Kony Ealy is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Ealy in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ealy's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Kony Ealy
Top 29% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter
Height6'4"
Weight275 lb
BornDec 21, 1991
Age34
CollegeMissouriSee College Stats
ConferenceSoutheastern
Rookie yr2014
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2014 | 22–23 | CAR | 15 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 361 | 37.5% | 2 | 0.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 23–24 | CAR | 16 | — | 30 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 648 | 58.9% | 55 | 11.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 24–25 | CAR | 16 | — | 29 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 623 | 58.1% | 88 | 18.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 25–26 | NYJ | 15 | — | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 452 | 44.5% | 39 | 8.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 26–27 | OAK | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 54 | 30.0% | — | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Career | — | 65 | — | 86 | 47 | 39 | 14 | 26 | 15.0 | 55.0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 2,138 | 49.1% | 184 | 9.4% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
45 career value over replacement — #2236 all-time of 4,695. 11.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #60 (Rd 2) · CAR · 2014 · +12.9 vs expected KV-H
59actual
46.1 expected · Δ+12.9
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