Regan Upshaw is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Upshaw in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Upshaw'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 | |||||
| 1996 | 21 | TB | 16 | — | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 22 | TB | 15 | — | 28 | 23 | — | — | — | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 23 | TB | 16 | — | 29 | 23 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24 | TOT | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | JAX | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | TB | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | OAK | 13 | — | 19 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | OAK | 15 | — | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27 | OAK | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | WAS | 11 | — | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29 | NYG | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 99 | — | 152 | 116 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 34.5 | 64.5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
93 career value over replacement — #1238 all-time of 4,649. 11.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #12 (Rd 1) · TB · 1996 · +6.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 21 | TB | 16 | — | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9.2 |
| 1997 | 22 | TB | 15 | — | 28 | 23 | — | — | — | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 12.7 |
| 1998 | 23 | TB | 16 | — | 29 | 23 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 13.6 |
| 1999 | 24 | TOT | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 1999 | 24 | JAX | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 1999 | 24 | TB | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 2000 | 25 | OAK | 13 | — | 19 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 |
| 2001 | 26 | OAK | 15 | — | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2002 | 27 | OAK | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 2003 | 28 | WAS | 11 | — | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | 29 | NYG | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 95 | 152 | 116 | 20 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68.2 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 66.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 88%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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