Sheldon Day
Solid Contributor🌅 Early Bloomer · 2017
Height6'1"
Weight294 lb
BornJul 1, 1994
Age32
CollegeNotre DameSee College Stats
ConferenceIndependent
Rookie yr2016
Draft2016 · Rd 4, Pick 103 · JAX
A edge rusher with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 14 · #3417 · Role PlayerWorth 14 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 75% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
5 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+4.7
Avg surplus
peak +6
3 seasons × ~4.7 surplus ≈ VORP 14
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% | |||||
| 2016 | — | JAX | 8 | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 203 | 18.8% | 146 | 30.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | SF | 10 | — | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | JAX | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 320 | 40.7% | 44 | 20.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | SF | 10 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 275 | 34.8% | 6 | 5.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | — | SF | 12 | — | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0% | 326 | 30.9% | 37 | 15.4% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | — | IND | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 62 | 24.0% | 8 | 15.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | — | CLE | 7 | — | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 234 | 47.4% | 15 | 9.8% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | — | MIN | 5 | — | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 126 | 31.7% | — | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | — | WAS | 9 | — | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 272 | 35.0% | 9 | 8.3% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | — | WAS | 6 | — | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 203 | 30.3% | 21 | 16.2% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 82 | — | 113 | 59 | 54 | 17 | 13 | 7.0 | 37.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0% | 2,021 | 32.6% | 286 | 15.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22 | JAX | 8 | 0* | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 23 | SF | 10 | 0* | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| 2018 | 24 | SF | 10 | 0* | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
| 2019 | 25 | SF | 12 | 0* | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 26 | IND | 3 | 0* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 27 | CLE | 7 | 0* | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 29 | MIN | 5 | 0* | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 30 | WAS | 9 | 0* | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | 31 | WAS | 6 | 0* | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 70 | 113 | 59 | 54 | 17 | 13 | — | — | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30.4 |
* 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22 | JAX | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 203 | 18.8% | 146 | 30.0% |
| 2017 | 23 | JAX | 12 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 320 | 40.7% | 44 | 20.1% |
| 2018 | 24 | SF | 12 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 275 | 34.8% | 6 | 5.0% |
| 2019 | 25 | SF | 16 | 0* | 1 | 2.0% | 326 | 30.9% | 37 | 15.4% |
| 2020 | 26 | IND | 4 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 62 | 24.0% | 8 | 15.0% |
| 2021 | 27 | CLE | 7 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 234 | 47.4% | 15 | 9.8% |
| 2023 | 29 | MIN | 6 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 126 | 31.7% | — | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 30 | WAS | 12 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 272 | 35.0% | 9 | 8.3% |
| 2025 | 31 | WAS | 10 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 203 | 30.3% | 21 | 16.2% |
| Career | 95 | 1 | — | 2,021 | — | 286 | — |
* 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 | 24 | SF | 12 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 25 | SF | 16 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 26 | IND | 4 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 27 | CLE | 7 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 29 | MIN | 6 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 30 | WAS | 12 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 31 | WAS | 10 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | 67 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 47 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 47 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
44
Sustained
career value
×.6
52
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 47.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 47· confidence 91%
What builds the career mark of 44
On-field 33.4
Availability 10.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2016bestavg 412025
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position4
Depth
of 100
Reached 4% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
4% of the all-time Sacks leader4
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
Interior D-Line · proprietary · 2012+46
Solid
SIS
Disruption/1002.227Snap share32.6%Def snaps2,021VolatileCV 0.56
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+).
Combine · 2016
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
5.07s
40-Yard
Below avg · 47th pct
Pos 47thAll 17thClass Pos 45thClass All 20th
30"
Vertical
Above avg · 59th pct
Pos 59thAll 21thClass Pos 58thClass All 28th
102"
Broad Jump
Below avg · 26th pct
Pos 26thAll 8thClass Pos 22thClass All 9th
21 reps
Bench
Low · 11th pct
Pos 11thAll 50thClass Pos 13thClass All 60th
7.44s
3-Cone
Strong · 81th pct
Pos 81thAll 28thClass Pos 94thClass All 33th
4.50s
Shuttle
Strong · 77th pct
Pos 77thAll 29thClass Pos 91thClass All 37th
Postseason Career
4 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl4Solo2Ast2TFL1QBHits1Dis2.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), 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
DeForest BucknerDT4yElijah LeeOLB4yNick MullensQB4yRobbie GouldK3yKyle JuszczykFB3yLaken TomlinsonG3yDante Fowler Jr.DE3yArik ArmsteadDE3yMalik JacksonDT3ySolomon ThomasDE3yGeorge KittleTE3yKendrick BourneWR3yJimmie WardSAF3yD.J. JonesDT3yEarl MitchellDT3yMarquise GoodwinWR3yRaheem MostertRB3yCassius MarshLB3yKyle NelsonLS3yK'Waun WilliamsDB3yMatt BreidaRB3yAhkello WitherspoonCB3yJoe StaleyOT3yJimmy GaroppoloQB3y
2016 Draft Class· this player went #103
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with WAS
- 2024team change
Joined WAS (from MIN)
- 2023team change
Joined MIN (from CLE)
- 2021team change
Joined CLE (from IND)
- 2020team change
Joined IND (from SF)
- 2017team change
Joined SF (from JAX)
- 2016draft
Drafted by JAX — Round 4, Pick 103
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 294 lb
Frame
293 lb at 5.07s
Size-speed
30" vert / 102" broad
Explosion
21 reps
Bench power
Injury History
No game-status injuries on record since 2009 (nflverse weekly reports).
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →
47
peak 52
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C2016
C+2017
C+2018
C2019
C2021
F2023
C2024
F2025
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
64%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0.1 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
14 career value over replacement — #3417 all-time of 4,642. 1.8/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #103 (Rd 4) · JAX · 2016 · +10.2 vs expected KV-H
47actual
36.8 expected · Δ+10.2
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