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.
Career Value · VORP
134 career value over replacement — #773 all-time of 4,695. 12.2/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #159 (Rd 5) · HOU · 1995 · +42.2 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
11 seasons · peak 6.3 in 1999
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.
2.1 career wins over 11 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1999 · +0.5 wins
0.5 of JAX's 14 wins (3%)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22 | HOU | 15 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1.2 |
| 1996 | 23 | HOU | 16 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3.2 |
| 1997 | 24 | TEN | 15 | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4.2 |
| 1998 | 25 | TEN | 16 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | JAX | 15 | — | 44 | 37 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 10.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2000 | 27 | JAX | 13 | — | 37 | 34 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2001 | 28 | JAX | 16 | — | 40 | 32 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 7.5 | 29.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| 2002 | 29 | HOU | 16 | — | 46 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2003 | 30 | HOU | 4 | — | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31 | HOU | 13 | — | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32 | HOU | 9 | — | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Career | 148 | 393 | 168 | 59 | 51 | 27 | 47.5 | 125.5 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
Blend 68.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 95%
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Latest season · 2005 · +0.1 wins
0.1 of HOU's 2 wins (4%)
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. Team wins are the club's actual regular-season wins; a traded season, or one whose club record is missing, shows no share.
#210 of 1,594 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)