Julian Peterson ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Peterson in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Peterson a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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 | |||||
| 2000 | 22 | SF | 12 | — | 39 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | SF | 14 | — | 43 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 24 | SF | 16 | — | 73 | 55 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25 | SF | 16 | — | 82 | 57 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26 | SF | 5 | — | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 27 | SF | 14 | — | 76 | 52 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28 | SEA | 16 | — | 72 | 54 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 10.0 | 24.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 29 | SEA | 15 | — | 68 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 9.5 | 21.5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30 | SEA | 16 | — | 74 | 53 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 31 | DET | 16 | — | 65 | 38 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 4.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 32 | DET | 15 | — | 75 | 48 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 155 | — | 692 | 487 | 205 | 35 | 50 | 51.0 | 136.0 | 8 | 64 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
184 career value over replacement — #451 all-time of 4,695. 16.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #16 (Rd 1) · SF · 2000 · +15.8 vs expected KV-H
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