Desmond Bryant is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Bryant in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bryant'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% | |||||
| 2009 | 23–24 | OAK | 11 | — | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24–25 | OAK | 12 | — | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25–26 | OAK | 16 | — | 31 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26–27 | OAK | 14 | — | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27–28 | CLE | 12 | — | 31 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 3.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 582 | 67.6% | 70 | 18.8% |
| 2014 | 28–29 | CLE | 15 | — | 44 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 732 | 66.8% | 70 | 16.5% |
| 2015 | 29–30 | CLE | 14 | — | 32 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6.0 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 527 | 57.6% | 29 | 8.6% |
| Career | — | 94 | — | 210 | 127 | 83 | 38 | 71 | 26.0 | 135.0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
79 career value over replacement — #1473 all-time of 4,695. 11.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
Worth 79 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 32% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +13.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
6 seasons × ~13.2 surplus ≈ VORP 79
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88% match