Derek Wolfe is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Wolfe in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wolfe'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 | 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% | |||||
| 2012 | 22 | DEN | 13 | — | 38 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 23 | DEN | 11 | — | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 551 | 69.4% | 38 | 9.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 24 | DEN | 16 | — | 31 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 718 | 66.6% | 58 | 11.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 25 | DEN | 12 | — | 47 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 5.5 | 27.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 649 | 78.5% | 56 | 15.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 26 | DEN | 14 | — | 46 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 5.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 665 | 64.1% | 42 | 10.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 27 | DEN | 11 | — | 29 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 458 | 67.7% | 37 | 11.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 28 | DEN | 16 | — | 34 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 709 | 66.3% | 79 | 17.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 29 | DEN | 12 | — | 33 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 7.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 525 | 66.6% | 9 | 3.0% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -5.0 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 30 | BAL | 14 | — | 47 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 624 | 66.7% | 55 | 15.1% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 119 | — | 320 | 195 | 125 | 52 | 81 | 34.0 | 167.0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
112 career value over replacement — #989 all-time of 4,695. 12.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #36 (Rd 2) · DEN · 2012 · +11.2 vs expected KV-H
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Seasons above replacement
8 seasons × ~14 surplus ≈ VORP 112
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