Kyle Love is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Love in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Love's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |||||
| 2010 | 23–24 | NE | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 24–25 | NE | 14 | — | 30 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 25–26 | NE | 12 | — | 25 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26–27 | JAX | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 37 | 53.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26–27 | TOT | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26–27 | KC | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 3 | 4.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 28–29 | CAR | 13 | — | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 328 | 31.5% | 33 | 7.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 29–30 | CAR | 8 | — | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 224 | 31.8% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 30–31 | CAR | 13 | — | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 377 | 37.9% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 31–32 | CAR | 12 | — | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 468 | 47.6% | 9 | 2.4% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 32–33 | CAR | 9 | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 412 | 39.9% | 37 | 8.1% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 89 | — | 138 | 72 | 66 | 18 | 28 | 15.0 | 61.0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,849 | 38.0% | 79 | 3.6% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
50 career value over replacement — #2052 all-time of 4,649. 6.3/season above a replacement-level DL.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23–24 | NE | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2011 | 24–25 | NE | 14 | — | 30 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 |
| 2012 | 25–26 | NE | 12 | — | 25 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| 2013 | 26–27 | JAX | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 28–29 | CAR | 13 | 0* | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2016 | 29–30 | CAR | 8 | 0* | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 |
| 2017 | 30–31 | CAR | 13 | 0* | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2018 | 31–32 | CAR | 12 | 0* | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2019 | 32–33 | CAR | 9 | 0* | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Career | 86 | 138 | 72 | 66 | 18 | 28 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45.9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26–27 | TOT | 2 | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 26–27 | JAX | 1 | — | — | 0.0% | 37 | 53.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2013 | 26–27 | KC | 1 | — | — | 0.0% | 3 | 4.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 28–29 | CAR | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 328 | 31.5% | 33 | 7.1% |
| 2016 | 29–30 | CAR | 10 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 224 | 31.8% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 30–31 | CAR | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 377 | 37.9% | — | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 31–32 | CAR | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 468 | 47.6% | 9 | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 32–33 | CAR | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 412 | 39.9% | 37 | 8.1% |
| Career | 74 | — | — | 1,849 | — | 79 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 31–32 | CAR | 16 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 32–33 | CAR | 15 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | 31 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 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 56 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 55.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 94%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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88% match
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