David Hawthorne is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Hawthorne in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hawthorne'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 | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2008 | 23 | SEA | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24 | SEA | 14 | — | 91 | 68 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25 | SEA | 15 | — | 86 | 55 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | SEA | 15 | — | 109 | 67 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27 | NO | 11 | — | 37 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | NO | 16 | — | 88 | 57 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 680 | 68.6% | 94 | 21.3% |
| 2014 | 29 | NO | 12 | — | 79 | 48 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 742 | 90.8% | 40 | 11.6% |
| 2015 | 30 | NO | 11 | — | 30 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 222 | 30.4% | 104 | 30.9% |
| Career | — | 95 | — | 520 | 334 | 186 | 41 | 18 | 11.0 | 70.0 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
45 career value over replacement — #2226 all-time of 4,695. 6.4/season above a replacement-level LB.
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Seasons above replacement
4 seasons × ~11.3 surplus ≈ VORP 45
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