Linval Joseph is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Joseph in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Joseph's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Linval Joseph

2× Pro BowlTop 24% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter

Height6'4"

Weight329 lb

BornOct 10, 1988

Age37

CollegeEast Carolina See College Stats

ConferenceConference USA

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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%
2010	21–22	NYG	4	—	6	4	2	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	22–23	NYG	15	—	40	25	15	4	5	2.0	11.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	23–24	NYG	16	—	46	20	26	5	7	4.0	16.0	0	0	1	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	24–25	NYG	15	—	50	25	25	8	8	3.0	19.0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	578	55.1%	25	6.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	25–26	MIN	16	—	47	28	19	5	10	3.0	18.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	729	67.4%	76	17.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	26–27	MIN	12	—	43	29	14	7	4	0.5	11.5	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	529	66.8%	40	12.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	27–28	MIN	16	—	77	37	40	5	17	4.0	26.0	0	0	3	—	0	0	3	0.3%	719	70.1%	53	12.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	28–29	MIN	16	—	66	38	28	5	10	3.5	18.5	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	663	66.4%	34	7.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	29–30	MIN	15	—	52	30	22	4	4	1.0	9.0	0	0	1	1	1	0	—	0.0%	669	69.1%	52	12.2%	1	1	1.0	79.2	-5.0	5	3	1	0	3	0.0
2019	30–31	MIN	13	—	41	23	18	6	6	3.0	15.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	552	63.7%	28	8.5%	0	0	—	—	—	7	2	2	0	1	0.0
2020	31–32	LAC	15	—	59	30	29	3	2	0.0	5.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	726	70.4%	88	19.1%	2	2	1.0	81.2	2.0	12	10	2	0	8	0.1
2021	32–33	LAC	14	—	51	24	27	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	551	58.1%	58	16.1%	0	0	—	—	—	5	3	1	0	1	0.0
2022	33–34	PHI	8	—	18	6	12	0	1	0.5	1.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	189	38.4%	—	0.0%	0	0	—	—	—	1	0	0	0	0	0.0
2023	34–35	BUF	7	—	11	6	5	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	161	34.9%	1	0.6%	0	0	—	—	—	2	0	1	0	1	0.1
2024	35–36	DAL	10	—	19	9	10	2	3	2.0	7.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	265	24.5%	1	0.2%	1	1	1.0	79.2	-2.0	3	0	1	0	0	0.0
Career		—	192	—	626	334	292	59	80	28.5	167.5	0	6	9	5	1	0	3	0.0%	6,331	58.6%	456	10.1%	4	4	—	—	—	35	18	8	0	14	—

Career Value · VORP

108 career value over replacement — #1011 all-time of 4,649. 7.2/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #46 (Rd 2) · NYG · 2010 · +11.6 vs expected KV-H

61actual

49.4 expected · Δ+11.6

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Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2010	21–22	NYG	4	—	6	4	2	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	—	0	1.5
2011	22–23	NYG	15	—	40	25	15	4	5	2.0	11.0	4	0	—	0	8.3
2012	23–24	NYG	16	—	46	20	26	5	7	4.0	16.0	0	1	2	0	11
2013	24–25	NYG	15	8*	50	25	25	8	8	3.0	19.0	0	1	1	0	10.8
2014	25–26	MIN	16	11*	47	28	19	5	10	3.0	18.0	1	0	—	0	9.9
2015	26–27	MIN	12	8*	43	29	14	7	4	0.5	11.5	1	1	—	0	8
2016	27–28	MIN	16	11*	77	37	40	5	17	4.0	26.0	0	3	—	0	14.3
2017	28–29	MIN	16	11*	66	38	28	5	10	3.5	18.5	0	0	1	0	10.6
2018	29–30	MIN	15	10*	52	30	22	4	4	1.0	9.0	0	1	1	1	8.8
2019	30–31	MIN	13	8*	41	23	18	6	6	3.0	15.0	0	1	—	0	8.7
2020	31–32	LAC	15	11*	59	30	29	3	2	0.0	5.0	0	0	—	0	7
2021	32–33	LAC	14	8*	51	24	27	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	0	—	0	5.9
2022	33–34	PHI	8	0*	18	6	12	0	1	0.5	1.5	0	0	—	0	2.9
2023	34–35	BUF	7	0*	11	6	5	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	0	—	0	3
2024	35–36	DAL	10	0*	19	9	10	2	3	2.0	7.0	0	1	—	0	5.4
Career			192	86*	626	334	292	59	80	—	—	6	9	5	1	116.1

* 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	24–25	NYG	15	8*	—	0.0%	578	55.1%	25	6.1%
2014	25–26	MIN	16	11*	—	0.0%	729	67.4%	76	17.3%
2015	26–27	MIN	12	8*	—	0.0%	529	66.8%	40	12.3%
2016	27–28	MIN	16	11*	3	0.3%	719	70.1%	53	12.2%
2017	28–29	MIN	16	11*	—	0.0%	663	66.4%	34	7.4%
2018	29–30	MIN	15	10*	—	0.0%	669	69.1%	52	12.2%
2019	30–31	MIN	13	8*	—	0.0%	552	63.7%	28	8.5%
2020	31–32	LAC	16	11*	—	0.0%	726	70.4%	88	19.1%
2021	32–33	LAC	14	8*	—	0.0%	551	58.1%	58	16.1%
2022	33–34	PHI	8	0*	—	0.0%	189	38.4%	—	0.0%
2023	34–35	BUF	7	0*	—	0.0%	161	34.9%	1	0.6%
2024	35–36	DAL	17	0*	—	0.0%	265	24.5%	1	0.2%
Career			165	86*	3	—	6,331	—	456	—

* 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	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	29–30	MIN	15	10*	1	1	1.0	79.2	-5.0	5	3	1	3	0.0
2019	30–31	MIN	13	8*	0	0	—	—	—	7	2	2	1	0.0
2020	31–32	LAC	16	11*	2	2	1.0	81.2	2.0	12	10	2	8	0.1
2021	32–33	LAC	14	8*	0	0	—	—	—	5	3	1	1	0.0
2022	33–34	PHI	8	0*	0	0	—	—	—	1	0	0	0	0.0
2023	34–35	BUF	7	0*	0	0	—	—	—	2	0	1	1	0.1
2024	35–36	DAL	17	0*	1	1	1.0	79.2	-2.0	3	0	1	0	0.0
Career			90	37*	4	4	—	—	—	35	18	8	14	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 15 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 57.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 54

On-field 37

Availability 17

On-field production Staying available

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

Sacks career shape vs similar defensive tackles

2011-2024

Peak-aligned view: center line is each player's best Sacks season; left/right show build-up, staying power, and decline. Comparison set uses same-position, overlapping-era comps when available.