Darwin Walker is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Walker in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Walker'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 | |||||
| 2001 | 24 | PHI | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25 | PHI | 15 | — | 32 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26 | PHI | 15 | — | 38 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27 | PHI | 12 | — | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28 | PHI | 10 | — | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29 | PHI | 14 | — | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30 | CHI | 9 | — | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 31 | CAR | 6 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 85 | — | 173 | 129 | 44 | 13 | 19 | 27.5 | 59.5 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
97 career value over replacement — #1162 all-time of 4,649. 12.1/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #71 (Rd 3) · ARI · 2000 · +22.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24 | PHI | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 2002 | 25 | PHI | 15 | — | 32 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 |
| 2003 | 26 | PHI | 15 | — | 38 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2004 | 27 | PHI | 12 | — | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.1 |
| 2005 | 28 | PHI | 10 | — | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2006 | 29 | PHI | 14 | — | 28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 6.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 2007 | 30 | CHI | 9 | — | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | 31 | CAR | 6 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Career | 85 | 173 | 129 | 44 | 13 | 19 | — | — | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 64.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 91%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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