Chidi Ahanotu is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Ahanotu in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ahanotu's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Chidi Ahanotu
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1993 | 22–23 | TB | 16 | — | 26 | 19 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23–24 | TB | 16 | — | 46 | 31 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | TB | 16 | — | 48 | 36 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | TB | 13 | — | 47 | 37 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | TB | 16 | — | 47 | 37 | — | — | — | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | TB | 4 | — | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28–29 | TB | 13 | — | 28 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29–30 | TB | 15 | — | 45 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30–31 | STL | 12 | — | 23 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 31–32 | BUF | 15 | — | 34 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 32–33 | SF | 13 | — | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 33–34 | TOT | 10 | — | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 33–34 | MIA | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 33–34 | TB | 8 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 169 | — | 397 | 273 | 62 | 22 | 15 | 47.0 | 84.0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
175 career value over replacement — #483 all-time of 4,649. 14.6/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #145 (Rd 6) · TB · 1993 · +37.4 vs expected KV-H
68actual
30.6 expected · Δ+37.4
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