Bernard Holsey is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Holsey in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Holsey'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 | |||||
| 1996 | 22–23 | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23–24 | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24–25 | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25–26 | NYG | 12 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26–27 | IND | 16 | — | 36 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 28–29 | NE | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | WAS | 13 | — | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 92 | — | 82 | 57 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 9.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
35 career value over replacement — #2523 all-time of 4,695. 5.8/season above a replacement-level DL.
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A quality edge rusher with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 35 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 55% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 seasons × ~7 surplus ≈ VORP 35
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