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

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Maliek Collins

Top 21% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter📈 Late Developer · 2025

Height6'2"

Weight310 lb

BornApr 8, 1995

Age31

CollegeNebraska See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2016

Draft2016 · Rd 3, Pick 67 · DAL

Archetype Intelligence

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A edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 149 · #641 · High-Value

Worth 149 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 15% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+16.6

Avg surplus

peak +29

9 seasons × ~16.6 surplus ≈ VORP 149

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%
2016	—	DAL	15	—	21	15	6	5	13	5.0	23.0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	656	62.4%	59	13.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	DAL	14	—	21	9	12	4	9	2.5	15.5	0	0	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	684	65.3%	59	13.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	DAL	11	—	18	11	7	5	8	3.0	16.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	497	60.5%	43	14.8%	0	0	—	—	—	13	6	4	0	3	0.1
2019	—	DAL	15	—	19	14	5	6	10	4.0	20.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	763	71.1%	78	17.9%	1	1	1.0	108.3	-8.0	21	12	5	0	3	0.1
2020	—	LV	11	—	14	7	7	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	504	60.4%	57	15.7%	0	0	—	—	—	7	6	1	0	0	0.0
2021	—	HOU	15	—	26	15	11	9	7	2.5	18.5	1	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	629	61.5%	77	19.7%	1	1	1.0	39.6	-5.0	13	5	5	0	3	0.1
2022	—	HOU	15	—	29	19	10	9	10	3.5	22.5	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	603	57.1%	49	13.2%	0	0	—	—	—	12	1	7	0	0	0.0
2023	—	HOU	16	—	38	16	22	8	18	5.0	31.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	699	64.4%	70	17.9%	0	0	—	—	—	28	11	10	0	3	0.1
2024	—	SF	17	—	33	20	13	5	12	5.0	22.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	717	67.2%	80	17.7%	2	2	1.0	100.0	-0.5	20	7	7	0	3	0.1
2025	—	CLE	11	—	24	14	10	7	13	6.5	26.5	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	473	64.3%	62	18.6%	1	1	1.0	91.7	6.0	15	2	5	0	4	0.1
Career		—	140	—	243	140	103	58	101	37.0	196.0	1	4	1	9	0	0	—	0.0%	6,225	63.4%	634	16.3%	5	5	—	—	—	129	50	44	0	19	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2016	21	DAL	15	10*	21	15	6	5	13	5.0	23.0	0	0	1	1	11.2
2017	22	DAL	14	10*	21	9	12	4	9	2.5	15.5	0	0	0	2	8
2018	23	DAL	11	8*	18	11	7	5	8	3.0	16.0	0	0	0	1	7.3
2019	24	DAL	15	11*	19	14	5	6	10	4.0	20.0	0	0	0	1	10
2020	25	LV	11	7*	14	7	7	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	3.7
2021	26	HOU	15	9*	26	15	11	9	7	2.5	18.5	1	1	0	1	9.2
2022	27	HOU	15	9*	29	19	10	9	10	3.5	22.5	0	2	0	—	10.3
2023	28	HOU	16	10*	38	16	22	8	18	5.0	31.0	0	1	0	—	12.6
2024	29	SF	17	11*	33	20	13	5	12	5.0	22.0	0	0	0	2	11.5
2025	30	CLE	11	8*	24	14	10	7	13	6.5	26.5	0	0	0	1	10.9
Career			140	93*	243	140	103	58	101	—	—	1	4	1	9	94.7

* 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%
2016	21	DAL	16	10*	—	0.0%	656	62.4%	59	13.9%
2017	22	DAL	16	10*	—	0.0%	684	65.3%	59	13.9%
2018	23	DAL	13	8*	—	0.0%	497	60.5%	43	14.8%
2019	24	DAL	16	11*	—	0.0%	763	71.1%	78	17.9%
2020	25	LV	12	7*	—	0.0%	504	60.4%	57	15.7%
2021	26	HOU	15	9*	—	0.0%	629	61.5%	77	19.7%
2022	27	HOU	15	9*	—	0.0%	603	57.1%	49	13.2%
2023	28	HOU	16	10*	—	0.0%	699	64.4%	70	17.9%
2024	29	SF	17	11*	—	0.0%	717	67.2%	80	17.7%
2025	30	CLE	12	8*	—	0.0%	473	64.3%	62	18.6%
Career			148	93*	—	—	6,225	—	634	—

* 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	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	23	DAL	13	8*	0	0	—	—	—	13	6	4	3	0.1
2019	24	DAL	16	11*	1	1	1.0	108.3	-8.0	21	12	5	3	0.1
2020	25	LV	12	7*	0	0	—	—	—	7	6	1	0	0.0
2021	26	HOU	15	9*	1	1	1.0	39.6	-5.0	13	5	5	3	0.1
2022	27	HOU	15	9*	0	0	—	—	—	12	1	7	0	0.0
2023	28	HOU	16	10*	0	0	—	—	—	28	11	10	3	0.1
2024	29	SF	17	11*	2	2	1.0	100.0	-0.5	20	7	7	3	0.1
2025	30	CLE	12	8*	1	1	1.0	91.7	6.0	15	2	5	4	0.1
Career			116	73*	5	5	—	—	—	129	50	44	19	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 64 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 64 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 44.7

Availability 17.3

On-field production Staying available

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

2016bestavg 62elite 702025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 19% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

19% of the all-time Sacks leader19

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

Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.245See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.245Snap share63.4%Def snaps6,225VolatileCV 0.42

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 basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2016

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

DL · 2016 class

5.03s

40-Yard

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 19thClass Pos 71thClass All 22th

29.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 19thClass Pos 47thClass All 25th

109"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 67th pct

Pos 67thAll 22thClass Pos 56thClass All 21th

25 reps

Bench

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 74thClass Pos 37thClass All 80th

7.53s

3-Cone

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 23thClass Pos 78thClass All 27th

4.52s

Shuttle

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 27thClass Pos 85thClass All 34th

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl11Solo7Ast4TFL3QBHits3Sk1.0Dis7.0

College Stats

NebraskaImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	TD	Sfty
2013	—	—	6	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	0	—	1	—	—
2014	—	—	17	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	0	—	0	—	—
2015	—	—	14	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	1	—	0	—	—
Career		0	37	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	1	0	1	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2016 Draft Class· this player went #67

#59Roberto AguayoK #60Cyrus JonesCB #61Vonn BellS #62James BradberryCB #63Adam GotsisDE #64Kevin ByardFS #65Carl NassibLB #66Max TuerkC #68Will RedmondCB #69Yannick NgakoueDE #70Bronson KaufusiTE #71Darian ThompsonDB #72Jonathan BullardDE #73Kenyan DrakeRB #74KeiVarae RussellCB #75Shilique CalhounDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Maliek inherited the Dallas Cowboys DL room from David Irving (2015–2018), and handed it to Dorance Armstrong (2018–2023).

Russell Maryland 1991–1995Charles Haley 1992–1996Chad Hennings 1992–2000Leon Lett 1992–2000Hurvin McCormack 1995–1998Kavika Pittman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined CLE (from SF)
2025final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2024team change
Joined SF (from HOU)
2021team change
Joined HOU (from LV)
2020team change
Joined LV (from DAL)
2016draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 3, Pick 67

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 310 lb

Frame

311 lb at 5.03s

Size-speed

29.5" vert / 109" broad

Explosion

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2023	HOU	0	W5Questionable· AbdomenW16Questionable· HipW17Questionable· HipW18Questionable· HipW19Questionable· Hip
2022	HOU	1	W3Questionable· KneeW8Questionable· ChestW9Out· ChestW10Questionable· Chest
2020	LV	1	W5Questionable· Shoulder / IllnessW7Questionable· ShoulderW13Out· Hamstring / Ankle
2018	DAL	2	W3Out· KneeW4Out· KneeW5Questionable· KneeW6Questionable· KneeW11Questionable· KneeW12Questionable· KneeW13Questionable· KneeW19Questionable· Illness / Ankle
2017	DAL	0	W8Questionable· FootW9Questionable· FootW10Questionable· FootW11Questionable· FootW12Questionable· FootW13Questionable· FootW14Questionable· FootW15Questionable· Foot
2016	DAL	0	W9Questionable· 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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 67

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

B2016

C+2017

C+2018

B2019

C2020

C+2021

B2022

B2023

B2024

B+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

90%

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
2016	5	0.3	6+1	0.3
2017	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2018	3	0.3	5+2	0.3
2019	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2020	0	0	0	0
2021	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2022	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2023	5	0.3	6+1	0.3
2024	5	0.3	5	0.3
2025	6.5	0.6	10+3.5	0.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

149 career value over replacement — #641 all-time of 4,642. 14.9/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #67 (Rd 3) · DAL · 2016 · +20.4 vs expected KV-H

64actual

43.6 expected · Δ+20.4

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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 · 2016

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2016 Draft Class· this player went #67

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography