Greg Gaines is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Gaines in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gaines's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | ||||||
| 2019 | 23 | LAR | 10 | — | 0.0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 183 | 26.3% | 11 | 3.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 24 | LAR | 16 | — | 0.1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 201 | 19.7% | 65 | 14.6% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 108.3 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 25 | LAR | 17 | — | 1.4 | 48 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 4.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 780 | 67.6% | 33 | 7.5% | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | 70.1 | -2.0 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 8.3% |
| 2022 | 26 | LAR | 16 | — | 2.1 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 732 | 71.3% | 4 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 27 | TB | 17 | — | 0.0 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 473 | 41.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 39.6 | -2.0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7.7% |
| 2024 | 28 | TB | 15 | — | 0.0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 395 | 39.9% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 79.2 | -5.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5.6% |
| 2025 | 29 | TB | 17 | — | 0.0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 369 | 35.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 118.7 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.0% |
| 2026 | 30 | BUF | 6 | — | 0.0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 137 | 31.7% | 29 | 17.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 114 | — | 3.6 | 181 | 72 | 109 | 17 | 35 | 14.5 | 66.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 51 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 11 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
46 career value over replacement — #2235 all-time of 4,806. 5.8/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #134 (Rd 4) · LA · 2019 · +24.5 vs expected KV-H
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8 seasons · peak 2.1 in 2022
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.
0.3 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2022 · +0.2 wins
0.2 of LAR's 5 wins (3%)
Latest season · 2026 · −0.1 wins
BUF's 5 wins so far · no wins above replacement this season
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.
#581 of 1,617 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | LAR | 6 | 0* | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 24 | LAR | 11 | 0* | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 25 | LAR | 17 | 11* | 48 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 4.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2022 | 26 | LAR | 13 | 11* | 34 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 27 | TB | 13 | 0* | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 28 | TB | 11 | 0* | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | TB | 13 | 0* | 22 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 30 | BUF | 6 | 0* | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 90 | 22* | 181 | 72 | 109 | 17 | 35 | 14.5 | 66.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | LAR | 10 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 183 | 26.3% | 11 | 3.7% |
| 2020 | 24 | LAR | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 201 | 19.7% | 65 | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 25 | LAR | 17 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 780 | 67.6% | 33 | 7.5% |
| 2022 | 26 | LAR | 16 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 732 | 71.3% | 4 | 0.8% |
| 2023 | 27 | TB | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 473 | 41.5% | 4 | 0.9% |
| 2024 | 28 | TB | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 395 | 39.9% | 3 | 0.7% |
| 2025 | 29 | TB | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 369 | 35.2% | 6 | 1.1% |
| 2026 | 30 | BUF | 6 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 137 | 31.7% | 29 | 17.3% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | LAR | 10 | 0* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 24 | LAR | 16 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 108.3 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 25 | LAR | 17 | 11* | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | 70.1 | -2.0 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 8.3% |
| 2022 | 26 | LAR | 16 | 11* | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 27 | TB | 17 | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 39.6 | -2.0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7.7% |
| 2024 | 28 | TB | 15 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 79.2 | -5.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5.6% |
| 2025 | 29 | TB | 17 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 118.7 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.0% |
| Career | 108 | 22* | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 51 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 11 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 55.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 94%
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