Poona Ford is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Ford in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ford's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Poona Ford
Top 39% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter
Height5'11"
Weight314 lb
BornNov 19, 1995
Age30
CollegeTexasSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Twelve
Rookie yr2018
A edge rusher with a above-average career — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 52 · #1997 · Above AverageWorth 52 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 44% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
6
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+8.7
Avg surplus
peak +12
6 seasons × ~8.7 surplus ≈ VORP 52
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+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2018 | — | SEA | 9 | — | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 231 | 33.0% | 10 | 15.0% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -2.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | — | SEA | 14 | — | 29 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 506 | 49.7% | 48 | 16.1% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -5.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | — | SEA | 15 | — | 39 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 2.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 671 | 57.9% | 71 | 15.4% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 56.2 | -3.5 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | — | SEA | 17 | — | 49 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 802 | 63.2% | 74 | 15.8% | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 100.8 | -0.6 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | — | SEA | 15 | — | 31 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 642 | 55.4% | 74 | 16.3% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -1.0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | — | BUF | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 151 | 31.8% | 33 | 17.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | — | LAC | 16 | — | 38 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 604 | 55.1% | 66 | 14.2% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 16.7 | -5.5 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | — | LA | 16 | — | 45 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 508 | 45.4% | 67 | 14.4% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 107 | — | 256 | 132 | 124 | 41 | 44 | 13.5 | 98.5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 4,115 | 48.9% | 443 | 15.5% | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | 70 | 26 | 29 | 0 | 18 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | SEA | 9 | 0* | 19 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 24 | SEA | 14 | 0* | 29 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2020 | 25 | SEA | 15 | 9* | 39 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 2.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.6 |
| 2021 | 26 | SEA | 17 | 11* | 49 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 27 | SEA | 15 | 9* | 31 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |
| 2023 | 28 | BUF | 5 | 0* | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 29 | LAC | 16 | 9* | 38 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2025 | 30 | LA | 16 | 0* | 45 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Career | 107 | 38* | 256 | 132 | 124 | 41 | 44 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | SEA | 11 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 231 | 33.0% | 10 | 15.0% |
| 2019 | 24 | SEA | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 506 | 49.7% | 48 | 16.1% |
| 2020 | 25 | SEA | 16 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 671 | 57.9% | 71 | 15.4% |
| 2021 | 26 | SEA | 17 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 802 | 63.2% | 74 | 15.8% |
| 2022 | 27 | SEA | 17 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 642 | 55.4% | 74 | 16.3% |
| 2023 | 28 | BUF | 8 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 151 | 31.8% | 33 | 17.0% |
| 2024 | 29 | LAC | 17 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 604 | 55.1% | 66 | 14.2% |
| 2025 | 30 | LA | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 508 | 45.4% | 67 | 14.4% |
| Career | 118 | 38* | — | — | 4,115 | — | 443 | — |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 23 | SEA | 11 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -2.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 24 | SEA | 15 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -5.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 25 | SEA | 16 | 9* | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 56.2 | -3.5 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 26 | SEA | 17 | 11* | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 100.8 | -0.6 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 27 | SEA | 17 | 9* | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -1.0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 28 | BUF | 8 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 29 | LAC | 17 | 9* | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 16.7 | -5.5 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 30 | LA | 17 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Career | 118 | 38* | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | 70 | 26 | 29 | 0 | 18 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 55 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
53
Sustained
career value
×.6
58
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 55 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 95%
What builds the career mark of 53
On-field 35.8
Availability 17.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2018bestavg 512025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position6
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: 91%.
Per-Snap Impact
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+52
Solid
SIS
Disruption/1002.661Snap share48.9%Def snaps4,115ReliableCV 0.27
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, 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 defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
8 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl20Solo15Ast5TFL4QBHits2Sk1.0Dis7.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas), 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
Will DisslyTE6yTyler LockettWR5yMichael DicksonP5yRashaad PennyRB5yBobby WagnerMLB4yRussell WilsonQB4yJason MyersK4yQuandre DiggsS4yNick BelloreLB4yDuane BrownOT4yTyler OttLS4yEthan PocicC4yCody BartonLB4yDK MetcalfWR4yColby ParkinsonTE4yRasheem GreenDE4yTravis HomerRB4yRyan NealDB4yL.J. CollierDE4yChris CarsonRB4yBryan MoneNT4yPhil HaynesG4yK.J. WrightOLB3yJarran ReedDT3y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterPoona inherited the Seattle Seahawks DL room from Rasheem Green (2018–2021), and handed it to Carlos Dunlap (2020–2021).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined LA (from LAC)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with LA
- 2024team change
Joined LAC (from BUF)
- 2023team change
Joined BUF (from SEA)
- 2018signing
Entered the NFL with SEA
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 314 lb
Frame
Injury History
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | SEA | 0 | W8Questionable· Ankle |
| 2019 | SEA | 0 | W2Doubtful· Calf |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →
55
peak 58
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2018
C2019
C+2020
C+2021
C+2022
F2023
C+2024
C+2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
89%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.5 | 0 | 1+0.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0.2 | 4+1 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0.2 | 4+3 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
52 career value over replacement — #1997 all-time of 4,642. 6.5/season above a replacement-level DL.
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