Efe Obada is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Obada in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Obada's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| 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% | |||||
| 2018 | 26 | CAR | 8 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 187 | 30.0% | 71 | 24.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 3.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 27 | CAR | 14 | — | 23 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2% | 306 | 27.6% | 134 | 27.9% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 28 | CAR | 16 | — | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 5.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 415 | 38.8% | 65 | 15.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 29 | BUF | 8 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 237 | 34.9% | 56 | 21.5% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -7.0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 30 | WAS | 15 | — | 21 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 390 | 36.8% | 203 | 44.2% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 104.2 | -8.0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 31 | WAS | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 98 | 25.8% | 20 | 13.2% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 32 | WAS | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 84 | 22.3% | 5 | 2.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 67 | — | 84 | 47 | 37 | 15 | 42 | 15.0 | 72.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 1,717 | 32.5% | 554 | 24.8% | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 58 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 11 | — | |
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45 career value over replacement — #2190 all-time of 4,649. 7.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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2015–2017: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26 | CAR | 8 | 0* | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 27 | CAR | 14 | 0* | 23 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 2020 | 28 | CAR | 16 | 0* | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 5.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2021 | 29 | BUF | 8 | 0* | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2022 | 30 | WAS | 15 | 0* | 21 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2023 | 31 | WAS | 2 | 0* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 32 | WAS | 4 | 0* | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 67 | 84 | 47 | 37 | 15 | 42 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38.4 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26 | CAR | 10 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 187 | 30.0% | 71 | 24.0% |
| 2019 | 27 | CAR | 16 | 0* | 2 | 0.2% | 306 | 27.6% | 134 | 27.9% |
| 2020 | 28 | CAR | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 415 | 38.8% | 65 | 15.7% |
| 2021 | 29 | BUF | 10 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 237 | 34.9% | 56 | 21.5% |
| 2022 | 30 | WAS | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 390 | 36.8% | 203 | 44.2% |
| 2023 | 31 | WAS | 5 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 98 | 25.8% | 20 | 13.2% |
| 2024 | 32 | WAS | 6 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 84 | 22.3% | 5 | 2.7% |
| Career | 80 | 2 | — | 1,717 | — | 554 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26 | CAR | 10 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 3.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 27 | CAR | 16 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 28 | CAR | 16 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 29 | BUF | 10 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -7.0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 30 | WAS | 17 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 104.2 | -8.0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 31 | WAS | 5 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 74 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 58 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 11 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 58.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 92%
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