K.J. Wright is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Wright in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wright's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
K.J. Wright
Height6'4"
Weight246 lb
BornJul 23, 1989
Age37
ConferenceSoutheastern
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2011 | 22 | SEA | 14 | — | 57 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 23 | SEA | 14 | — | 90 | 60 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24 | SEA | 13 | — | 78 | 44 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 739 | 86.8% | 87 | 24.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25 | SEA | 16 | — | 98 | 65 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 918 | 94.6% | 26 | 5.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 26 | SEA | 16 | — | 112 | 67 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 968 | 97.2% | 61 | 13.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 27 | SEA | 16 | — | 123 | 69 | 54 | 12 | 8 | 4.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,052 | 97.1% | 58 | 13.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 28 | SEA | 15 | — | 102 | 65 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 956 | 92.6% | 80 | 17.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29 | SEA | 5 | — | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 223 | 74.4% | 13 | 7.8% | 19 | 12 | 0.6 | 101.0 | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 30 | SEA | 16 | — | 126 | 61 | 65 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 997 | 93.4% | 86 | 18.3% | 90 | 64 | 0.7 | 87.5 | 4.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 31 | SEA | 16 | — | 82 | 56 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 991 | 85.8% | 84 | 18.3% | 66 | 51 | 0.8 | 106.6 | 3.5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 10 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 32 | LV | 14 | — | 46 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 425 | 38.5% | 13 | 2.7% | 17 | 16 | 0.9 | 115.4 | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 155 | — | 933 | 560 | 373 | 68 | 28 | 13.5 | 109.5 | 6 | 54 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 7,269 | 84.9% | 508 | 13.6% | 192 | 143 | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 1 | 122 | 28 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
62 career value over replacement — #1788 all-time of 4,649. 5.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #99 (Rd 4) · SEA · 2011 · +17.7 vs expected KV-H
55actual
37.3 expected · Δ+17.7
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