Reggie Hayward ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Hayward in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Hayward a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

DEJAX#97RES

Reggie Hayward

Top 10% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker

Height6'5"

Weight275 lb

BornMar 14, 1979

Age47

CollegeIowa State See College Stats

Rookie yr2001

Draft2001 · Rd 3, Pick 87 · DEN

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 113 · #952 · High-Value

Worth 113 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 21% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22.6

Avg surplus

peak +35

5 seasons × ~22.6 surplus ≈ VORP 113

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2001	—	DEN	5	—	15	12	3	4	3	3.0	10.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2002	—	DEN	6	—	9	6	3	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2003	—	DEN	15	—	23	19	4	0	0	8.5	8.5	0	5	2	2	0	0
2004	—	DEN	16	—	39	27	12	0	0	10.5	10.5	1	3	1	1	0	0
2005	—	JAX	15	—	29	23	6	0	0	6.5	6.5	0	7	0	1	0	0
2007	—	JAX	8	—	17	14	3	0	5	3.5	8.5	0	1	1	—	0	0
2008	—	JAX	16	—	22	20	2	11	10	4.5	25.5	0	3	2	2	0	0
2009	—	JAX	1	—	1	1	0	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	82	—	155	122	33	17	19	37.5	73.5	1	19	6	6	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2001	22	DEN	5	—	15	12	3	4	3	3.0	10.0	0	0	0	—	5.2
2002	23	DEN	6	—	9	6	3	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	2
2003	24	DEN	15	—	23	19	4	0	0	8.5	8.5	0	5	2	2	12.7
2004	25	DEN	16	—	39	27	12	0	0	10.5	10.5	1	3	1	1	14.4
2005	26	JAX	15	—	29	23	6	0	0	6.5	6.5	0	7	0	1	10.7
2007	28	JAX	8	—	17	14	3	0	5	3.5	8.5	0	1	1	—	7
2008	29	JAX	16	—	22	20	2	11	10	4.5	25.5	0	3	2	2	13.8
2009	30	JAX	1	—	1	1	0	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	—
Career			82		155	122	33	17	19	—	—	1	19	6	6	65.8

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 73 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 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 73 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 91%

What builds the career mark of 69

On-field 52.5

Availability 16.5

On-field production Staying available

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

2001bestavg 62elite 702008

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 19% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

19% of the all-time Sacks leader19

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: 89%.

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 · 2001

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

EDGE · 2001 class

4.91s

40-Yard

Low · 22th pct

Pos 22thAll 26thClass Pos 33thClass All 29th

41"

Vertical

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 97thClass Pos 97thClass All 93th

127"

Broad Jump

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 91thClass Pos 91thClass All 92th

21 reps

Bench

Below avg · 25th pct

Pos 25thAll 50thClass Pos 31thClass All 48th

7.43s

3-Cone

Below avg · 27th pct

Pos 27thAll 29thClass Pos 50thClass All 38th

4.43s

Shuttle

Below avg · 39th pct

Pos 39thAll 36thClass Pos 39thClass All 29th

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl10Solo7Ast3Sk2.0Dis2.0PD1FF1FR1

College Stats

Iowa StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Iowa State), 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.

2001 Draft Class· this player went #87

#79Kareem McKenzieOT #80Kevan BarlowRB #81Kenny SmithDT #82Heath EvansFB #83Brian AllenOLB #84Dwight SmithS #85Travis MinorRB #86Brock WilliamsDB #88Morlon GreenwoodOLB #89DeLawrence GrantLB #90Shad MeierTE #91Cory BirdS #92Casey RabachC #93Willie BladeDT #94James BoydDB #95Jonas JenningsOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Reggie inherited the Jacksonville Jaguars DL room from Bobby McCray (2004–2007), and handed it to Jeremy Mincey (2007–2013).

Jeff Lageman 1995–1997Kelvin Pritchett 1995–1998Joel Smeenge 1995–2000Clyde Simmons 1996–1997Tony Brackens 1996–2003Renaldo Wynn

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2009final season
Last recorded season with JAX
2005team change
Joined JAX (from DEN)
2001draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 3, Pick 87

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 275 lb

Frame

255 lb at 4.91s

Size-speed

41" vert / 127" broad

Explosion

21 reps

Bench power

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 79

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

C2001

F2002

A2003

A2004

B+2005

B2007

B2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

74%

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
2001	3	0.6	10+7	0.6
2002	0	0	0	0
2003	8.5	0.6	9+0.5	0.6
2004	10.5	0.7	11+0.5	0.6
2005	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4
2007	3.5	0.4	8+4.5	0.4
2008	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3

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

Career Value · VORP

113 career value over replacement — #952 all-time of 4,642. 16.1/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #87 (Rd 3) · DEN · 2001 · +34.3 vs expected KV-H

73actual

38.7 expected · Δ+34.3

💔+25.1 stolen VORP·1.56 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2001

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2001 Draft Class· this player went #87

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator