A.J. Klein is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Klein in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Klein's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
A.J. Klein
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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 | CAR | 16 | — | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 129 | 13.8% | 260 | 61.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 23 | CAR | 14 | — | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 282 | 31.6% | 269 | 65.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 24 | CAR | 15 | — | 46 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 318 | 29.9% | 283 | 64.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 25 | CAR | 15 | — | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 350 | 34.1% | 231 | 51.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 26 | NO | 12 | — | 54 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 664 | 85.7% | 63 | 17.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 27 | NO | 16 | — | 66 | 38 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 669 | 64.8% | 172 | 40.2% | 35 | 22 | 0.6 | 72.0 | 5.8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 28 | NO | 15 | — | 63 | 41 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 753 | 76.9% | 83 | 20.0% | 52 | 36 | 0.7 | 107.5 | 5.3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 29 | BUF | 16 | — | 63 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 652 | 60.6% | 148 | 33.5% | 48 | 35 | 0.7 | 101.0 | 3.9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 17 | 0.2 |
| 2021 | 30 | BUF | 15 | — | 26 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 277 | 26.6% | 161 | 43.3% | 25 | 16 | 0.6 | 63.1 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 31 | BAL / BUF / CHI | 10 | — | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 104 | — | 100 | — | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 79.2 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 32 | BUF | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 19 | 36.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 146 | — | 406 | 267 | 139 | 45 | 26 | 15.5 | 86.5 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 166 | 114 | — | — | — | 25 | 5 | 8 | 187 | 35 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
49 career value over replacement — #2097 all-time of 4,695. 5.4/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #148 (Rd 5) · CAR · 2013 · +26.3 vs expected KV-H
56actual
29.7 expected · Δ+26.3
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