Duane Clemons is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Clemons in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Clemons'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 | |||||
| 1996 | 22 | MIN | 13 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1997 | 23 | MIN | 3 | — | 24 | 23 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1998 | 24 | MIN | 4 | — | 25 | 17 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 25 | MIN | 12 | — | 33 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | KC | 12 | — | 45 | 36 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 7.5 | 33.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | KC | 15 | — | 46 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 28 | KC | 14 | — | 25 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29 | CIN | 16 | — | 37 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 30 | CIN | 13 | — | 42 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 31 | CIN | 6 | — | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 108 | — | 294 | 217 | 63 | 40 | 21 | 49.5 | 110.5 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
121 career value over replacement — #856 all-time of 4,649. 13.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #16 (Rd 1) · MIN · 1996 · +12.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22 | MIN | 13 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | 3.4 |
| 1997 | 23 | MIN | 3 | — | 24 | 23 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24 | MIN | 4 | — | 25 | 17 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5.3 |
| 1999 | 25 | MIN | 12 | — | 33 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13.9 |
| 2000 | 26 | KC | 12 | — | 45 | 36 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 7.5 | 33.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.8 |
| 2001 | 27 | KC | 15 | — | 46 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.4 |
| 2002 | 28 | KC | 14 | — | 25 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.7 |
| 2003 | 29 | CIN | 16 | — | 37 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2004 | 30 | CIN | 13 | — | 42 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 2005 | 31 | CIN | 6 | — | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Career | 108 | 294 | 217 | 63 | 40 | 21 | — | — | 0 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 87.9 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 69.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 92%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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