William Gholston is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Gholston in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gholston's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
William Gholston
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2013 | 22 | TB | 11 | — | 29 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 312 | 39.4% | 24 | 6.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 23 | TB | 13 | — | 39 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 570 | 54.9% | 74 | 17.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 24 | TB | 15 | — | 62 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 671 | 61.8% | 82 | 18.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 25 | TB | 13 | — | 42 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 585 | 63.4% | 71 | 18.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 26 | TB | 13 | — | 32 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 447 | 48.4% | 75 | 20.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 27 | TB | 11 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 402 | 37.9% | 88 | 19.4% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 28 | TB | 15 | — | 38 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2% | 493 | 43.8% | 172 | 34.7% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 0.0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 29 | TB | 16 | — | 41 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 3.0 | 31.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 606 | 56.8% | 120 | 26.1% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 95.8 | 7.0 | 29 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 30 | TB | 15 | — | 33 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 4.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 507 | 44.4% | 78 | 16.1% | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 108.3 | -1.7 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 31 | TB | 16 | — | 46 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 485 | 43.1% | 113 | 24.2% | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 95.8 | -1.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 32 | TB | 12 | — | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 244 | 22.3% | 75 | 18.6% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 33 | TB | 8 | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 202 | 17.7% | 105 | 21.6% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 158 | — | 401 | 234 | 167 | 59 | 81 | 20.5 | 160.5 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 5,524 | 44.1% | 1,077 | 20.5% | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 74 | 19 | 42 | 9 | 8 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
74 career value over replacement — #1544 all-time of 4,649. 6.2/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #126 (Rd 4) · TB · 2013 · +27.4 vs expected KV-H
58actual
30.6 expected · Δ+27.4
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