DeShawn Williams is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Williams in the top half 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 | 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% | |||||
| 2016 | 23–24 | CIN | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 57 | 21.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 27–28 | DEN | 14 | — | 33 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 436 | 47.0% | 91 | 21.6% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 28–29 | DEN | 15 | — | 37 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 386 | 40.9% | 60 | 16.4% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 29–30 | DEN | 17 | — | 33 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 597 | 52.9% | 76 | 16.0% | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 78.5 | -5.7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 30–31 | CAR | 16 | — | 31 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 444 | 44.0% | 12 | 2.9% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 31–32 | CAR | 12 | — | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 337 | 39.0% | 18 | 5.2% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 78 | — | 151 | 67 | 84 | 11 | 34 | 9.5 | 54.5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 2,257 | 43.9% | 257 | 11.9% | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 44 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 11 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
18 career value over replacement — #3235 all-time of 4,695. 3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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Seasons above replacement
2 seasons × ~9 surplus ≈ VORP 18
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