Calvin Pace ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Pace in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Pace a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Calvin Pace
Top 8% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker
Height6'4"
Weight265 lb
BornOct 28, 1980
Age45
CollegeWake ForestSee College Stats
ConferenceAtlantic Coast
Rookie yr2003
Draft2003 · Rd 1, Pick 18 · ARI
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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% | |||||
| 2003 | 22–23 | ARI | 14 | — | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 23–24 | ARI | 9 | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 24–25 | ARI | 5 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 25–26 | ARI | 11 | — | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 26–27 | ARI | 16 | — | 83 | 65 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 5.5 | 14.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 27–28 | NYJ | 16 | — | 57 | 39 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 7.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 28–29 | NYJ | 12 | — | 36 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 8.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 29–30 | NYJ | 12 | — | 43 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5.5 | 19.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 30–31 | NYJ | 16 | — | 70 | 51 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 4.5 | 22.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 31–32 | NYJ | 16 | — | 54 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 32–33 | NYJ | 16 | — | 50 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 10.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 871 | 78.9% | 20 | 4.3% |
| 2014 | 33–34 | NYJ | 16 | — | 30 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 822 | 80.8% | 84 | 18.0% |
| 2015 | 34–35 | NYJ | 16 | — | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 519 | 49.1% | 71 | 14.8% |
| Career | — | 175 | — | 510 | 363 | 147 | 66 | 74 | 59.0 | 199.0 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
231 career value over replacement — #276 all-time of 4,695. 17.8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #18 (Rd 1) · ARI · 2003 · +17.3 vs expected KV-H
74actual
56.7 expected · Δ+17.3
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