Reggie Hayward ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Hayward in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Hayward a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2001 | 22 | DEN | 5 | — | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 23 | DEN | 6 | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24 | DEN | 15 | — | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25 | DEN | 16 | — | 39 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26 | JAX | 15 | — | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 28 | JAX | 8 | — | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 29 | JAX | 16 | — | 22 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 30 | JAX | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 82 | — | 155 | 122 | 33 | 17 | 19 | 37.5 | 73.5 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
114 career value over replacement — #927 all-time of 4,649. 16.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #87 (Rd 3) · DEN · 2001 · +35.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22 | DEN | 5 | — | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | 23 | DEN | 6 | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 24 | DEN | 15 | — | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 |
| 2004 | 25 | DEN | 16 | — | 39 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.4 |
| 2005 | 26 | JAX | 15 | — | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2007 | 28 | JAX | 8 | — | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | 29 | JAX | 16 | — | 22 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.8 |
| 2009 | 30 | JAX | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 82 | 155 | 122 | 33 | 17 | 19 | — | — | 1 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 65.8 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 73.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 91%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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