Arthur Moats is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Moats in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Moats'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 | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2010 | 22 | BUF | 11 | — | 21 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 23 | BUF | 10 | — | 19 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24 | BUF | 6 | — | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25 | BUF | 16 | — | 37 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 293 | 24.9% | 176 | 34.7% |
| 2014 | 26 | PIT | 16 | — | 23 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 337 | 34.4% | 145 | 31.6% |
| 2015 | 27 | PIT | 16 | — | 32 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 554 | 50.6% | 80 | 17.8% |
| 2016 | 28 | PIT | 16 | — | 19 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 396 | 37.3% | 70 | 15.3% |
| 2017 | 29 | PIT | 14 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 84 | 9.4% | 96 | 24.4% |
| Career | — | 105 | — | 173 | 94 | 79 | 15 | 36 | 16.0 | 67.0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
41 career value over replacement — #2329 all-time of 4,695. 5.9/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #178 (Rd 6) · BUF · 2010 · +32.2 vs expected KV-H
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