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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1991 | — | GB | 16 | — | 39 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | GB | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | MIN | 11 | — | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | MIN | 16 | — | 43 | 21 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | MIN | 14 | — | 30 | 14 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | JAX | 6 | — | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | ATL | 13 | — | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | CAR | 8 | — | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 104 | — | 178 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23 | GB | 16 | — | 39 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8.4 |
| 1992 | 24 | GB | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2.2 |
| 1993 | 25 | MIN | 11 | — | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2.8 |
| 1994 | 26 | MIN | 16 | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3.9 |
| 1995 | 27 | MIN | 16 | — | 43 | 21 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 9.5 |
| 1996 | 28 | MIN | 14 | — | 30 | 14 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 6.6 |
| 1997 | 29 | JAX | 6 | — | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2.8 |
| 1998 | 30 | ATL | 13 | — | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 4.3 |
| 1999 | 31 | CAR | 8 | — | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Career | 104 | 178 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43.7 |
Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.
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Joined CAR (from ATL)
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Joined ATL (from JAX)
Joined JAX (from MIN)
Joined MIN (from GB)
Drafted by GB — Round 2, Pick 35
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Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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