Chris Hovan is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Hovan in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hovan'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 | |||||
| 2000 | 22 | MIN | 14 | — | 34 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | MIN | 14 | — | 37 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 24 | MIN | 16 | — | 39 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25 | MIN | 14 | — | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26 | MIN | 10 | — | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 27 | TB | 15 | — | 33 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28 | TB | 15 | — | 31 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 29 | TB | 14 | — | 37 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30 | TB | 14 | — | 34 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 31 | TB | 14 | — | 24 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 140 | — | 303 | 201 | 102 | 39 | 35 | 21.0 | 95.0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
76 career value over replacement — #1488 all-time of 4,649. 7.6/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #25 (Rd 1) · MIN · 2000 · +3.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22 | MIN | 14 | — | 34 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |
| 2001 | 23 | MIN | 14 | — | 37 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.6 |
| 2002 | 24 | MIN | 16 | — | 39 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 |
| 2003 | 25 | MIN | 14 | — | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2004 | 26 | MIN | 10 | — | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 2005 | 27 | TB | 15 | — | 33 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2006 | 28 | TB | 15 | — | 31 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2007 | 29 | TB | 14 | — | 37 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2008 | 30 | TB | 14 | — | 34 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2009 | 31 | TB | 14 | — | 24 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Career | 140 | 303 | 201 | 102 | 39 | 35 | — | — | 1 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 82.4 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 58.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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