Ed McDaniel is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places McDaniel in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McDaniel's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Ed McDaniel
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | 23 | MIN | 8 | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24 | MIN | 7 | — | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25 | MIN | 16 | — | 120 | 91 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26 | MIN | 16 | — | 115 | 85 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28 | MIN | 16 | — | 88 | 63 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29 | MIN | 16 | — | 125 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30 | MIN | 16 | — | 95 | 62 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | MIN | 16 | — | 104 | 83 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | MIN | 14 | — | 56 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 125 | — | 740 | 544 | 70 | 29 | 6 | 19.5 | 54.5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
72 career value over replacement — #1572 all-time of 4,649. 8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #125 (Rd 5) · MIN · 1992 · +27.4 vs expected KV-H
58actual
30.6 expected · Δ+27.4
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