Seth Payne is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Payne in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Payne'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 | |||||
| 1997 | 22–23 | JAX | 5 | — | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 23–24 | JAX | 1 | — | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | JAX | 13 | — | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | JAX | 11 | — | 28 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | JAX | 14 | — | 48 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | HOU | 16 | — | 50 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | HOU | 2 | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | HOU | 14 | — | 34 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | HOU | 15 | — | 42 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31–32 | HOU | 5 | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 96 | — | 262 | 177 | 79 | 24 | 12 | 17.5 | 53.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
54 career value over replacement — #1960 all-time of 4,649. 6.8/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #114 (Rd 4) · JAX · 1997 · +20.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22–23 | JAX | 5 | — | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1.6 |
| 1998 | 23–24 | JAX | 1 | — | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | JAX | 13 | — | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | JAX | 11 | — | 28 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | JAX | 14 | — | 48 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12.3 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | HOU | 16 | — | 50 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 7.6 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | HOU | 2 | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 29–30 | HOU | 14 | — | 34 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | HOU | 15 | — | 42 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.1 |
| 2006 | 31–32 | HOU | 5 | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Career | 96 | 262 | 177 | 79 | 24 | 12 | — | — | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52.9 |
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 56.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 56· confidence 91%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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