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Justin Durant

Solid Contributor⛰️ Mountain Arc · 2012

Height6'1"

Weight230 lb

BornSep 21, 1985

Age40

CollegeHampton See College Stats

Rookie yr2007

Draft2007 · Rd 2, Pick 48 · JAX

Archetype Intelligence

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A edge rusher with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 11 · #3569 · Role Player

Worth 11 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 78% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +2.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

7 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+2.8

Avg surplus

peak +4

4 seasons × ~2.8 surplus ≈ VORP 11

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%
2007	—	JAX	10	—	41	32	9	0	3	1.0	4.0	1	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	JAX	14	—	63	55	8	8	1	0.0	9.0	0	5	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	JAX	13	—	82	65	17	3	2	1.0	6.0	1	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	JAX	10	—	49	41	8	5	0	0.0	5.0	0	2	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DET	12	—	66	51	15	7	2	1.0	10.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DET	16	—	98	77	21	9	2	0.5	11.5	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	DAL	8	—	23	13	10	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	199	27.7%	22	9.1%
2014	—	DAL	6	—	47	29	18	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	4	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	324	91.3%	21	13.0%
2015	—	ATL	13	—	77	52	25	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	655	78.9%	15	16.7%
2016	—	DAL	12	—	37	24	13	2	2	1.0	5.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	278	32.7%	4	7.5%
2017	—	DAL	4	—	13	9	4	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	158	33.3%	1	4.0%
Career		—	118	—	596	448	148	44	12	4.5	60.5	3	25	6	3	0	0	—	0.0%	1,614	52.8%	63	10.1%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2007	22	JAX	10	—	41	32	9	0	3	1.0	4.0	1	2	0	—	5.7
2008	23	JAX	14	—	63	55	8	8	1	0.0	9.0	0	5	0	—	6.7
2009	24	JAX	13	—	82	65	17	3	2	1.0	6.0	1	2	1	—	7.7
2010	25	JAX	10	—	49	41	8	5	0	0.0	5.0	0	2	0	1	4.3
2011	26	DET	12	—	66	51	15	7	2	1.0	10.0	0	1	1	—	6.5
2012	27	DET	16	—	98	77	21	9	2	0.5	11.5	0	2	0	—	7.8
2013	28	DAL	8	0*	23	13	10	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	1	1	1	3.4
2014	29	DAL	6	5*	47	29	18	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	4	2	1	5
2015	30	ATL	13	10*	77	52	25	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	3	1	—	6.2
2016	31	DAL	12	0*	37	24	13	2	2	1.0	5.0	0	3	0	—	5.3
2017	32	DAL	4	0*	13	9	4	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	1.7
Career			118	15*	596	448	148	44	12	—	—	3	25	6	3	60.3

* 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	28	DAL	10	0*	—	0.0%	199	27.7%	22	9.1%
2014	29	DAL	6	5*	—	0.0%	324	91.3%	21	13.0%
2015	30	ATL	13	10*	—	0.0%	655	78.9%	15	16.7%
2016	31	DAL	13	0*	—	0.0%	278	32.7%	4	7.5%
2017	32	DAL	7	0*	—	0.0%	158	33.3%	1	4.0%
Career			49	15*	—	—	1,614	—	63	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 47 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 47 × longevity 1 = KV-H 47· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 45

On-field 30.5

Availability 14.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2007bestavg 422017

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

2% of the all-time Sacks leader2

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: 89%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.921See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.921Snap share52.8%Def snaps1,614ReliableCV 0.31

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, 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 · 2007

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

EDGE · 2007 class

4.51s

40-Yard

Elite · 97th pct

Pos 97thAll 75thClass Pos 93thClass All 72th

36"

Vertical

Strong · 78th pct

Pos 78thAll 73thClass Pos 84thClass All 73th

121"

Broad Jump

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 70thClass Pos 81thClass All 69th

25 reps

Bench

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 74thClass Pos 50thClass All 67th

6.77s

3-Cone

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 92thClass Pos 96thClass All 89th

4.09s

Shuttle

Elite · 95th pct

Pos 95thAll 89thClass Pos 96thClass All 96th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl25Solo13Ast12PD1FR2

College Stats

HamptonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Hampton), 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.

2007 Draft Class· this player went #48

#39Justin BlalockG #40John BeckQB #41Chris HoustonCB #43Drew StantonQB #44Sidney RiceWR #45Dwayne JarrettWR #46LaMarr WoodleyOLB #47David HarrisOLB #50Chris HenryRB #51Steve SmithWR #52Brian LeonardRB #53Eric WrightDB #54Turk McBrideDE #55Josh WilsonDB #56Tim CrowderDE #57Victor AbiamiriDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Justin inherited the Dallas Cowboys LB room from Kyle Wilber (2012–2017), and handed it to Rolando McClain (2014–2015).

Jack Del Rio 1989–1991Ken Norton 1989–1993Vinson Smith 1991–1997Robert Jones 1992–1995Darrin Smith 1993–1996Fred Strickland

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2017final season
Last recorded season with DAL
2016team change
Joined DAL (from ATL)
2015team change
Joined ATL (from DAL)
2013team change
Joined DAL (from DET)
2011team change
Joined DET (from JAX)
2007draft
Drafted by JAX — Round 2, Pick 48

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 230 lb

Frame

230 lb at 4.51s

Size-speed

36" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

20 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2017	DAL	2	W7Questionable· GroinW8Questionable· GroinW13Out· ConcussionW14Questionable· Concussion / IllnessW15Out· Concussion
2016	DAL	3	W13Out· HamstringW14Questionable· HamstringW16Out· ElbowW17Out· ElbowW19Questionable· Elbow
2015	ATL	3	W5Out· ElbowW6Out· ElbowW9Out· Calf
2014	DAL	2	W2Out· GroinW3Out· Groin
2013	DAL	2	W5Doubtful· GroinW6Questionable· GroinW12Out· HamstringW13Out· Hamstring
2012	DET	0	W4Questionable· Back
2011	DET	2	W4Out· ConcussionW6Out· ConcussionW14Questionable· HamstringW15Questionable· Hamstring
2010	JAX	6	W3Out· AnkleW4Out· AnkleW5Out· AnkleW15Out· GroinW16Out· GroinW17Out· Groin
2009	JAX	0	W6Questionable· HipW11Doubtful· Head

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 11-season peers. See all →

peak 50

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

C2007

C2008

C+2009

C2010

C2011

C+2012

D2013

F2014

C2015

C2016

F2017

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

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
2007	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2008	0	0	0	0
2009	1	0.1	1	0.1
2010	0	0	0	0
2011	1	0.1	1	0.1
2012	0.5	0	1+0.5	0
2013	0	0	0	0
2014	0	0	0	0
2015	0	0	0	0
2016	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2017	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

11 career value over replacement — #3569 all-time of 4,642. 1/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #48 (Rd 2) · JAX · 2007 · -2.2 vs expected KV-H

47actual

49.2 expected · Δ−2.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2007

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2007 Draft Class· this player went #48

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography