Jeff Zgonina is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Zgonina in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Zgonina'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 | |||||
| 1993 | 23 | PIT | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24 | PIT | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25 | CAR | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | ATL | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27 | STL | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29 | STL | 13 | — | 28 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | STL | 11 | — | 27 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | STL | 13 | — | 28 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 32 | STL | 15 | — | 33 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 33 | MIA | 11 | — | 31 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 34 | MIA | 16 | — | 57 | 26 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 35 | MIA | 15 | — | 38 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 36 | MIA | 14 | — | 33 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 37 | HOU | 10 | — | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 38 | HOU | 13 | — | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 39 | HOU | 15 | — | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 192 | — | 316 | 188 | 128 | 30 | 13 | 25.0 | 68.0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
92 career value over replacement — #1286 all-time of 4,695. 6.1/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #185 (Rd 7) · PIT · 1993 · +35.7 vs expected KV-H
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15 seasons · peak 2.5 in 2003
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.
0.6 career wins over 15 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2003 · +0.2 wins
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.
#460 of 1,595 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 23 | PIT | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | PIT | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | CAR | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26 | ATL | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | STL | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1999 | 29 | STL | 13 | — | 28 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| 2000 | 30 | STL | 11 | — | 27 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | STL | 13 | — | 28 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 32 | STL | 15 | — | 33 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2003 | 33 | MIA | 11 | — | 31 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 2004 | 34 | MIA | 16 | — | 57 | 26 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 2005 | 35 | MIA | 15 | — | 38 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2006 | 36 | MIA | 14 | — | 33 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 37 | HOU | 10 | — | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 38 | HOU | 13 | — | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 39 | HOU | 15 | — | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 192 | 316 | 188 | 128 | 30 | 13 | 25.0 | 68.0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 15 scored seasons.
Blend 57.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 98%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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