Adrian Clayborn is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Clayborn in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Clayborn's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Adrian Clayborn
Top 11% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker
Height6'3"
Weight280 lb
BornJul 6, 1988
Age38
CollegeIowaSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2011
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 | VAL | 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% | ||||||
| 2011 | 23 | TB | 15 | — | 3.7 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 7.5 | 30.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24 | TB | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25 | TB | 16 | — | 3.3 | 54 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 5.5 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 933 | 88.3% | 84 | 19.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 26 | TB | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 50 | 74.0% | 4 | 16.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 27 | ATL | 16 | — | 2.1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 3.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 521 | 50.6% | 73 | 18.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 28 | ATL | 13 | — | 2.2 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 4.5 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 583 | 62.3% | 2 | 0.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 29 | ATL | 16 | — | 6.1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 9.5 | 32.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 554 | 52.3% | 9 | 2.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 30 | NE | 14 | — | 1.3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 318 | 34.0% | — | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 31 | ATL | 15 | — | 2.1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 439 | 44.5% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 4.0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 32 | CLE | 15 | — | 1.6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 404 | 41.1% | 14 | 3.8% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 123 | — | 22.4 | 190 | 133 | 57 | 55 | 104 | 40.0 | 199.0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 3 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
131 career value over replacement — #787 all-time of 4,695. 16.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #20 (Rd 1) · TB · 2011 · +14.3 vs expected KV-H
71actual
56.7 expected · Δ+14.3
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