Paul Kruger is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Kruger in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kruger's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Paul Kruger
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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% | |||||
| 2009 | 23–24 | BAL | 7 | — | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24–25 | BAL | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25–26 | BAL | 14 | — | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26–27 | BAL | 15 | — | 34 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 9.0 | 34.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27–28 | CLE | 16 | — | 44 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 878 | 76.1% | 92 | 19.3% |
| 2014 | 28–29 | CLE | 16 | — | 49 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 11.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 898 | 77.1% | 55 | 12.2% |
| 2015 | 29–30 | CLE | 14 | — | 26 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 680 | 64.3% | 9 | 2.1% |
| 2016 | 30–31 | NO | 15 | — | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 569 | 58.1% | 82 | 18.9% |
| Career | — | 101 | — | 201 | 125 | 76 | 46 | 69 | 35.0 | 150.0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 3,025 | 69.1% | 238 | 13.0% | |
Career Value · VORP
108 career value over replacement — #1014 all-time of 4,649. 13.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #57 (Rd 2) · BAL · 2009 · +25 vs expected KV-H
71actual
46 expected · Δ+25
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