Kalimba Edwards is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Edwards in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Edwards'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 | |||||
| 2002 | 22–23 | DET | 13 | — | 30 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 23–24 | DET | 8 | — | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24–25 | DET | 11 | — | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25–26 | DET | 16 | — | 29 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26–27 | DET | 15 | — | 38 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27–28 | DET | 7 | — | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28–29 | OAK | 13 | — | 40 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 83 | — | 188 | 144 | 44 | 12 | 21 | 31.0 | 64.0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
91 career value over replacement — #1257 all-time of 4,649. 13/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #35 (Rd 2) · DET · 2002 · +12.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22–23 | DET | 13 | — | 30 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 |
| 2003 | 23–24 | DET | 8 | — | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | 24–25 | DET | 11 | — | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 |
| 2005 | 25–26 | DET | 16 | — | 29 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 |
| 2006 | 26–27 | DET | 15 | — | 38 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 |
| 2007 | 27–28 | DET | 7 | — | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2008 | 28–29 | OAK | 13 | — | 40 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 |
| Career | 83 | 188 | 144 | 44 | 12 | 21 | — | — | 0 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 64.8 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 67 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 98%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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87% match
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