Ed McDaniel is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places McDaniel in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McDaniel's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Ed McDaniel
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | 23 | MIN | 8 | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24 | MIN | 7 | — | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25 | MIN | 16 | — | 120 | 91 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26 | MIN | 16 | — | 115 | 85 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28 | MIN | 16 | — | 88 | 63 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29 | MIN | 16 | — | 125 | 90 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30 | MIN | 16 | — | 95 | 62 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | MIN | 16 | — | 104 | 83 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | MIN | 14 | — | 56 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 125 | — | 740 | 544 | 70 | 29 | 6 | 19.5 | 54.5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
75 career value over replacement — #1554 all-time of 4,695. 8.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #125 (Rd 5) · MIN · 1992 · +28.4 vs expected KV-H
59actual
30.6 expected · Δ+28.4
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