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.

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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

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #411 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 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

Career Value · VORP

243 career value over replacement — #238 all-time of 4,649. 27/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #69 (Rd 3) · JAX · 2016 · +41.1 vs expected KV-H

84actual

42.9 expected · Δ+41.1

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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%.

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+

Excellent

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:5.367See leaderboard →

Disruption/1005.367Snap share72.8%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 · 57th pct

Pos 57thAll 41thClass Pos 63thClass All 47th

34.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 61thClass Pos 72thClass All 68th

118"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 57thClass Pos 63thClass All 61th

26 reps

Bench

Above avg · 70th pct

Pos 70thAll 79thClass Pos 75thClass All 84th

7.35s

3-Cone

Below avg · 37th pct

Pos 37thAll 36thClass Pos 50thClass All 38th

4.50s

Shuttle

Below avg · 28th pct

Pos 28thAll 31thClass Pos 52thClass All 39th

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

6 playoff games

Defense

Tkl4Solo2Ast2TFL1QBHits3Sk1.0Dis5.0PD1FF1

Snap Counts

Def242Def%60.5%ST18ST%10.3%

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.

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 89

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

B+2016

A+2017

A2018

B+2019

A2020

A2021

A+2022

B2023

C+2024

Availability

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

91%

20162024

2024 · Not injury related - other · 65%

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
2016	8	0.5	8	0.5
2017	12	0.8	12	0.7
2018	9.5	0.6	10+0.5	0.6
2019	8	0.5	9+1	0.5
2020	8	0.6	9+1	0.5
2021	10	0.7	11+1	0.7
2022	9.5	0.7	13+3.5	0.7
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 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 7 crestsLeague board →

Wore 7 distinct franchise crests across 9 seasons (2016–2024) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

JAX 2016–2019 MIN 2020 BAL 2020–2024 LV 2021 IND 2022 CHI 2023 NE 2024

Yannick Ngakoue 2016–2019

Yannick Ngakoue 2021

Yannick Ngakoue

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2016

Postseason Career

Defense

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2016 Draft Class· this player went #69

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography