Yannick Ngakoue ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Ngakoue in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Ngakoue a career score of 84, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

DENECUT

Yannick Ngakoue

1× Pro BowlTop 4% all-time pass rushersIron Legend⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2017 Team Carrier · #411

Height6'2"

Weight246 lb

BornMar 31, 1995

Age31

CollegeMaryland See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2016

Draft2016 · Rd 3, Pick 69 · JAX

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

94thSacks·70.5

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 240 · #254 · Elite

Worth 240 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 6% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +30 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+30

Avg surplus

peak +40

8 seasons × ~30 surplus ≈ VORP 240

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+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	15	—	23	20	3	6	14	8.0	28.0	1	2	4	—	0	0	—	0.0%	706	64.9%	5	5.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	JAX	16	—	30	24	6	10	23	12.0	45.0	0	0	6	2	1	0	—	0.0%	767	74.3%	78	15.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	JAX	15	—	27	24	3	13	33	9.5	55.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	766	74.9%	72	19.4%	4	2	0.5	56.2	0.5	51	21	20	8	7	0.2
2019	—	JAX	15	—	39	34	5	13	15	8.0	36.0	1	6	4	1	1	0	—	0.0%	790	79.8%	2	6.0%	2	2	1.0	39.6	-4.0	27	10	9	1	10	0.2
2020	—	BAL	14	—	20	20	0	7	11	8.0	26.0	0	1	4	—	0	0	—	0.0%	658	63.9%	43	21.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	—	2TM	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1.0	108.3	0.0	26	12	6	0	7	0.2
2021	—	LV	14	—	25	14	11	8	23	10.0	41.0	0	3	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	834	71.7%	15	6.8%	0	0	—	—	—	36	14	12	0	4	0.1
2022	—	IND	13	—	26	15	11	8	16	9.5	33.5	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	732	72.1%	1	4.0%	1	1	1.0	118.7	-1.0	27	10	5	0	3	0.1
2023	—	CHI	11	—	20	11	9	6	7	4.0	17.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	592	72.1%	11	6.1%	1	1	1.0	131.2	-2.0	11	4	3	3	4	0.2
2024	—	NE	10	—	12	3	9	1	6	1.5	8.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	239	32.0%	17	15.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	2TM	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	8	4	2	6	1	0.1
Career		—	149	—	222	165	57	72	148	70.5	290.5	2	13	21	3	2	0	—	0.0%	6,084	67.3%	244	11.1%	10	8	—	—	—	186	75	57	18	36	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2016	21	JAX	15	10*	23	20	3	6	14	8.0	28.0	1	2	4	—	0	14.6
2017	22	JAX	16	12*	30	24	6	10	23	12.0	45.0	0	0	6	2	1	21.9
2018	23	JAX	15	12*	27	24	3	13	33	9.5	55.5	0	1	0	—	0	18.7
2019	24	JAX	15	12*	39	34	5	13	15	8.0	36.0	1	6	4	1	1	17.9
2020	25	BAL	14	10*	20	20	0	7	11	8.0	26.0	0	1	4	—	0	14.4
2021	26	LV	14	12*	25	14	11	8	23	10.0	41.0	0	3	2	—	0	17.4
2022	27	IND	13	11*	26	15	11	8	16	9.5	33.5	0	0	1	—	0	14.7
2023	28	CHI	11	9*	20	11	9	6	7	4.0	17.0	0	0	0	—	0	7.9
2024	29	NE	10	0*	12	3	9	1	6	1.5	8.5	0	0	0	—	0	5.4
Career			123	88*	222	165	57	72	148	—	—	2	13	21	3	2	132.9

* 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	21	JAX	16	10*	—	0.0%	706	64.9%	5	5.3%
2017	22	JAX	16	12*	—	0.0%	767	74.3%	78	15.8%
2018	23	JAX	16	12*	—	0.0%	766	74.9%	72	19.4%
2019	24	JAX	15	12*	—	0.0%	790	79.8%	2	6.0%
2020	25	BAL	15	10*	—	0.0%	658	63.9%	43	21.7%
2021	26	LV	17	12*	—	0.0%	834	71.7%	15	6.8%
2022	27	IND	15	11*	—	0.0%	732	72.1%	1	4.0%
2023	28	CHI	13	9*	—	0.0%	592	72.1%	11	6.1%
2024	29	NE	11	0*	—	0.0%	239	32.0%	17	15.0%
Career			134	88*	—	—	6,084	—	244	—

* 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	23	JAX	16	12*	4	2	0.5	56.2	0.5	51	21	20	8	7	0.2
2019	24	JAX	15	12*	2	2	1.0	39.6	-4.0	27	10	9	1	10	0.2
2020	25	2TM	15	10*	2	2	1.0	108.3	0.0	26	12	6	0	7	0.2
2021	26	LV	17	12*	0	0	—	—	—	36	14	12	0	4	0.1
2022	27	IND	15	11*	1	1	1.0	118.7	-1.0	27	10	5	0	3	0.1
2023	28	CHI	13	9*	1	1	1.0	131.2	-2.0	11	4	3	3	4	0.2
2024	29	2TM	11	0*	0	0	—	—	—	8	4	2	6	1	0.1
Career			102	66*	10	8	—	—	—	186	75	57	18	36	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 84 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 84 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 82.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 84· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 79

On-field 61.9

Availability 17.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2016bestavg 78elite 702024

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #411 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2022 IND·4 team wins#23

Sacks · 10 · score 9

2018 JAX·5 team wins#22

Sacks · 10 · score 8

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 36% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

36% of the all-time Sacks leader36

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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+

Excellent

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:5.367See leaderboard →

Disruption/1005.367Snap share67.3%Def snaps6,084ReliableCV 0.26

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 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 · 2016

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

EDGE · 2016 class

4.75s

40-Yard

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 39thClass Pos 61thClass All 45th

34.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 59thClass Pos 73thClass All 68th

118"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 55thClass Pos 63thClass All 58th

26 reps

Bench

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 79thClass Pos 74thClass All 83th

7.35s

3-Cone

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 33thClass Pos 47thClass All 38th

4.50s

Shuttle

Below avg · 26th pct

Pos 26thAll 29thClass Pos 50thClass All 37th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl4Solo2Ast2TFL1QBHits3Sk1.0Dis5.0PD1FF1

College Stats

MarylandCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Maryland), 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.

2016 Draft Class· this player went #69

#61Vonn BellS #62James BradberryCB #63Adam GotsisDE #64Kevin ByardFS #65Carl NassibLB #66Max TuerkC #67Maliek CollinsDT #68Will RedmondCB #70Bronson KaufusiTE #71Darian ThompsonDB #72Jonathan BullardDE #73Kenyan DrakeRB #74KeiVarae RussellCB #75Shilique CalhounDE #76Shon ColemanOT #77Daryl WorleyCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Yannick inherited the Jacksonville Jaguars DL room from Malik Jackson (2016–2018), and handed it to Calais Campbell (2017–2019).

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

2024team change
Joined NE (from CHI)
2024final season
Last recorded season with NE
2023team change
Joined CHI (from IND)
2022team change
Joined IND (from LV)
2021team change
Joined LV (from BAL)
2020team change
Joined BAL (from JAX)
2016draft
Drafted by JAX — Round 3, Pick 69

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 246 lb

Frame

252 lb at 4.75s

Size-speed

34.5" vert / 118" broad

Explosion

26 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	NE	1	W10Out· Not injury related - other
2023	CHI	0	W14Questionable· Knee
2022	IND	0	W3Questionable· BackW12Questionable· BackW17Questionable· Throat
2021	LV	0	W2Questionable· Hamstring
2020	BAL	0	W17Questionable· ThighW18Questionable· Thigh
2019	JAX	1	W2Out· Hamstring
2016	JAX	0	W13Questionable· Ankle

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 9-season peers. See all →

peak 88

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

B+2016

A+2017

A2018

B+2019

A2020

A2021

A2022

B2023

C+2024

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

91%

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	8	0.5	9+1	0.5
2017	12	0.8	12	0.7
2018	9.5	0.6	11+1.5	0.6
2019	8	0.5	9+1	0.5
2020	8	0.6	10+2	0.6
2021	10	0.7	12+2	0.7
2022	9.5	0.7	13+3.5	0.8
2023	4	0.4	6+2	0.4
2024	1.5	0.2	3+1.5	0.2

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

240 career value over replacement — #254 all-time of 4,642. 26.7/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #69 (Rd 3) · JAX · 2016 · +40.4 vs expected KV-H

84actual

43.6 expected · Δ+40.4

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2016

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2016 Draft Class· this player went #69

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

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