Greg Spires is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Spires in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Spires'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 | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1998 | 24 | NE | 15 | — | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 25 | NE | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | NE | 12 | — | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | CLE | 13 | — | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 28 | TB | 13 | — | 30 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29 | TB | 15 | — | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 30 | TB | 16 | — | 52 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 31 | TB | 15 | — | 37 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 32 | TB | 15 | — | 42 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 5.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 33 | TB | 10 | — | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 128 | — | 272 | 184 | 82 | 12 | 22 | 39.0 | 73.0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
108 career value over replacement — #1045 all-time of 4,695. 10.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #83 (Rd 3) · NE · 1998 · +27.5 vs expected KV-H
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Postseason all-time ranks
A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Worth 108 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 23% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 seasons × ~12 surplus ≈ VORP 108
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