Christian Kirksey is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Kirksey in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kirksey's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Christian Kirksey
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2014 | 22 | CLE | 16 | — | 72 | 38 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 681 | 58.1% | 257 | 55.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 23 | CLE | 16 | — | 53 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 567 | 54.6% | 215 | 50.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 24 | CLE | 16 | — | 140 | 90 | 50 | 11 | 7 | 2.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,111 | 99.8% | 176 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 25 | CLE | 16 | — | 133 | 81 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 3.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,068 | 100.0% | 85 | 19.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 26 | CLE | 7 | — | 39 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 474 | 84.4% | 19 | 8.1% | 42 | 31 | 0.7 | 91.6 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 27 | CLE | 2 | — | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 112 | 91.5% | 8 | 12.5% | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 155.8 | -0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0.3 |
| 2020 | 28 | GB | 11 | — | 73 | 42 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 548 | 76.1% | 42 | 13.8% | 43 | 31 | 0.7 | 109.7 | 4.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 29 | HOU | 13 | — | 75 | 37 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 789 | 92.2% | 31 | 9.3% | 40 | 28 | 0.7 | 97.2 | 9.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 30 | HOU | 17 | — | 108 | 66 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,141 | 97.3% | 4 | 0.8% | 60 | 45 | 0.8 | 90.1 | 5.3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 10 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 114 | — | 704 | 419 | 285 | 45 | 33 | 16.5 | 94.5 | 7 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 6,491 | 83.0% | 837 | 26.6% | 194 | 142 | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | 7 | 122 | 39 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
71 career value over replacement — #1632 all-time of 4,695. 8.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #71 (Rd 3) · CLE · 2014 · +15 vs expected KV-H
58actual
43 expected · Δ+15
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