Pat Williams is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Williams in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Williams's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Reached 10% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 93%.
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79 career value over replacement — #1447 all-time of 4,649. 6.1/season above a replacement-level DL.
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Pat inherited the Buffalo Bills DL room from Marcellus Wiley (1997–2000), and handed it to Aaron Schobel (2001–2009).
Pat inherited the Minnesota Vikings DL room from Kenechi Udeze (2004–2007), and handed it to Ray Edwards (2006–2010).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Last recorded season with MIN
Joined MIN (from BUF)
Entered the NFL with BUF
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | MIN | 0 | W16Questionable· ElbowW17Questionable· ElbowW20Questionable· Elbow / Foot |
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 13-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 13 seasons.
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | → 2025 Sacks | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 4+0.5 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2-0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3+0.5 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 0.5 | 0 | 0-0.5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3+0.5 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1-0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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