Corey Williams is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Williams in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Williams'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 | |||||
| 2004 | 24 | GB | 9 | — | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25 | GB | 12 | — | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26 | GB | 16 | — | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 7.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27 | GB | 15 | — | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 7.0 | 17.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28 | CLE | 14 | — | 42 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29 | CLE | 13 | — | 25 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 30 | DET | 16 | — | 33 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31 | DET | 14 | — | 31 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 32 | DET | 6 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 115 | — | 236 | 160 | 76 | 19 | 52 | 27.5 | 98.5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
97 career value over replacement — #1192 all-time of 4,695. 10.8/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #179 (Rd 6) · GB · 2004 · +40.2 vs expected KV-H
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