Donald Evans is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Evans in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Evans's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1987 | 23 | LAR | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 24 | PHI | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 26 | PIT | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 27 | PIT | 16 | — | 35 | 0 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28 | PIT | 16 | — | 54 | 40 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 29 | PIT | 16 | — | 61 | 39 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 30 | NYJ | 16 | — | 78 | 49 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 31 | NYJ | 4 | — | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 244 | 138 | — | — | — | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
37 career value over replacement — #2452 all-time of 4,695. 5.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #47 (Rd 2) · RAM · 1987 · +8.6 vs expected KV-H
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7 seasons · peak 4.1 in 1993
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.6 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1993 · +0.3 wins
Latest season · 1995 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#492 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 24 | PHI | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 26 | PIT | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 27 | PIT | 16 | — | 35 | 0 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 28 | PIT | 16 | — | 54 | 40 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 29 | PIT | 16 | — | 61 | 39 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 30 | NYJ | 16 | — | 78 | 49 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 31 | NYJ | 4 | — | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 244 | 138 | — | — | — | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 57.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 58· confidence 88%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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