Jay Williams is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Williams in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Williams's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
59 career value over replacement — #1887 all-time of 4,695. 6.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1995 | 23–24 | STL | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | STL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | STL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | STL | 11 | — | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28–29 | CAR | 14 | — | 24 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29–30 | CAR | 16 | — | 33 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30–31 | MIA | 13 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 31–32 | MIA | 9 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 32–33 | MIA | 15 | — | 32 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 117 | — | 128 | 83 | 45 | 22 | 17 | 23.5 | 62.5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
A edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Worth 59 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 41% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 seasons × ~7.4 surplus ≈
Jeff Charleston
DE
89% match
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