Shawne Merriman ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Merriman in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Merriman a career score of 83, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Shawne Merriman
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2005 | 21 | SD | 14 | — | 49 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 22 | SD | 12 | — | 55 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 16.5 | 33.5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 23 | SD | 15 | — | 55 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 12.5 | 29.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 24 | SD | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 25 | SD | 13 | — | 33 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 26 | SD | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 27 | BUF | 5 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 28 | BUF | 8 | — | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 71 | — | 221 | 161 | 60 | 11 | 47 | 45.0 | 103.0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
139 career value over replacement — #707 all-time of 4,649. 23.2/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #12 (Rd 1) · LAC · 2005 · +22.8 vs expected KV-H
83actual
60.2 expected · Δ+22.8
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