Jonathan Vilma is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Vilma in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Vilma's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2004 | 22 | NYJ | 16 | — | 75 | 45 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 120 | 75 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 24 | NYJ | 16 | — | 85 | 38 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 25 | NYJ | 7 | — | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 26 | NO | 16 | — | 110 | 76 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 27 | NO | 15 | — | 82 | 59 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 28 | NO | 16 | — | 84 | 51 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 29 | NO | 11 | — | 51 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 30 | NO | 11 | — | 36 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 31 | NO | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 12 | 20.0% | 1 | 3.0% |
| Career | — | 125 | — | 672 | 414 | 258 | 26 | 28 | 11.0 | 65.0 | 12 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 12 | 20.0% | 1 | 3.0% | |
Career Value · VORP
48 career value over replacement — #2110 all-time of 4,649. 5.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #12 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2004 · -4.2 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22 | NYJ | 16 | — | 75 | 45 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.7 |
| 2005 | 23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 120 | 75 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2006 | 24 | NYJ | 16 | — | 85 | 38 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2007 | 25 | NYJ | 7 | — | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 26 | NO | 16 | — | 110 | 76 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2009 | 27 | NO | 15 | — | 82 | 59 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12.2 |
| 2010 | 28 | NO | 16 | — | 84 | 51 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2011 | 29 | NO | 11 | — | 51 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 2012 | 30 | NO | 11 | — | 36 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2013 | 31 | NO | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 125 | 672 | 414 | 258 | 26 | 28 | — | — | 12 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 80.4 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 56 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 55.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 99%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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