Kevin Burnett is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Burnett in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Burnett's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2005 | 22–23 | DAL | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 23–24 | DAL | 14 | — | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24–25 | DAL | 12 | — | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25–26 | DAL | 11 | — | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26–27 | SD | 11 | — | 47 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 27–28 | SD | 16 | — | 79 | 64 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6.0 | 24.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28–29 | MIA | 16 | — | 101 | 79 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2.5 | 16.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 29–30 | MIA | 16 | — | 105 | 75 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30–31 | OAK | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 977 | 91.4% | 68 | 13.8% |
| Career | — | 117 | — | 412 | 307 | 105 | 35 | 26 | 17.0 | 78.0 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 977 | 91.4% | 68 | 13.8% | |
Career Value · VORP
67 career value over replacement — #1686 all-time of 4,649. 8.4/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #42 (Rd 2) · DAL · 2005 · +7.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22–23 | DAL | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2006 | 23–24 | DAL | 14 | — | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2007 | 24–25 | DAL | 12 | — | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.7 |
| 2008 | 25–26 | DAL | 11 | — | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 2009 | 26–27 | SD | 11 | — | 47 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| 2010 | 27–28 | SD | 16 | — | 79 | 64 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 6.0 | 24.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.5 |
| 2011 | 28–29 | MIA | 16 | — | 101 | 79 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2.5 | 16.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2012 | 29–30 | MIA | 16 | — | 105 | 75 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Career | 101 | 412 | 307 | 105 | 35 | 26 | — | — | 4 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 69.4 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 57.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 95%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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