Not to be confused withMichael Bennett (RB · 2001–2010), Michael Bennett (WR · 2015) or Michael Bennett (DT · 2015–2019).

Michael Bennett ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Bennett in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Bennett a career score of 78, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Michael Bennett

Top 7% all-time pass rushersFranchise Cornerstone

Height6'4"

Weight274 lb

BornNov 13, 1985

Age40

College

Career Value · VORP

225 career value over replacement — #290 all-time of 4,649. 22.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

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All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

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: 95%.

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.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Elite

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:6.458See leaderboard →

Disruption/1006.458Snap share76.5%Def snaps5,009Elite · ConsistentCV 0.17

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

Combine · 2009

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

EDGE · 2009 class

4.86s

40-Yard

Below avg · 34th pct

Pos 34thAll 32thClass Pos 25thClass All 31th

31"

Vertical

Low · 24th pct

Pos 24thAll 30thClass Pos 37thClass All 28th

110"

Broad Jump

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)

Postseason Career

12 playoff games

Defense

Tkl39Solo25Ast14TFL10QBHits12Sk4.5Dis26.5PD4

College Stats

Texas A&MCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas A&M), 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

Bobby WagnerMLB5y Russell WilsonQB5y K.J. WrightOLB5y Earl ThomasFS5y

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2019team change
Joined DAL (from PHI)
2019final season
Last recorded season with DAL
2018team change
Joined PHI (from SEA)
2013team change
Joined SEA (from TB)
2009signing
Entered the NFL with TB

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 274 lb

Frame

274 lb at 4.86s

Size-speed

31" vert / 110" broad

Explosion

24 reps

Bench power

Injury History

7 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2019	DAL	0	W4Questionable· Shoulder
2018	PHI	0	W13Questionable· FootW14Questionable· FootW15Questionable· FootW16Questionable· Foot

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 82

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

C2010

B2011

A2012

B+2013

B+2014

A2015

B2016

B+2017

A2018

B+2019

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

85%

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	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2011	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2012	9	0.6	9	0.5
2013	8.5	0.6	9+0.5	0.5
2014	7	0.4	7	0.4
2015	10	0.6	10	0.6
2016	5	0.5	7+2	0.4
2017	8.5	0.5	8-0.5	0.5
2018	9	0.6	9	0.5
2019	6.5	0.5	8+1.5	0.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026