Dan Owens is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Owens in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Owens's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Dan Owens
Top 22% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1990 | 23 | DET | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 24 | DET | 16 | — | 50 | 0 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 25 | DET | 16 | — | 25 | 21 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 26 | DET | 15 | — | 31 | 23 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 27 | DET | 16 | — | 40 | 25 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 28 | DET | 16 | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 29 | ATL | 16 | — | 35 | 29 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 30 | ATL | 15 | — | 48 | 38 | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 31 | DET | 11 | — | 27 | 15 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 32 | DET | 5 | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 142 | — | 273 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.5 | 37.5 | 2 | 13 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
112 career value over replacement — #951 all-time of 4,649. 11.2/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #35 (Rd 2) · DET · 1990 · +7.2 vs expected KV-H
62actual
54.8 expected · Δ+7.2
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