Vontaze Burfict
A edge rusher with a middle-tier career — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 28 · #2763 · Role PlayerWorth 28 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 61% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +5.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
5
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+5.6
Avg surplus
peak +13
5 seasons × ~5.6 surplus ≈ VORP 28
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% | |||||
| 2012 | — | CIN | 15 | — | 123 | 69 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | — | CIN | 16 | — | 166 | 109 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,029 | 95.7% | 65 | 15.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | — | CIN | 5 | — | 29 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 217 | 57.8% | 4 | 4.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | — | CIN | 10 | — | 72 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 467 | 68.5% | 6 | 7.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | — | CIN | 11 | — | 94 | 66 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 674 | 90.8% | 1 | 4.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | — | CIN | 10 | — | 69 | 48 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 588 | 81.3% | 3 | 5.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | — | CIN | 7 | — | 33 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 298 | 62.9% | 2 | 3.5% | 19 | 16 | 0.8 | 114.9 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | — | LV | 4 | — | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | 0.7 | 113.3 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | — | OAK | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 191 | 71.0% | 17 | 16.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 82 | — | 603 | 388 | 215 | 35 | 24 | 8.5 | 67.5 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 3,464 | 75.4% | 98 | 8.0% | 32 | 25 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22 | CIN | 15 | — | 123 | 69 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2013 | 23 | CIN | 16 | 15* | 166 | 109 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11.9 |
| 2014 | 24 | CIN | 5 | 3* | 29 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 2015 | 25 | CIN | 10 | 7* | 72 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2016 | 26 | CIN | 11 | 10* | 94 | 66 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.1 |
| 2017 | 27 | CIN | 10 | 8* | 69 | 48 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2018 | 28 | CIN | 7 | 4* | 33 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| 2019 | 29 | LV | 4 | 3* | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Career | 78 | 50* | 603 | 388 | 215 | 35 | 24 | — | — | 5 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
* 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 | 23 | CIN | 16 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 1,029 | 95.7% | 65 | 15.2% |
| 2014 | 24 | CIN | 5 | 3* | — | 0.0% | 217 | 57.8% | 4 | 4.7% |
| 2015 | 25 | CIN | 10 | 7* | — | 0.0% | 467 | 68.5% | 6 | 7.0% |
| 2016 | 26 | CIN | 11 | 10* | — | 0.0% | 674 | 90.8% | 1 | 4.0% |
| 2017 | 27 | CIN | 10 | 8* | — | 0.0% | 588 | 81.3% | 3 | 5.0% |
| 2018 | 28 | CIN | 7 | 4* | — | 0.0% | 298 | 62.9% | 2 | 3.5% |
| 2019 | 29 | OAK | 4 | 3* | — | 0.0% | 191 | 71.0% | 17 | 16.8% |
| Career | 63 | 50* | — | — | 3,464 | — | 98 | — |
* 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 | 28 | CIN | 7 | 4* | 19 | 16 | 0.8 | 114.9 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 29 | LV | 4 | 3* | 13 | 9 | 0.7 | 113.3 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Career | 11 | 7* | 32 | 25 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 51 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
48
Sustained
career value
×.6
55
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 50.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 88%
What builds the career mark of 48
On-field 34
Availability 14
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
2012bestavg 422019
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: 92%.
Per-Snap Impact
Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+39
Rotational
SIS
Disruption/1002.67Snap share75.4%Def snaps3,464VolatileCV 0.45
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 linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Combine · 2012
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
5.00s
40-Yard
Low · 12th pct
Pos 12thAll 21thClass Pos 3thClass All 21th
30"
Vertical
Low · 15th pct
Pos 15thAll 21thClass Pos 9thClass All 22th
104"
Broad Jump
Low · 5th pct
Pos 5thAll 12thClass Pos 4thClass All 16th
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl19Solo11Ast8TFL2QBHits3Sk1.5Dis6.5Int1PD1FF1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona 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.
Top Teammates
Carlos DunlapDE7yKevin HuberP7yAndy DaltonQB7yA.J. GreenWR7yGeno AtkinsDT7yDre KirkpatrickCB7yVincent ReyOLB7yAdam JonesDB6yClark HarrisLS6yGiovani BernardRB6yClint BolingG6yShawn WilliamsS6yTyler EifertTE6yDomata Peko Sr.NT5yMike NugentK5yRey MaualugaOLB5yWallace GilberryDE5yGeorge IlokaS5yDarqueze DennardDB5yChris Lewis-HarrisCB5yCedric PeermanRB5yReggie NelsonFS4yKevin ZeitlerG4yLeon HallDB4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterVontaze inherited the Cincinnati Bengals LB room from Emmanuel Lamur (2012–2015), and handed it to Nick Vigil (2016–2019).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2019team change
Joined LV (from CIN)
- 2019final season
Last recorded season with LV
- 2012signing
Entered the NFL with CIN
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 255 lb
Frame
248 lb at 5.00s
Size-speed
30" vert / 104" broad
Explosion
Injury History
15 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | OAK | 0 | W3Questionable· Shoulder / Knee |
| 2018 | CIN | 5 | W8Out· HipW10Out· HipW11Questionable· HipW14Out· ConcussionW15Out· ConcussionW16Questionable· ConcussionW17Out· Concussion |
| 2017 | CIN | 2 | W14Out· ConcussionW15Out· ConcussionW17Doubtful· Shoulder |
| 2016 | CIN | 1 | W16Out· Knee / ConcussionW17Doubtful· Knee / Concussion |
| 2014 | CIN | 7 | W2Questionable· ConcussionW3Doubtful· ConcussionW5Doubtful· ConcussionW9Out· KneeW10Out· KneeW11Out· KneeW12Out· KneeW13Out· KneeW14Out· KneeW15Out· Knee |
| 2013 | CIN | 0 | W13Questionable· AnkleW17Questionable· Concussion |
Knox
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Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 8-season peers. See all →
51
peak 55
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2012
B2013
F2014
C2015
C+2016
C+2017
D2018
F2019
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
61%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3+1.5 | 0.2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
28 career value over replacement — #2763 all-time of 4,642. 3.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
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