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Patrick Jones II

Top 45% all-time linebackersSolid Contributor📈 Late Developer · 2024

Height6'4"

Weight264 lb

BornSep 29, 1998

Age27

CollegePittsburgh See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2021

Draft2021 · Rd 3, Pick 90 · MIN

Archetype Intelligence

Solid ContributorExplore archetypes →

A linebacker with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 7 · #3807 · Role Player

Worth 7 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 83% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +3.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+3.5

Avg surplus

peak +5

2 seasons × ~3.5 surplus ≈ VORP 7

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%
2021	—	MIN	5	—	7	4	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	99	15.3%	4	9.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	—	MIN	10	—	20	11	9	8	5	4.0	17.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	306	28.6%	277	61.1%	3	2	0.7	91.0	2.0	8	3	1	17	0	0.0
2023	—	MIN	13	—	28	18	10	5	8	1.0	14.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	635	55.9%	175	40.5%	4	2	0.5	68.7	-1.0	14	8	5	22	2	0.1
2024	—	MIN	12	—	36	16	20	9	12	7.0	28.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	459	45.3%	98	26.5%	2	2	1.0	97.9	-0.5	17	5	5	47	4	0.1
2025	—	CAR	4	—	9	6	3	2	2	1.0	5.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	161	70.0%	—	0.0%	2	2	1.0	118.7	4.0	6	4	1	0	0	0.0
Career		—	44	—	100	55	45	24	27	13.0	64.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,660	43.0%	554	34.3%	11	8	—	—	—	45	20	12	86	6	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2021	23	MIN	5	0*	7	4	3	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	—	1.5
2022	24	MIN	10	0*	20	11	9	8	5	4.0	17.0	0	0	—	5.5
2023	25	MIN	13	9*	28	18	10	5	8	1.0	14.0	0	0	—	5.3
2024	26	MIN	12	0*	36	16	20	9	12	7.0	28.0	0	1	—	7.7
2025	27	CAR	4	3*	9	6	3	2	2	1.0	5.0	1	0	—	2.2
Career			44	12*	100	55	45	24	27	—	—	1	1	—	22.2

* 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%
2021	23	MIN	9	0*	—	0.0%	99	15.3%	4	9.0%
2022	24	MIN	16	0*	—	0.0%	306	28.6%	277	61.1%
2023	25	MIN	17	9*	—	0.0%	635	55.9%	175	40.5%
2024	26	MIN	15	0*	—	0.0%	459	45.3%	98	26.5%
2025	27	CAR	4	3*	—	0.0%	161	70.0%	—	0.0%
Career			61	12*	—	—	1,660	—	554	—

* 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%
2022	24	MIN	16	0*	3	2	0.7	91.0	2.0	8	3	1	17	0	0.0
2023	25	MIN	17	9*	4	2	0.5	68.7	-1.0	14	8	5	22	2	0.1
2024	26	MIN	15	0*	2	2	1.0	97.9	-0.5	17	5	5	47	4	0.1
2025	27	CAR	4	3*	2	2	1.0	118.7	4.0	6	4	1	0	0	0.0
Career			52	12*	11	8	—	—	—	45	20	12	86	6	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 45 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 45 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 45.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 45· confidence 83%

What builds the career mark of 43

On-field 31.4

Availability 11.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2021bestavg 382025

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 7% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

7% of the all-time Sacks leader7

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: 95%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.976See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.976Snap share43%Def snaps1,660ReliableCV 0.36

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, 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 linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2021

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

LB · 2021 class

4.85s

40-Yard

Low · 11th pct

Pos 11thAll 30thClass Pos 13thClass All 28th

31.5"

Vertical

Low · 19th pct

Pos 19thAll 31thClass Pos 12thClass All 27th

107"

Broad Jump

Low · 3th pct

Pos 3thAll 17thClass Pos 4thClass All 14th

22 reps

Bench

Below avg · 49th pct

Pos 49thAll 56thClass Pos 51thClass All 55th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl1Ast1

College Stats

PittsburghCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Pittsburgh), 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.

2021 Draft Class· this player went #90

#82Dyami BrownWR #83Tommy TrembleTE #84Chauncey GolstonDE #85Amari RodgersWR #86Wyatt DavisG #87Kendrick GreenG #88Trey SermonRB #89Nico CollinsWR #91Anthony SchwartzWR #92Monty RiceLB #93Spencer BrownOL #94Ben ClevelandG #95Robert HainseyOT #96Ronnie PerkinsLB #97Tre' McKittyTE #98Quinn MeinerzC

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Patrick inherited the Minnesota Vikings LB room from D.J. Wonnum (2020–2023), and handed it to Jordan Hicks (2022–2023).

Jesse Solomon 1986–1989Jack Del Rio 1992–1995Ed McDaniel 1992–2001Jeff Brady 1995–1997Dwayne Rudd 1997–2000Kailee Wong

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2025team change
Joined CAR (from MIN)
2025final season
Last recorded season with CAR
2021draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 3, Pick 90

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 264 lb

Frame

261 lb at 4.85s

Size-speed

31.5" vert / 107" broad

Explosion

22 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	MIN	1	W7Questionable· ShoulderW14Questionable· KneeW18Out· KneeW19Out· Knee
2022	MIN	0	W15Questionable· Illness
2021	MIN	0	W8Doubtful· 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 5-season peers. See all →

peak 49

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

F2021

C2022

C2023

C+2024

F2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

72%

Era Translator

Tackles 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 Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
2021	7	1.4	21+14	1.3
2022	20	2	32+12	1.9
2023	28	2.2	37+9	2.2
2024	36	3	52+16	3.1
2025	9	2.3	38+29	2.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

7 career value over replacement — #3807 all-time of 4,642. 1.4/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #90 (Rd 3) · MIN · 2021 · +6.3 vs expected KV-H

45actual

38.7 expected · Δ+6.3

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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 · 2021

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

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2021 Draft Class· this player went #90

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

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