Ian Gold is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Gold in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gold'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 | |||||
| 2000 | 22 | DEN | 8 | — | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | DEN | 12 | — | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 24 | DEN | 16 | — | 79 | 65 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25 | DEN | 5 | — | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26 | TB | 16 | — | 58 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 27 | DEN | 16 | — | 81 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28 | DEN | 15 | — | 76 | 55 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 29 | DEN | 14 | — | 66 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 102 | — | 422 | 336 | 86 | 13 | 15 | 16.5 | 44.5 | 4 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
60 career value over replacement — #1832 all-time of 4,649. 7.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #40 (Rd 2) · DEN · 2000 · +7.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22 | DEN | 8 | — | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | 23 | DEN | 12 | — | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | 24 | DEN | 16 | — | 79 | 65 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| 2003 | 25 | DEN | 5 | — | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | 26 | TB | 16 | — | 58 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2005 | 27 | DEN | 16 | — | 81 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 |
| 2006 | 28 | DEN | 15 | — | 76 | 55 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2007 | 29 | DEN | 14 | — | 66 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
| Career | 102 | 422 | 336 | 86 | 13 | 15 | — | — | 4 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 57.9 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 57.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 95%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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