Jerry Hughes ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Hughes in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Hughes a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Jerry Hughes

Top 8% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2014 Team Carrier · #452

Height6'2"

Weight254 lb

BornAug 13, 1988

Age38

CollegeTCU

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #452 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

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Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2022 HOU·3 team wins#24

Sacks · 9 · score 8

2013 BUF·6 team wins#21

Sacks · 10 · score 5

All-Time Standing

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

Career Value · VORP

221 career value over replacement — #305 all-time of 4,649. 14.7/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #31 (Rd 1) · IND · 2010 · +19.2 vs expected KV-H

74actual

54.8 expected · Δ+19.2

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ConferenceMountain West

Reached 35% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

35% of the all-time Sacks leader35

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: 93%.

Encyclopedia Coverage7/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:4.177See leaderboard →

Disruption/1004.177Snap share60.9%Def snaps7,757ReliableCV 0.34

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 · 2010

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

EDGE · 2010 class

4.65s

40-Yard

Strong · 77th pct

Pos 77thAll 53thClass Pos 80thClass All 55th

34.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 61thClass Pos 54thClass All 54th

118"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 57thClass Pos 78thClass All 70th

26 reps

Bench

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 79thClass Pos 62thClass All 77th

6.99s

3-Cone

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 73thClass Pos 83thClass All 60th

4.15s

Shuttle

Elite · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 82thClass Pos 98thClass All 88th

Understanding These Stats

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Defense

Tkl15Solo11Ast4TFL7QBHits10Sk7.0Dis24.0

Snap Counts

Def315Def%64.6%ST5ST%2.7%

College Stats

TCUCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (TCU), 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.

Movementderived from season history

2024final season
Last recorded season with HOU
2022team change
Joined HOU (from BUF)
2013team change
Joined BUF (from IND)
2010draft
Drafted by IND — Round 1, Pick 31

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 254 lb

Frame

255 lb at 4.65s

Size-speed

34.5" vert / 118" broad

Explosion

26 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	HOU	1	W5Out· HipW10Questionable· Hip
2023	HOU	0	W10Questionable· BackW19Out· Ankle
2020	BUF	0	W8Questionable· Foot
2019	BUF	0	W11Questionable· Groin
2017	BUF	0	W11Questionable· Shin / Calf
2016	BUF	0	W8Questionable· HandW9Questionable· HandW11Questionable· Hand

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 15-season peers. See all →

peak 84

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

F2010

D2011

B2012

A2013

A2014

B2015

B+2016

B2017

B+2018

B2019

B2020

C+2021

A2022

C+2023

F2024

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 15 seasons.

93%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

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
2010	0	0	0	0
2011	1	0.2	3+2	0.2
2012	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2013	10	0.6	10	0.6
2014	10	0.7	10	0.6
2015	5	0.3	5	0.3
2016	6	0.4	6	0.4
2017	4	0.3	4	0.3
2018	7	0.5	7	0.4
2019	4.5	0.3	6+1.5	0.3
2020	4.5	0.3	5+0.5	0.3
2021	2	0.1	3+1	0.2
2022	9	0.6	10+1	0.6
2023	3	0.2	4+1	0.2
2024	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 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 15 seasons (2010–2024) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

IND 2010–2012 BUF 2013–2021 HOU 2022–2024

Jerry Hughes 2022–2024

2010 · backup · 4/16 G2011 · backup · 6/16 G

Jerry Hughes

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2010

Postseason Career

Defense

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2010 Draft Class· this player went #31

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography