Jay Williams is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Williams in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Williams's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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59 career value over replacement — #1853 all-time of 4,649. 6.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1995 | 23–24 | STL | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | STL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | STL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | STL | 11 | — | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28–29 | CAR | 14 | — | 24 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29–30 | CAR | 16 | — | 33 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30–31 | MIA | 13 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 31–32 | MIA | 9 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 32–33 | MIA | 15 | — | 32 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 117 | — | 128 | 83 | 45 | 22 | 17 | 23.5 | 62.5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
1994: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 23–24 | STL | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 |
| 1997 | 25–26 | STL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5 |
| 1998 | 26–27 | STL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 |
| 1999 | 27–28 | STL | 11 | — | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 28–29 | CAR | 14 | — | 24 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2001 | 29–30 | CAR | 16 | — | 33 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | 30–31 | MIA | 13 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2003 | 31–32 | MIA | 9 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | 32–33 | MIA | 15 | — | 32 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.3 |
| Career | 117 | 128 | 83 | 45 | 22 | 17 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61.1 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 59.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 99%
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Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)