Not to be confused withGary Walker (C · 1987).

Gary Walker is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Walker in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Walker's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Gary Walker

2× Pro BowlTop 13% all-time pass rushersIron Man⛰️ Mountain Arc · 1999

Height6'2"

Weight324 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

134 career value over replacement — #773 all-time of 4,695. 12.2/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #159 (Rd 5) · HOU · 1995 · +42.2 vs expected KV-H

69actual

26.8 expected · Δ+42.2

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1995	22	HOU	15	—	1.2	31	—	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	—	—	1	0	—	—
1996	23	HOU	16	—	3.2	45	—	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	—	—	1	1	—	—
1997	24	TEN	15	—	4.2	43	—	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	—	—	1	0	—	—
1998	25	TEN	16	—	0.0	47	—	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	—	0	0	—	—
1999	26	JAX	15	—	6.3	44	37	7	13	10	10.0	33.0	0	2	0	—	0	0
2000	27	JAX	13	—	2.7	37	34	3	12	4	5.0	21.0	0	2	2	—	0	0
2001	28	JAX	16	—	4.8	40	32	8	15	7	7.5	29.5	0	3	1	1	0	0
2002	29	HOU	16	—	3.7	46	31	15	11	6	6.5	23.5	0	4	1	1	0	0
2003	30	HOU	4	—	0.0	11	5	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2004	31	HOU	13	—	0.0	24	14	10	0	0	0.5	0.5	0	4	1	—	0	0
2005	32	HOU	9	—	0.9	25	15	10	0	0	2.0	2.0	0	4	2	—	0	0
Career		—	148	—	27.0	393	168	59	51	27	47.5	125.5	0	19	10	3	0	0

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A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 134 · #773 · High-Value

Worth 134 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 17% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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Replacement

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.9

Avg surplus

peak +31

9 seasons × ~14.9 surplus ≈