Chad Eaton is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Eaton in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Eaton's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Chad Eaton
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | 24 | NE | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25 | NE | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26 | NE | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27 | NE | 16 | — | 33 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | NE | 14 | — | 49 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | SEA | 16 | — | 37 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30 | SEA | 16 | — | 53 | 28 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 32 | DAL | 5 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 102 | — | 179 | 100 | 79 | 26 | 6 | 14.5 | 46.5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
52 career value over replacement — #1995 all-time of 4,649. 6.5/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #241 (Rd 7) · ARI · 1995 · +36.6 vs expected KV-H
55actual
18.4 expected · Δ+36.6
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