Will Witherspoon is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Witherspoon in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Witherspoon's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Will Witherspoon
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2002 | 22 | CAR | 10 | — | 54 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 23 | CAR | 16 | — | 86 | 62 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 24 | CAR | 16 | — | 91 | 73 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 25 | CAR | 15 | — | 72 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 14 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 26 | STL | 16 | — | 94 | 80 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 27 | STL | 16 | — | 100 | 82 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 7.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 28 | STL | 14 | — | 62 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 29 | TOT | 17 | — | 74 | 63 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 29 | PHI | 11 | — | 48 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 29 | STL | 6 | — | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 30 | TEN | 16 | — | 72 | 43 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 31 | TEN | 14 | — | 52 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 32 | TEN | 10 | — | 40 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 33 | STL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 136 | 12.5% | 158 | 35.4% |
| Career | — | 193 | — | 797 | 608 | 189 | 23 | 33 | 26.0 | 82.0 | 13 | 75 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 136 | 12.5% | 158 | 35.4% | |
Career Value · VORP
100 career value over replacement — #1124 all-time of 4,649. 9.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #73 (Rd 3) · CAR · 2002 · +19.8 vs expected KV-H
60actual
40.2 expected · Δ+19.8
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