Charles Grant ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Grant in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Grant a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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 | |||||
| 2002 | 23–24 | NO | 16 | — | 31 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 24–25 | NO | 16 | — | 48 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 25–26 | NO | 16 | — | 65 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26–27 | NO | 16 | — | 49 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27–28 | NO | 16 | — | 48 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 6.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 28–29 | NO | 14 | — | 37 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 29–30 | NO | 8 | — | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 30–31 | NO | 16 | — | 36 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 118 | — | 339 | 244 | 95 | 19 | 46 | 48.0 | 113.0 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
154 career value over replacement — #621 all-time of 4,695. 19.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Pick #25 (Rd 1) · NO · 2002 · +21.2 vs expected KV-H
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8 seasons · peak 7.9 in 2004
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.
1.9 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2004 · +0.6 wins
Latest season · 2009 · +0.1 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.
#122 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23–24 | NO | 16 | — | 31 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 2003 | 24–25 | NO | 16 | — | 48 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | 25–26 | NO | 16 | — | 65 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2005 | 26–27 | NO | 16 | — | 49 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 2006 | 27–28 | NO | 16 | — | 48 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 6.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| 2007 | 28–29 | NO | 14 | — | 37 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 29–30 | NO | 8 | — | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 2009 | 30–31 | NO | 16 | — | 36 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Career | 118 | 339 | 244 | 95 | 19 | 46 | 48.0 | 113.0 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25.4 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 76 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 75.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 76· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
D'Marco Farr
DT
88% match
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