Olivier Vernon ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Vernon in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Vernon a career score of 81, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Olivier Vernon

1× Pro BowlTop 6% all-time pass rushersIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2013

Height6'2"

Weight262 lb

BornOct 7, 1990

Age35

CollegeMiami See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2012

Draft2012 · Rd 3, Pick 72 · MIA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 222 · #306 · Elite

Worth 222 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 8% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.7 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

+24.7

Avg surplus

peak +41

9 seasons × ~24.7 surplus ≈ VORP 222

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced (EPA)					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%	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2012	—	MIA	12	—	22	16	6	3	9	3.5	15.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	MIA	15	—	50	39	11	13	16	11.5	40.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	911	79.6%	82	17.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	MIA	15	—	44	29	15	9	13	6.5	28.5	0	0	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	839	79.2%	82	17.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	MIA	15	—	58	38	20	18	36	7.5	61.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	942	81.9%	78	16.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	NYG	16	—	53	35	18	17	23	8.5	48.5	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,040	94.1%	24	17.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	NYG	12	—	29	15	14	6	12	6.5	24.5	1	1	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	698	87.0%	47	15.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	NYG	11	—	27	20	7	5	21	7.0	33.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	665	86.1%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1.0	79.2	-5.0	29	8	13	15	1	0.0
2019	—	CLE	10	—	24	18	6	4	11	3.5	18.5	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	508	76.8%	46	18.3%	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	0.5	56.2	-0.5	17	8	5	21	8	0.2
2020	—	CLE	13	—	33	21	12	12	16	9.0	37.0	0	3	1	1	0	1	—	0.0%	805	87.3%	67	18.6%	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	0.6	75.4	1.0	28	12	7	7	6	0.1
Career		—	119	—	340	231	109	87	157	63.5	307.5	1	5	8	3	0	1	—	0.0%	6,408	84.0%	426	17.4%	—	—	—	0	0	8	5	—	—	—	74	28	25	43	15	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	Sfty	VAL
2012	22	MIA	12	—	22	16	6	3	9	3.5	15.5	0	0	0	—	0	8.1
2013	23	MIA	15	13*	50	39	11	13	16	11.5	40.5	0	0	0	—	0	16.9
2014	24	MIA	15	13*	44	29	15	9	13	6.5	28.5	0	0	2	—	0	14.7
2015	25	MIA	15	13*	58	38	20	18	36	7.5	61.5	0	0	0	—	0	19
2016	26	NYG	16	15*	53	35	18	17	23	8.5	48.5	0	0	1	1	0	18.9
2017	27	NYG	12	10*	29	15	14	6	12	6.5	24.5	1	1	2	—	0	12.4
2018	28	NYG	11	9*	27	20	7	5	21	7.0	33.0	0	1	1	1	0	12.5
2019	29	CLE	10	8*	24	18	6	4	11	3.5	18.5	0	0	1	—	0	8.5
2020	30	CLE	13	12*	33	21	12	12	16	9.0	37.0	0	3	1	1	1	16.2
Career			119	93*	340	231	109	87	157	—	—	1	5	8	3	1	127.2

* 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	23	MIA	16	13*	—	0.0%	911	79.6%	82	17.6%
2014	24	MIA	16	13*	—	0.0%	839	79.2%	82	17.8%
2015	25	MIA	16	13*	—	0.0%	942	81.9%	78	16.9%
2016	26	NYG	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,040	94.1%	24	17.0%
2017	27	NYG	12	10*	—	0.0%	698	87.0%	47	15.8%
2018	28	NYG	11	9*	—	0.0%	665	86.1%	—	0.0%
2019	29	CLE	10	8*	—	0.0%	508	76.8%	46	18.3%
2020	30	CLE	14	12*	—	0.0%	805	87.3%	67	18.6%
Career			111	93*	—	—	6,408	—	426	—

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

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2012	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	28	NYG	11	9*	1	1	1.0	79.2	-5.0	29	8	13	15	1	0.0
2019	29	CLE	10	8*	2	1	0.5	56.2	-0.5	17	8	5	21	8	0.2
2020	30	CLE	14	12*	5	3	0.6	75.4	1.0	28	12	7	7	6	0.1
Career			35	29*	8	5	—	—	—	74	28	25	43	15	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 81 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 81 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 79.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 81· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 76

On-field 59.2

Availability 16.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2012bestavg 76elite 702020

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 32% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

32% of the all-time Sacks leader32

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:4.775See leaderboard →

Disruption/1004.775Snap share84%Def snaps6,408ConsistentCV 0.19

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 · 2012

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

EDGE · 2012 class

4.73s

40-Yard

Above avg · 59th pct

Pos 59thAll 41thClass Pos 60thClass All 41th

34.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 59thClass Pos 61thClass All 61th

122"

Broad Jump

Strong · 81th pct

Pos 81thAll 74thClass Pos 85thClass All 80th

31 reps

Bench

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 94thClass Pos 83thClass All 90th

7.39s

3-Cone

Below avg · 30th pct

Pos 30thAll 31thClass Pos 11thClass All 28th

4.50s

Shuttle

Below avg · 26th pct

Pos 26thAll 29thClass Pos 23thClass All 29th

College Stats

MiamiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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.

2012 Draft Class· this player went #72

#62Casey HaywardCB #63Rueben RandleWR #64Dwayne AllenTE #67Ronnie HillmanRB #68DeVier PoseyWR #69Trevor GrahamWR #70Bryan AngerP #71Josh LeRibeusG #73Brandon TaylorS #74Donald StephensonOT #75Russell WilsonQB #76Brandon BrooksG #77Demario DavisOLB #78Michael EgnewTE #80Jamell FlemingCB #81Tyrone CrawfordDT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Olivier inherited the Miami Dolphins DL room from Derrick Shelby (2012–2015), and handed it to Earl Mitchell (2014–2016).

Marco Coleman 1992–1995Tim Bowens 1994–2004Trace Armstrong 1995–2000Shane Burton 1996–1998Daryl Gardener 1996–2001Kenny Mixon

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2020final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2019team change
Joined CLE (from NYG)
2016team change
Joined NYG (from MIA)
2012draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 3, Pick 72

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 262 lb

Frame

261 lb at 4.73s

Size-speed

34.5" vert / 122" broad

Explosion

31 reps

Bench power

Injury History

13 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2020	CLE	1	W2Questionable· AbdomenW3Out· AbdomenW4Questionable· AbdomenW6Questionable· Groin
2019	CLE	4	W10Out· KneeW11Out· KneeW12Out· KneeW13Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· KneeW15Out· KneeW16Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Knee
2018	NYG	5	W1Out· AnkleW2Out· AnkleW3Out· AnkleW4Out· AnkleW5Out· Ankle
2017	NYG	3	W4Questionable· AnkleW5Questionable· AnkleW6Out· AnkleW7Out· AnkleW9Out· AnkleW10Questionable· AnkleW12Questionable· Shoulder

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 85

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

B2012

A+2013

B+2014

B+2015

B+2016

B+2017

B+2018

B2019

A2020

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

85%

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
2012	3.5	0.3	5+1.5	0.3
2013	11.5	0.8	13+1.5	0.8
2014	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4
2015	7.5	0.5	8+0.5	0.5
2016	8.5	0.5	9+0.5	0.5
2017	6.5	0.5	9+2.5	0.5
2018	7	0.6	11+4	0.6
2019	3.5	0.4	6+2.5	0.4
2020	9	0.7	12+3	0.7

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

222 career value over replacement — #306 all-time of 4,642. 24.7/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #72 (Rd 3) · MIA · 2012 · +40.1 vs expected KV-H

81actual

40.9 expected · Δ+40.1

💔+33.3 stolen VORP·1.35 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2012

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2012 Draft Class· this player went #72

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography