Bobby Hamilton is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Hamilton in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hamilton'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 | 25 | NYJ | 11 | — | 49 | 32 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 1997 | 26 | NYJ | 16 | — | 24 | 13 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 27 | NYJ | 1 | — | 21 | 13 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 28 | NYJ | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | NE | 16 | — | 61 | 23 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | NE | 16 | — | 36 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 7.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 31 | NE | 13 | — | 37 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 32 | NE | 16 | — | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 33 | OAK | 15 | — | 44 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 34 | OAK | 13 | — | 35 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 35 | NYJ | 13 | — | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 36 | CLE | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 134 | — | 368 | 196 | 136 | 21 | 12 | 18.5 | 51.5 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
42 career value over replacement — #2306 all-time of 4,695. 4.7/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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A quality edge rusher with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 42 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 50% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 6 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 seasons × ~7 surplus ≈ VORP 42
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