Gabe Northern is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Northern in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Northern's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Gabe Northern
Top 39% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter
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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 | BUF | 16 | — | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23 | BUF | 16 | — | 33 | 22 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24 | BUF | 16 | — | 38 | 32 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25 | BUF | 14 | — | 28 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | MIN | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 65 | — | 136 | 106 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10.5 | 16.5 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
26 career value over replacement — #2823 all-time of 4,649. 6.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #53 (Rd 2) · BUF · 1996 · +6.6 vs expected KV-H
54actual
47.4 expected · Δ+6.6
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