Tommy Kelly is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Kelly in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kelly'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% | |||||
| 2004 | 23–24 | OAK | 9 | — | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 24–25 | OAK | 15 | — | 42 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 25–26 | OAK | 16 | — | 49 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 26–27 | OAK | 7 | — | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 27–28 | OAK | 15 | — | 51 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 5.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 28–29 | OAK | 16 | — | 46 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 29–30 | OAK | 16 | — | 50 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 7.5 | 31.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 30–31 | OAK | 16 | — | 36 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 7.5 | 23.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 31–32 | OAK | 16 | — | 41 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 32–33 | NE | 5 | — | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 218 | 62.2% | 14 | 10.0% |
| 2014 | 33–34 | ARI | 15 | — | 31 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 707 | 66.8% | 66 | 14.6% |
| Career | — | 146 | — | 409 | 261 | 148 | 34 | 66 | 39.0 | 139.0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 925 | 65.7% | 80 | 13.5% | |
Career Value · VORP
112 career value over replacement — #963 all-time of 4,649. 10.2/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23–24 | OAK | 9 | — | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2005 | 24–25 | OAK | 15 | — | 42 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2006 | 25–26 | OAK | 16 | — | 49 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2007 | 26–27 | OAK | 7 | — | 24 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.8 |
| 2008 | 27–28 | OAK | 15 | — | 51 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 5.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
| 2009 | 28–29 | OAK | 16 | — | 46 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 | 29–30 | OAK | 16 | — | 50 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 7.5 | 31.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15.9 |
| 2011 | 30–31 | OAK | 16 | — | 36 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 7.5 | 23.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2012 | 31–32 | OAK | 16 | — | 41 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2013 | 32–33 | NE | 5 | 3* | 20 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 2014 | 33–34 | ARI | 15 | 11* | 31 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Career | 146 | 14* | 409 | 261 | 148 | 34 | 66 | — | — | 1 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 104.8 |
* 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 | 32–33 | NE | 5 | 3* | — | 0.0% | 218 | 62.2% | 14 | 10.0% |
| 2014 | 33–34 | ARI | 16 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 707 | 66.8% | 66 | 14.6% |
| Career | 21 | 14* | — | — | 925 | — | 80 | — |
* 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 66 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
Blend 66.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 96%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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