Henry Melton is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Melton in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Melton's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2010 | 23–24 | CHI | 12 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24–25 | CHI | 12 | — | 24 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 7.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25–26 | CHI | 13 | — | 42 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26–27 | CHI | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 123 | 66.0% | 11 | 12.3% |
| 2014 | 27–28 | DAL | 12 | — | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 424 | 41.6% | 11 | 2.6% |
| 2015 | 28–29 | TB | 15 | — | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 511 | 46.8% | 36 | 8.4% |
| Career | — | 67 | — | 121 | 83 | 38 | 29 | 50 | 22.5 | 101.5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,058 | 46.0% | 58 | 6.1% | |
Career Value · VORP
92 career value over replacement — #1244 all-time of 4,649. 18.4/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #105 (Rd 4) · CHI · 2009 · +32.3 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23–24 | CHI | 12 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 2011 | 24–25 | CHI | 12 | — | 24 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 7.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13.8 |
| 2012 | 25–26 | CHI | 13 | — | 42 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 13.1 |
| 2013 | 26–27 | CHI | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 27–28 | DAL | 12 | 0* | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 |
| 2015 | 28–29 | TB | 15 | 0* | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Career | 67 | 121 | 83 | 38 | 29 | 50 | — | — | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 52.4 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26–27 | CHI | 3 | — | — | 0.0% | 123 | 66.0% | 11 | 12.3% |
| 2014 | 27–28 | DAL | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 424 | 41.6% | 11 | 2.6% |
| 2015 | 28–29 | TB | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 511 | 46.8% | 36 | 8.4% |
| Career | 35 | — | — | 1,058 | — | 58 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 67.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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