Amobi Okoye is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Okoye in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Okoye's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2007 | 20 | HOU | 16 | — | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 21 | HOU | 13 | — | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 22 | HOU | 15 | — | 28 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 23 | HOU | 15 | — | 35 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 24 | CHI | 15 | — | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 25 | CHI | 8 | — | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 82 | — | 146 | 87 | 59 | 22 | 39 | 16.0 | 77.0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
61 career value over replacement — #1833 all-time of 4,695. 10.2/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #10 (Rd 1) · HOU · 2007 · -0.5 vs expected KV-H
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6 seasons · peak 2.2 in 2007
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.4 career wins over 6 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2007 · +0.2 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#377 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 20 | HOU | 16 | — | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 2008 | 21 | HOU | 13 | — | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 22 | HOU | 15 | — | 28 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2010 | 23 | HOU | 15 | — | 35 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 3.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2011 | 24 | CHI | 15 | — | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2012 | 25 | CHI | 8 | — | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Career | 82 | 146 | 87 | 59 | 22 | 39 | 16.0 | 77.0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 60.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 100%
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