Ryan Davis is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Davis in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Davis's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Ryan Davis
Height6'2"
Weight260 lb
BornFeb 24, 1989
Age37
Rookie yr2012
A edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 43 · #2263 · Above AverageWorth 43 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 50% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+14.3
Avg surplus
peak +24
3 seasons × ~14.3 surplus ≈ VORP 43
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
2 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2013 | — | JAX | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 105 | 21.3% | 33 | 22.8% |
| 2014 | — | JAX | 12 | — | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 303 | 27.3% | 309 | 66.2% |
| 2015 | — | JAX | 10 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 245 | 24.1% | 176 | 40.9% |
| 2016 | — | DAL | 7 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 155 | 26.0% | 27 | 14.0% |
| 2017 | — | BUF | 13 | — | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 457 | 41.0% | 118 | 28.1% |
| Career | — | 48 | — | 52 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 34 | 14.0 | 64.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,265 | 27.9% | 663 | 34.4% | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 24 | JAX | 6 | 0* | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2014 | 25 | JAX | 12 | 0* | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| 2015 | 26 | JAX | 10 | 0* | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2016 | 27 | DAL | 7 | 0* | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | 28 | BUF | 13 | 0* | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| Career | 48 | 52 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 34 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34.3 |
* 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 | 24 | JAX | 7 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 105 | 21.3% | 33 | 22.8% |
| 2014 | 25 | JAX | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 303 | 27.3% | 309 | 66.2% |
| 2015 | 26 | JAX | 14 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 245 | 24.1% | 176 | 40.9% |
| 2016 | 27 | DAL | 9 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 155 | 26.0% | 27 | 14.0% |
| 2017 | 28 | BUF | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 457 | 41.0% | 118 | 28.1% |
| Career | 62 | — | — | 1,265 | — | 663 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 60 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
57
Sustained
career value
×.6
65
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 60.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 93%
What builds the career mark of 57
On-field 44.3
Availability 12.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2013bestavg 53elite 702017
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: 90%.
Per-Snap Impact
Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+65
Above average
SIS
Disruption/1005.692Snap share27.9%Def snaps1,265VolatileCV 0.55
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 basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
1 playoff gameDefense
Tkl1Solo1QBHits1Dis1.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Bethune-Cookman College), 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
Marcedes LewisTE3yBryan AngerP3yTyson AlualuDE3yPaul PoslusznyMLB3yRoy MillerDT3yCarson TinkerLS3ySen'Derrick MarksDT3yAbry JonesDT3yAndre BranchDE3ySam YoungOT3yJohnathan CyprienDB3yClay HarborTE3yLuke JoeckelG3yDenard RobinsonRB3yDwayne GratzCB3yDemetrius McCrayDB3yJosh ScobeeK2yTyler ShatleyC2yAllen RobinsonWR2yZane BeadlesG2yBrandon LinderC2yGeno HayesOLB2yAllen HurnsWR2yCedric ThorntonDT2y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterRyan inherited the Jacksonville Jaguars DL room from Andre Branch (2012–2015), and handed it to Roy Miller (2013–2016).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2017team change
Joined BUF (from DAL)
- 2017final season
Last recorded season with BUF
- 2016team change
Joined DAL (from JAX)
- 2013signing
Entered the NFL with JAX
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'2" / 260 lb
Frame
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | DAL | 2 | W8Out· HamstringW9Out· HamstringW10Questionable· Hamstring |
| 2015 | JAX | 0 | W14Questionable· KneeW15Doubtful· Knee |
| 2014 | JAX | 0 | W16Questionable· Hip |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →
60
peak 65
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
D2013
B+2014
B2015
D2016
C+2017
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
86%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0.2 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
| 2014 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 9+2.5 | 0.5 |
| 2015 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 6+2.5 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0.2 | 4+1 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries, espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
43 career value over replacement — #2263 all-time of 4,642. 8.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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