Gaines Adams is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Adams in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Adams's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Gaines Adams
Top 39% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2007 | 24 | TB | 15 | — | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 4.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | TB | 15 | — | 33 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 6.5 | 32.5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 26 | TOT | 11 | — | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 26 | CHI | 6 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 26 | TB | 5 | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 52 | — | 80 | 55 | 25 | 8 | 37 | 12.0 | 57.0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
36 career value over replacement — #2453 all-time of 4,649. 12/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #4 (Rd 1) · TB · 2007 · -7.4 vs expected KV-H
54actual
61.4 expected · Δ−7.4
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