Haloti Ngata is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Ngata in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ngata'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% | ||||||
| 2006 | 22–23 | BAL | 15 | — | 0.5 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 23–24 | BAL | 16 | — | 0.2 | 46 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 24–25 | BAL | 16 | — | 2.5 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 25–26 | BAL | 13 | — | 0.6 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 26–27 | BAL | 16 | — | 4.2 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 5.5 | 31.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 27–28 | BAL | 15 | — | 3.9 | 55 | 27 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 28–29 | BAL | 13 | — | 3.0 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 5.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 29–30 | BAL | 15 | — | 0.8 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2% | 700 | 68.9% | 23 | 4.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 30–31 | BAL | 12 | — | 4.5 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 529 | 65.4% | 46 | 13.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 31–32 | DET | 14 | — | 1.3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 596 | 65.1% | 66 | 17.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 32–33 | DET | 13 | — | 0.9 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 527 | 63.8% | 48 | 13.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 33–34 | DET | 5 | — | 1.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 145 | 45.0% | 18 | 12.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 34–35 | PHI | 13 | — | 0.1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 368 | 42.6% | 57 | 15.7% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -6.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 176 | — | 23.5 | 426 | 236 | 190 | 55 | 90 | 32.5 | 177.5 | 5 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
119 career value over replacement — #902 all-time of 4,695. 9.2/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #12 (Rd 1) · BAL · 2006 · +6.5 vs expected KV-H
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A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
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