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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | |||||
| 2012 | 21–22 | MIA | 12 | — | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 22–23 | MIA | 16 | — | 50 | 39 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 11.5 | 40.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 911 | 79.6% | 82 | 17.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 23–24 | MIA | 16 | — | 44 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 6.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 839 | 79.2% | 82 | 17.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 24–25 | MIA | 16 | — | 58 | 38 | 20 | 18 | 36 | 7.5 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 942 | 81.9% | 78 | 16.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 25–26 | NYG | 16 | — | 53 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 8.5 | 48.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,040 | 94.1% | 24 | 5.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 26–27 | NYG | 12 | — | 29 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 6.5 | 24.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 698 | 87.0% | 47 | 14.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 27–28 | 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 | 28–29 | CLE | 10 | — | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 508 | 76.8% | 46 | 16.5% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 56.2 | -0.5 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 29–30 | CLE | 14 | — | 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 | — | 123 | — | 340 | 231 | 109 | 87 | 157 | 63.5 | 307.5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | 74 | 28 | 25 | 43 | 15 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
224 career value over replacement — #303 all-time of 4,695. 24.9/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Pick #72 (Rd 3) · MIA · 2012 · +40.8 vs expected KV-H
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