Brentson Buckner is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Buckner in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Buckner's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1994 | 22–23 | PIT | 13 | — | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 23–24 | PIT | 16 | — | 46 | 28 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24–25 | PIT | 15 | — | 36 | 24 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | CIN | 14 | — | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | SF | 13 | — | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | SF | 15 | — | 40 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28–29 | SF | 15 | — | 53 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29–30 | CAR | 14 | — | 34 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4.5 | 15.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30–31 | CAR | 12 | — | 30 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 31–32 | CAR | 11 | — | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 32–33 | CAR | 13 | — | 31 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 33–34 | CAR | 15 | — | 29 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 166 | — | 391 | 272 | 71 | 29 | 18 | 30.5 | 77.5 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
108 career value over replacement — #1004 all-time of 4,649. 9/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #50 (Rd 2) · PIT · 1994 · +14.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 22–23 | PIT | 13 | — | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 5.4 |
| 1995 | 23–24 | PIT | 16 | — | 46 | 28 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 24–25 | PIT | 15 | — | 36 | 24 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 7.5 |
| 1997 | 25–26 | CIN | 14 | — | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | 6.7 |
| 1998 | 26–27 | SF | 13 | — | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 4.9 |
| 1999 | 27–28 | SF | 15 | — | 40 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2000 | 28–29 | SF | 15 | — | 53 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 2001 | 29–30 | CAR | 14 | — | 34 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4.5 | 15.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2002 | 30–31 | CAR | 12 | — | 30 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 |
| 2003 | 31–32 | CAR | 11 | — | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| 2004 | 32–33 | CAR | 13 | — | 31 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2005 | 33–34 | CAR | 15 | — | 29 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Career | 166 | 391 | 272 | 71 | 29 | 18 | — | — | 2 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93.2 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
Blend 60 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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