Gary Walker is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Walker in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Walker'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 | |||||
| 1999 | 26 | JAX | 15 | — | 44 | 37 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 10.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | JAX | 13 | — | 37 | 34 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | JAX | 16 | — | 40 | 32 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 7.5 | 29.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29 | HOU | 16 | — | 46 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30 | HOU | 4 | — | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31 | HOU | 13 | — | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32 | HOU | 9 | — | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 86 | — | 227 | 168 | 59 | 51 | 27 | 31.5 | 109.5 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
90 career value over replacement — #1271 all-time of 4,649. 12.9/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #159 (Rd 5) · HOU · 1995 · +42.4 vs expected KV-H
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1995–1998: these seasons predate StatVault's committed NFL season-grid source (1999+), so they are recorded as a known gap rather than shown as zero.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26 | JAX | 15 | — | 44 | 37 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 10.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | JAX | 13 | — | 37 | 34 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | JAX | 16 | — | 40 | 32 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 7.5 | 29.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29 | HOU | 16 | — | 46 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30 | HOU | 4 | — | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31 | HOU | 13 | — | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32 | HOU | 9 | — | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 86 | 227 | 168 | 59 | 51 | 27 | — | — | 0 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 69.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 93%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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