Josh Brent
Role Player⭐ Shooting Star · 2012
Height6'2"
Weight320 lb
BornJan 30, 1988
Age38
CollegeIllinoisSee College Stats
Rookie yr2010
Draft2010 · Rd 7, Pick 1 · DAL
A edge rusher who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 4 · #3999 · Role PlayerWorth 4 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 87% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 3 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
1 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
1
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+4
Avg surplus
peak +4
1 seasons × ~4 surplus ≈ VORP 4
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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2010 | — | DAL | 11 | — | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | DAL | 6 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | DAL | 11 | — | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | DAL | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 22 | 32.0% | 3 | 10.0% |
| Career | — | 29 | — | 43 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 22 | 32.0% | 3 | 10.0% | |
Defense
Snap Counts
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 36 · Depth / RotationalA depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 36 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 3 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
43
Sustained
career value
×.6
40
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×0.86
Longevity
career length
Blend 41.8 × longevity 0.86 = KV-H 36· confidence 92%
What builds the career mark of 43
On-field 30.9
Availability 12.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2010bestavg 402012
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position1
Depth
of 100
Reached 1% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
1% of the all-time Sacks leader1
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: 93%.
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+—
below snap floor
Disruption/1000Snap share32%Def snaps22Emerging
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl2Solo2
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Illinois), 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.
Top Teammates
Jason WittenTE4yJason WhittleG4yOrlando ScandrickDB4yTony RomoQB4yDez BryantWR4yBarry ChurchS4yAnthony SpencerLB4yDeMarcus WareOLB3yDan BaileyK3yJason HatcherDE3yJay RatliffDE3ySean LeeOLB3yMiles AustinWR3yMike JenkinsDB3yDeMarco MurrayRB3ySean LissemoreNT3yGerald SensabaughFS3yBruce CarterLB3yFelix JonesRB3yKevin OgletreeWR3yVictor ButlerLB3yDanny McCrayDB3yKeith BrookingMLB2yTerence NewmanCB2y
2010 Draft Class· this player went #1
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2014final season
Last recorded season with DAL
- 2010draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 7, Pick 1
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 320 lb
Frame
Injury History
5 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | DAL | 1 | W15Doubtful· CalfW16Out· Calf / Not Injury Related |
| 2011 | DAL | 4 | W13Out· KneeW14Out· KneeW15Out· KneeW16Out· KneeW17Questionable· 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 3-season peers. See all →
36
peak 40
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2010
F2011
C+2012
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.
45%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2+0.5 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
4 career value over replacement — #3999 all-time of 4,642. 1.3/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeBust ↓
Pick #1 (Rd 7) · DAL · 2010 · -25.8 vs expected KV-H
36actual
61.8 expected · Δ−25.8
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