Jason Hatcher is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Hatcher in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hatcher'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 | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2006 | 24 | DAL | 10 | — | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 25 | DAL | 14 | — | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 26 | DAL | 11 | — | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 27 | DAL | 14 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 28 | DAL | 8 | — | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 29 | DAL | 12 | — | 25 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 4.5 | 19.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 30 | DAL | 16 | — | 47 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 4.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 31 | DAL | 15 | — | 37 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 11.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 747 | 70.6% | 86 | 19.0% |
| 2014 | 32 | WAS | 13 | — | 23 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 503 | 61.4% | 58 | 15.6% |
| 2015 | 33 | WAS | 15 | — | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 540 | 54.7% | 50 | 12.1% |
| Career | — | 128 | — | 227 | 151 | 76 | 42 | 81 | 34.5 | 157.5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
95 career value over replacement — #1228 all-time of 4,695. 9.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #92 (Rd 3) · DAL · 2006 · +28.5 vs expected KV-H
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