A edge rusher who maximized value through exceptional availability β almost never missed time. Their middle-tier career was extended by consistently being on the field.
Worth 25 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker β top 63% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +6.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons Γ ~6.3 surplus β VORP 25
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
| 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% | |||||
| 2010 | β | β | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2011 | β | CIN | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2012 | β | CIN | 4 | β | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2013 | β | CIN | 12 | β | 46 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 341 | 33.1% | 334 | 73.7% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2014 | β | CIN | 16 | β | 120 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 934 | 84.2% | 143 | 32.7% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2015 | β | CIN | 15 | β | 90 | 57 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 725 | 67.3% | 162 | 36.1% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2016 | β | CIN | 16 | β | 72 | 41 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 591 | 53.6% | 213 | 48.9% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2017 | β | CIN | 13 | β | 82 | 50 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 606 | 60.2% | 171 | 44.7% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2018 | β | CIN | 7 | β | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 178 | 24.8% | 344 | 76.0% | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 77.9 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | β | 86 | β | 436 | 253 | 183 | 13 | 8 | 6.0 | 27.0 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 3,375 | 53.9% | 1,367 | 52.0% | 5 | 3 | β | β | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | β | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23 | β | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 2011 | 24 | CIN | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| 2012 | 25 | CIN | 4 | β | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 26 | CIN | 12 | 0* | 46 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 2014 | 27 | CIN | 16 | 13* | 120 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2015 | 28 | CIN | 15 | 11* | 90 | 57 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2016 | 29 | CIN | 16 | 9* | 72 | 41 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2017 | 30 | CIN | 13 | 8* | 82 | 50 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 31 | CIN | 7 | 0* | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Career | 86 | 41* | 436 | 253 | 183 | 13 | 8 | β | β | 5 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43.7 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26 | CIN | 16 | 0* | β | 0.0% | 341 | 33.1% | 334 | 73.7% |
| 2014 | 27 | CIN | 16 | 13* | β | 0.0% | 934 | 84.2% | 143 | 32.7% |
| 2015 | 28 | CIN | 16 | 11* | β | 0.0% | 725 | 67.3% | 162 | 36.1% |
| 2016 | 29 | CIN | 16 | 9* | β | 0.0% | 591 | 53.6% | 213 | 48.9% |
| 2017 | 30 | CIN | 14 | 8* | β | 0.0% | 606 | 60.2% | 171 | 44.7% |
| 2018 | 31 | CIN | 16 | 0* | β | 0.0% | 178 | 24.8% | 344 | 76.0% |
| Career | 94 | 41* | β | β | 3,375 | β | 1,367 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 31 | CIN | 16 | 0* | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 77.9 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 16 | 5 | 3 | β | β | β | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 51.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 51Β· confidence 91%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
Reached 3% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.
Production per snap β 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+).
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Duke), 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.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Vincent inherited the Cincinnati Bengals LB room from Rey Maualuga (2009β2016), and handed it to Emmanuel Lamur (2012β2015).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Last recorded season with CIN
Entered the NFL with CIN
From nflverse weekly injury reports Β· coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | CIN | 2 | W12OutΒ· HamstringW13OutΒ· HamstringW14QuestionableΒ· Hamstring |
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 7-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 0.3 | 4+3 | 0.3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0.3 | 6+2 | 0.3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
25 career value over replacement β #2899 all-time of 4,642. 3.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
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Gave the Cincinnati Bengals an entire corpus-attributed career β 8 seasons (2011β2018), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.