Jeff Zgonina is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Zgonina in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Zgonina's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jeff Zgonina
Top 28% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1993 | 23 | PIT | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | PIT | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25 | CAR | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | ATL | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | STL | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29 | STL | 13 | — | 28 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | STL | 11 | — | 27 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | STL | 13 | — | 28 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 32 | STL | 15 | — | 33 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 33 | MIA | 11 | — | 31 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 34 | MIA | 16 | — | 57 | 26 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 35 | MIA | 15 | — | 38 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 36 | MIA | 14 | — | 33 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 37 | HOU | 10 | — | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 38 | HOU | 13 | — | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 39 | HOU | 15 | — | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 192 | — | 316 | 188 | 128 | 30 | 13 | 25.0 | 68.0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
90 career value over replacement — #1275 all-time of 4,649. 6/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #185 (Rd 7) · PIT · 1993 · +35.7 vs expected KV-H
59actual
23.3 expected · Δ+35.7
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