Kenard Lang is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Lang in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Lang'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 | |||||
| 1997 | 22–23 | WAS | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 23–24 | WAS | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | WAS | 15 | — | 32 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | WAS | 13 | — | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | TOT | 17 | — | 59 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | SD | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | WAS | 16 | — | 58 | 43 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | CLE | 15 | — | 36 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 5.5 | 17.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | CLE | 15 | — | 47 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | CLE | 16 | — | 50 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | CLE | 16 | — | 30 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31–32 | DEN | 15 | — | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 7.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 166 | — | 297 | 219 | 78 | 35 | 25 | 50.5 | 110.5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
146 career value over replacement — #660 all-time of 4,649. 14.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #17 (Rd 1) · WAS · 1997 · +13.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22–23 | WAS | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.3 |
| 1998 | 23–24 | WAS | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.3 |
| 1999 | 24–25 | WAS | 15 | — | 32 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | WAS | 13 | — | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | TOT | 17 | — | 59 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | SD | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | WAS | 16 | — | 58 | 43 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | CLE | 15 | — | 36 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 5.5 | 17.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 11.8 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | CLE | 15 | — | 47 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.8 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | CLE | 16 | — | 50 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 13.2 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | CLE | 16 | — | 30 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2006 | 31–32 | DEN | 15 | — | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 7.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 12.6 |
| Career | 149 | 297 | 219 | 78 | 35 | 25 | — | — | 3 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 109.2 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 70 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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