249Snap share59.4%Def snaps3,236ReliableCV 0.29

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

Combine · 2021

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

LB · 2021 class

4.69s

40-Yard

Below avg · 46th pct

Pos 46thAll 45thClass Pos 42thClass All 39th

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 38th pct

Pos 38thAll 44thClass Pos 45thClass All 43th

108"

Broad Jump

Low · 4th pct

Pos 4thAll 19thClass Pos 7thClass All 16th

28 reps

Bench

Elite · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 87thClass Pos 94thClass All 83th

6.99s

3-Cone

Above avg · 73th pct

Pos 73thAll 70thClass Pos 72thClass All 67th

4.31s

Shuttle

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 55thClass Pos 64thClass All 60th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl7Solo5Ast2TFL1QBHits2Sk1.0Dis4.0

College Stats

Ohio StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio 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.

2021 Draft Class· this player went #239

#230Jimmy MorrisseyC #231Larnel ColemanOT #232Phil HoskinsDT #233Jake FunkRB #234Patrick JohnsonLB #236Jack AndersonG #237Kary Vincent Jr.CB #238Matt FarniokG #240Will Bradley-KingDE #241Mark WebbSAF #243James WigginsSAF #245Tre NorwoodCB #246Shaka ToneyDE #248Will FriesG #249Ben SkowronekWR #250Khyiris TongaDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jonathon inherited the Denver Broncos LB room from Baron Browning (2021–2023), and handed it to Justin Strnad (2021–2025).

Elijah Alexander 1993–1995Allen Aldridge 1994–1997Glenn Cadrez 1995–2000Bill Romanowski 1996–2001John Mobley 1996–2003Al Wilson

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
2021draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 7, Pick 239

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 257 lb

Frame

253 lb at 4.69s

Size-speed

33" vert / 108" broad

Explosion

28 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2022	DEN	2	W3Questionable· HamstringW4Out· HamstringW5Out· HamstringW6Questionable· Hamstring
2021	DEN	0	W13Questionable· Neck

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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 59

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

C+2021

C+2022

B2023

C+2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

95%

Era Translator

Tackles 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 Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
2021	33	2.8	44+11	2.6
2022	38	2.9	47+9	2.8
2023	60	3.5	60	3.5
2024	55	3.2	56+1	3.3
2025	48	2.8	48	2.8

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

43 career value over replacement — #2256 all-time of 4,642. 8.6/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #239 (Rd 7) · DEN · 2021 · +34.2 vs expected KV-H

57actual

22.8 expected · Δ+34.2

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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 · 2021

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2021 Draft Class· this player went #239

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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