John Engelberger is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Engelberger in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Engelberger's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
John Engelberger
Top 29% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2000 | 23–24 | SF | 13 | — | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24–25 | SF | 13 | — | 24 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | SF | 6 | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | SF | 16 | — | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | SF | 16 | — | 40 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28–29 | DEN | 7 | — | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29–30 | DEN | 15 | — | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30–31 | DEN | 16 | — | 36 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 31–32 | DEN | 12 | — | 26 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 114 | — | 225 | 164 | 61 | 15 | 7 | 20.0 | 42.0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
49 career value over replacement — #2109 all-time of 4,695. 5.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #35 (Rd 2) · SF · 2000 · +4.2 vs expected KV-H
59actual
54.8 expected · Δ+4.2
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