Igor Olshansky is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Olshansky in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Olshansky'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 | |||||
| 2004 | 22 | SD | 14 | — | 31 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 23 | SD | 12 | — | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 24 | SD | 11 | — | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 25 | SD | 16 | — | 37 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 26 | SD | 15 | — | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 27 | DAL | 16 | — | 37 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28 | DAL | 16 | — | 35 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 29 | MIA | 5 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 105 | — | 208 | 111 | 97 | 6 | 23 | 12.5 | 41.5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
51 career value over replacement — #2025 all-time of 4,649. 6.4/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #35 (Rd 2) · LAC · 2004 · +0.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22 | SD | 14 | — | 31 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2005 | 23 | SD | 12 | — | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2006 | 24 | SD | 11 | — | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2007 | 25 | SD | 16 | — | 37 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 11.2 |
| 2008 | 26 | SD | 15 | — | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2009 | 27 | DAL | 16 | — | 37 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2010 | 28 | DAL | 16 | — | 35 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2011 | 29 | MIA | 5 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Career | 105 | 208 | 111 | 97 | 6 | 23 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.4 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 55.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 95%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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