Not to be confused withMichael Bennett (RB · 2001–2010), Michael Bennett (WR · 2015) or Michael Bennett (DT · 2015–2019).
Michael Bennett ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Bennett in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Bennett a career score of 78, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Michael Bennett
Top 7% all-time pass rushersFranchise Cornerstone
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
Career Value · VORP
VORP 225 · #287 · EliteWorth 225 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 7% of all 4,612 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +25 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
9
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+25
Avg surplus
peak +33
9 seasons × ~25 surplus ≈ VORP 225
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping. Switch to Combined to fold the selected families into unified totals—yards from scrimmage, total TDs, touches.
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% | |||||
| 2009 | — | TB | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | TB | 11 | — | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | — | TB | 14 | — | 33 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 4.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | — | TB | 16 | — | 37 | 30 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 9.0 | 45.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | SEA | 15 | — | 28 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 8.5 | 43.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 598 | 58.3% | 42 | 9.1% |
| 2014 | — | SEA | 16 | — | 38 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 7.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 829 | 85.1% | 48 | 11.1% |
| 2015 | — | SEA | 16 | — | 50 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 10.0 | 58.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 812 | 81.5% | 22 | 4.6% |
| 2016 | — | SEA | 11 | — | 32 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 5.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 565 | 79.9% | 7 | 2.5% |
| 2017 | — | SEA | 16 | — | 40 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 8.5 | 46.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 931 | 84.9% | 6 | 1.3% |
| 2018 | — | PHI | 16 | — | 31 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9.0 | 54.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 716 | 69.0% | 20 | 4.5% |
| 2019 | — | TOT | 13 | — | 31 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 6.5 | 35.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 558 | — | 1 | — |
| 2019 | — | DAL | 9 | — | 27 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 428 | 69.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| 2019 | — | NE | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 130 | 35.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 159 | — | 335 | 235 | 100 | 132 | 194 | 69.5 | 395.5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 5,009 | 73.3% | 146 | 4.9% | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 24 | TB | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 25 | TB | 11 | — | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 26 | TB | 14 | — | 33 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 4.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 27 | TB | 16 | — | 37 | 30 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 9.0 | 45.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 28 | SEA | 15 | 9* | 28 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 8.5 | 43.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 29 | SEA | 16 | 14* | 38 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 7.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 30 | SEA | 16 | 13* | 50 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 10.0 | 58.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 31 | SEA | 11 | 9* | 32 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 5.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 32 | SEA | 16 | 14* | 40 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 8.5 | 46.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 33 | PHI | 16 | 11* | 31 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 9.0 | 54.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 34 | TOT | 13 | — | 31 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 6.5 | 35.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 34 | DAL | 9 | — | 27 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 34 | NE | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 146 | 70* | 335 | 235 | 100 | 132 | 194 | — | — | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
* 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 | SEA | 16 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 598 | 58.3% | 42 | 9.1% |
| 2014 | 29 | SEA | 16 | 14* | — | 0.0% | 829 | 85.1% | 48 | 11.1% |
| 2015 | 30 | SEA | 16 | 13* | — | 0.0% | 812 | 81.5% | 22 | 4.6% |
| 2016 | 31 | SEA | 11 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 565 | 79.9% | 7 | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 32 | SEA | 16 | 14* | — | 0.0% | 931 | 84.9% | 6 | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 33 | PHI | 16 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 716 | 69.0% | 20 | 4.5% |
| 2019 | 34 | TOT | 15 | — | — | — | 558 | — | 1 | — |
| 2019 | 34 | DAL | 9 | — | — | 0.0% | 428 | 69.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 34 | NE | 6 | — | — | 0.0% | 130 | 35.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | 106 | 70* | — | — | 5,009 | — | 146 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 78 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 78 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
74
Sustained
career value
×.6
82
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 77.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 78· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 74
On-field 55.7
Availability 18.3
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2010bestavg 73elite 702019
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position35
Depth
of 100
Reached 35% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
35% of the all-time Sacks leader35
1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33
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
Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+85
Elite
SIS
Disruption/1006.458Snap share76.5%Def snaps5,009Elite · ConsistentCV 0.17
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2009
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
4.86s
40-Yard
Below avg · 34th pct
Pos 34thAll 32thClass Pos 25thClass All 31th
31"
Vertical
Low · 24th pct
Pos 24thAll 30thClass Pos 37thClass All 28th
110"
Broad Jump
Low · 21th pct
Pos 21thAll 27thClass Pos 46thClass All 35th
24 reps
Bench
Above avg · 51th pct
Pos 51thAll 68thClass Pos 48thClass All 64th
Postseason Career
12 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl39Solo25Ast14TFL10QBHits12Sk4.5Dis26.5PD4FF3FR2
Snap Counts
Def668Def%82.8%ST30ST%9.2%
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas A&M), 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
Bobby WagnerMLB5yRussell WilsonQB5yK.J. WrightOLB5yEarl ThomasFS5yRichard ShermanCB5yCliff AvrilDE5yDoug BaldwinWR5yKam ChancellorDB5yLuke WillsonTE5yJon RyanP5yDeShawn SheadDB5yJeremy LaneCB5yRonde BarberFS4yAqib TalibCB4yRoy MillerDT4yJustin BrittC4yJermaine KearseWR4ySteven HauschkaK4yJosh FreemanQB4yPaul RichardsonWR4yQuincy BlackOLB4yAdam HaywardOLB4yChristine MichaelRB4ySammie StroughterWR4y
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2019team change
Joined DAL (from PHI)
- 2019final season
Last recorded season with DAL
- 2018team change
Joined PHI (from SEA)
- 2013team change
Joined SEA (from TB)
- 2009signing
Entered the NFL with TB
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 274 lb
Frame
274 lb at 4.86s
Size-speed
31" vert / 110" broad
Explosion
24 reps
Bench power
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 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0.3 | 5+1 | 0.3 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 9+0.5 | 0.5 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.4 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0.6 | 10 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0.5 | 7+2 | 0.4 |
| 2017 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 8-0.5 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 8+1.5 | 0.5 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026
Career Value · VORP
225 career value over replacement — #287 all-time of 4,612. 22.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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