Donnie Edwards is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Edwards in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Edwards's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Donnie Edwards
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | 23 | KC | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24 | KC | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25 | KC | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26 | KC | 16 | — | 111 | 86 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | KC | 15 | — | 104 | 86 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | KC | 16 | — | 112 | 80 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29 | SD | 16 | — | 107 | 78 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30 | SD | 16 | — | 137 | 99 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31 | SD | 16 | — | 113 | 67 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32 | SD | 16 | — | 115 | 75 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 33 | SD | 16 | — | 109 | 67 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 34 | KC | 16 | — | 85 | 66 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 35 | KC | 7 | — | 28 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 196 | — | 1,021 | 723 | 298 | 42 | 15 | 25.0 | 82.0 | 25 | 71 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
101 career value over replacement — #1105 all-time of 4,649. 7.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #98 (Rd 4) · KC · 1996 · +22.7 vs expected KV-H
60actual
37.3 expected · Δ+22.7
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