Montez Sweat ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Sweat in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Sweat a career score of 82, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Montez Sweat

1× Pro BowlTop 5% all-time pass rushersFranchise Cornerstone📈 Late Developer · 2023

Height6'6"

Weight270 lb

BornSep 4, 1996

Age29

CollegeMississippi State; Copiah-Lincoln Junior College; Michigan State See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2019

Draft2019 · Rd 1, Pick 26 · WAS

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Franchise CornerstoneExplore archetypes →

A top 5% all-time edge rusher with exceptional availability — almost never missed time and above-average snap-level impact. The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 190 · #421 · Elite

Worth 190 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 10% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +27.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+27.1

Avg surplus

peak +42

7 seasons × ~27.1 surplus ≈ VORP 190

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%
2019	—	WAS	16	—	48	29	19	8	13	7.0	28.0	0	2	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	724	63.8%	93	22.2%	9	6	0.7	70.1	-0.4	27	14	5	37	1	0.0
2020	—	WAS	16	—	44	27	17	12	20	9.0	41.0	1	6	2	—	1	0	—	0.0%	693	66.3%	42	19.8%	0	0	—	—	—	31	11	11	4	5	0.1
2021	—	WAS	10	—	23	12	11	3	13	5.0	21.0	0	0	3	—	0	0	—	0.0%	483	69.1%	—	0.0%	1	1	1.0	118.7	10.0	24	11	8	8	3	0.1
2022	—	WAS	16	—	43	24	19	14	28	8.0	50.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	731	70.3%	—	0.0%	3	3	1.0	101.4	1.3	31	4	19	1	1	0.0
2023	—	CHI	17	—	51	32	19	14	25	12.5	51.5	0	4	3	—	0	0	—	0.0%	763	69.9%	8	5.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	—	2TM	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1.0	79.2	-6.0	40	11	13	0	3	0.1
2024	—	CHI	15	—	26	12	14	9	12	5.5	26.5	0	2	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	616	61.4%	10	5.7%	1	1	1.0	112.5	4.0	22	9	7	0	3	0.1
2025	—	CHI	17	—	48	31	17	13	18	10.0	41.0	0	5	3	1	0	0	—	0.0%	780	73.0%	19	7.8%	3	2	0.7	72.9	8.3	27	10	6	1	4	0.1
Career		—	124	—	283	167	116	73	129	57.0	259.0	1	21	15	1	1	0	—	0.0%	4,790	67.7%	172	12.1%	18	14	—	—	—	202	70	69	51	20	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2019	23	WAS	16	10*	48	29	19	8	13	7.0	28.0	0	2	2	—	0	14.5
2020	24	WAS	16	11*	44	27	17	12	20	9.0	41.0	1	6	2	—	1	19.9
2021	25	WAS	10	7*	23	12	11	3	13	5.0	21.0	0	0	3	—	0	10.4
2022	26	WAS	16	12*	43	24	19	14	28	8.0	50.0	0	2	0	—	0	17.7
2023	27	CHI	17	12*	51	32	19	14	25	12.5	51.5	0	4	3	—	0	21
2024	28	CHI	15	10*	26	12	14	9	12	5.5	26.5	0	2	2	—	0	13.6
2025	29	CHI	17	12*	48	31	17	13	18	10.0	41.0	0	5	3	1	0	19.2
Career			107	74*	283	167	116	73	129	—	—	1	21	15	1	1	116.3

* 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%
2019	23	WAS	16	10*	—	0.0%	724	63.8%	93	22.2%
2020	24	WAS	16	11*	—	0.0%	693	66.3%	42	19.8%
2021	25	WAS	10	7*	—	0.0%	483	69.1%	—	0.0%
2022	26	WAS	17	12*	—	0.0%	731	70.3%	—	0.0%
2023	27	CHI	17	12*	—	0.0%	763	69.9%	8	5.0%
2024	28	CHI	16	10*	—	0.0%	616	61.4%	10	5.7%
2025	29	CHI	17	12*	—	0.0%	780	73.0%	19	7.8%
Career			109	74*	—	—	4,790	—	172	—

* 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	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2019	23	WAS	16	10*	9	6	0.7	70.1	-0.4	27	14	5	37	1	0.0
2020	24	WAS	16	11*	0	0	—	—	—	31	11	11	4	5	0.1
2021	25	WAS	10	7*	1	1	1.0	118.7	10.0	24	11	8	8	3	0.1
2022	26	WAS	17	12*	3	3	1.0	101.4	1.3	31	4	19	1	1	0.0
2023	27	2TM	17	12*	1	1	1.0	79.2	-6.0	40	11	13	0	3	0.1
2024	28	CHI	16	10*	1	1	1.0	112.5	4.0	22	9	7	0	3	0.1
2025	29	CHI	17	12*	3	2	0.7	72.9	8.3	27	10	6	1	4	0.1
Career			109	74*	18	14	—	—	—	202	70	69	51	20	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 82 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 82 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 81.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 82· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 79

On-field 60.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2019bestavg 78elite 702025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 29% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

29% of the all-time Sacks leader29

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+

Excellent

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:6.18See leaderboard →

Disruption/1006.18Snap share67.7%Def snaps4,790Elite · ConsistentCV 0.20

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 edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2019

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

EDGE · 2019 class

4.41s

40-Yard

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 92thClass Pos 97thClass All 94th

36"

Vertical

Strong · 78th pct

Pos 78thAll 73thClass Pos 72thClass All 67th

125"

Broad Jump

Elite · 90th pct

Pos 90thAll 86thClass Pos 92thClass All 84th

21 reps

Bench

Below avg · 25th pct

Pos 25thAll 50thClass Pos 34thClass All 54th

7.00s

3-Cone

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 69thClass Pos 76thClass All 77th

4.29s

Shuttle

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 58thClass Pos 64thClass All 57th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl9Solo4Ast5TFL3QBHits6Sk2.0Dis11.0PD1FF1

College Stats

Mississippi State; Copiah-Lincoln Junior College; Michigan StateImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2014	Michigan State	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	—	—
2016	Copiah–Lincoln	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—
2017	Mississippi State	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	—	—
2018	Mississippi State	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	—	—
Career		0	82	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	3	3	—	—

Reference Graph

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

2019 Draft Class· this player went #26

#18Garrett BradburyC #19Jeffery SimmonsDT #20Noah FantTE #21Darnell SavageDB #22Andre DillardOT #23Tytus HowardOT #24Josh JacobsRB #25Marquise BrownWR #27Johnathan AbramDB #28Jerry TilleryDT #29L.J. CollierDE #30Deandre BakerCB #31Kaleb McGaryOT #32N'Keal HarryTE #33Byron MurphyCB #34Rock Ya-SinCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Montez inherited the Washington Commanders DL room from Daron Payne (2018–2025), and handed it to Chase Young (2020–2022).

Marc Boutte 1994–1999Rich Owens 1995–1997Kenard Lang 1997–2001Dana Stubblefield 1998–2000Dan Wilkinson 1998–2002Marco Coleman

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with CHI
2023team change
Joined CHI (from WAS)
2019draft
Drafted by WAS — Round 1, Pick 26

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 270 lb

Frame

260 lb at 4.41s

Size-speed

36" vert / 125" broad

Explosion

21 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	CHI	0	W1Questionable· ToeW9Questionable· ShinW11Questionable· Ankle
2021	WAS	2	W10Out· JawW17Questionable· Not injury related - personal matterW18Out· Not injury related - personal matter

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 7-season peers. See all →

peak 86

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

B+2019

A2020

B2021

B+2022

A+2023

B2024

A2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

93%

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
2019	7	0.4	7	0.4
2020	9	0.6	10+1	0.6
2021	5	0.5	8+3	0.5
2022	8	0.5	9+1	0.5
2023	12.5	0.7	13+0.5	0.8
2024	5.5	0.4	6+0.5	0.4
2025	10	0.6	10	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

190 career value over replacement — #421 all-time of 4,642. 27.1/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #26 (Rd 1) · WAS · 2019 · +27.1 vs expected KV-H

82actual

54.9 expected · Δ+27.1

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Archetype Intelligence

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 · 2019

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2019 Draft Class· this player went #26

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator