Grant Wistrom ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Wistrom in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Wistrom a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1998 | 22 | STL | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 23 | STL | 14 | — | 32 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5.5 | 18.5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | STL | 16 | — | 51 | 39 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | STL | 15 | — | 43 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9.0 | 31.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26 | STL | 15 | — | 38 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4.5 | 16.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27 | STL | 15 | — | 50 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 28 | SEA | 8 | — | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29 | SEA | 16 | — | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30 | SEA | 16 | — | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 128 | — | 312 | 243 | 69 | 43 | 35 | 49.5 | 127.5 | 5 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
146 career value over replacement — #685 all-time of 4,695. 16.2/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #6 (Rd 1) · LA · 1998 · +8.7 vs expected KV-H
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9 seasons · peak 8.2 in 2001
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.
2.3 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2001 · +0.6 wins
Latest season · 2006 · +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.
#161 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 | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22 | STL | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1999 | 23 | STL | 14 | — | 32 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5.5 | 18.5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2000 | 24 | STL | 16 | — | 51 | 39 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | 25 | STL | 15 | — | 43 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9.0 | 31.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2002 | 26 | STL | 15 | — | 38 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4.5 | 16.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 2003 | 27 | STL | 15 | — | 50 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 2004 | 28 | SEA | 8 | — | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2005 | 29 | SEA | 16 | — | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 2006 | 30 | SEA | 16 | — | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 128 | 312 | 243 | 69 | 43 | 35 | 49.5 | 127.5 | 5 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29.5 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 72.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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92% match
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