Stephen Paea is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Paea in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Paea's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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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% | |||||
| 2011 | 23 | CHI | 7 | — | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24 | CHI | 14 | — | 23 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25 | CHI | 9 | — | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 474 | 55.6% | 36 | 8.8% |
| 2014 | 26 | CHI | 14 | — | 32 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 700 | 67.3% | 79 | 18.1% |
| 2015 | 27 | WAS | 9 | — | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 214 | 29.6% | 27 | 9.3% |
| 2016 | 28 | CLE | 8 | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 319 | 35.4% | 24 | 6.8% |
| 2017 | 29 | DAL | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 145 | 52.0% | 10 | 8.5% |
| Career | — | 65 | — | 125 | 72 | 53 | 22 | 31 | 14.0 | 67.0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 1,852 | 49.0% | 176 | 11.0% | |
Career Value · VORP
39 career value over replacement — #2360 all-time of 4,649. 5.6/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #53 (Rd 2) · CHI · 2011 · +7.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | CHI | 7 | — | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 24 | CHI | 14 | — | 23 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2013 | 25 | CHI | 9 | 7* | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.6 |
| 2014 | 26 | CHI | 14 | 11* | 32 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 13.4 |
| 2015 | 27 | WAS | 9 | 0* | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2016 | 28 | CLE | 8 | 0* | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 2017 | 29 | DAL | 4 | 2* | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Career | 65 | 20* | 125 | 72 | 53 | 22 | 31 | — | — | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 1 | 41.6 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25 | CHI | 13 | 7* | — | 0.0% | 474 | 55.6% | 36 | 8.8% |
| 2014 | 26 | CHI | 16 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 700 | 67.3% | 79 | 18.1% |
| 2015 | 27 | WAS | 11 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 214 | 29.6% | 27 | 9.3% |
| 2016 | 28 | CLE | 13 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 319 | 35.4% | 24 | 6.8% |
| 2017 | 29 | DAL | 4 | 2* | — | 0.0% | 145 | 52.0% | 10 | 8.5% |
| Career | 57 | 20* | — | — | 1,852 | — | 176 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 55.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 91%
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