David Onyemata is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Onyemata in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Onyemata's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
David Onyemata
Top 21% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter
Height6'4"
Weight310 lb
BornNov 13, 1992
Age33
ConferenceCanada West Universities Athletic Association
Rookie yr
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping. Switch to Combined to fold the selected families into unified totals—yards from scrimmage, total TDs, touches.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2016 | 23–24 | NO | 11 | — | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 392 | 37.6% | 26 | 5.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 24–25 | NO | 15 | — | 38 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 597 | 55.9% | 90 | 19.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 25–26 | NO | 15 | — | 34 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 616 | 60.1% | 116 | 27.3% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 26–27 | NO | 15 | — | 31 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 565 | 56.6% | 67 | 15.5% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 110.4 | 3.5 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 27–28 | NO | 15 | — | 42 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 6.5 | 32.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 599 | 60.4% | 59 | 13.8% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 28–29 | NO | 9 | — | 32 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 430 | 60.7% | 49 | 15.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 29–30 | NO | 15 | — | 36 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 681 | 60.2% | 68 | 15.0% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 87.5 | -1.5 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 30–31 | ATL | 14 | — | 40 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 16 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 593 | 63.5% | 61 | 15.7% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 56.2 | -3.5 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 31–32 | ATL | 17 | — | 43 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 567 | 51.1% | 80 | 17.9% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -8.0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 32–33 | ATL | 16 | — | 61 | 28 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 634 | 57.1% | 69 | 15.6% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -4.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 142 | — | 373 | 180 | 193 | 49 | 86 | 31.0 | 166.0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 5,674 | 56.0% | 685 | 16.1% | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 121 | 48 | 40 | 0 | 21 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
125 career value over replacement — #810 all-time of 4,649. 12.5/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #120 (Rd 4) · NO · 2016 · +30.4 vs expected KV-H
63actual
32.6 expected · Δ+30.4
Fan Rating
Rate David Onyemata — All-Time
Tap a star to rate
Explore More
Similar Players