Junior Bryant is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Bryant in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bryant'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 | |||||
| 1995 | 24–25 | SF | 16 | — | 26 | 25 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | SF | 16 | — | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | SF | 16 | — | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | SF | 16 | — | 42 | 31 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28–29 | SF | 15 | — | 43 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29–30 | SF | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 82 | — | 170 | 139 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 13.5 | 27.5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
34 career value over replacement — #2559 all-time of 4,695. 6.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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A quality edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 34 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 55% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.5 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons × ~8.5 surplus ≈ VORP 34
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