Kawann Short ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Short in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Short a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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Kawann Short
Height6'3"
Weight315 lb
BornFeb 2, 1989
Age37
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2013 | 24–25 | CAR | 16 | — | 29 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 1.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 518 | 50.8% | 59 | 13.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 25–26 | CAR | 16 | — | 37 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 586 | 57.3% | 73 | 16.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 26–27 | CAR | 16 | — | 54 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 11.0 | 45.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 759 | 69.1% | 64 | 13.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 27–28 | CAR | 16 | — | 53 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 6.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 780 | 73.2% | 89 | 18.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 28–29 | CAR | 16 | — | 46 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 7.5 | 31.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 701 | 70.6% | 82 | 18.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 29–30 | CAR | 14 | — | 38 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 584 | 65.3% | 69 | 18.4% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 30–31 | CAR | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 76 | 57.0% | 15 | 23.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 2020 | 31–32 | CAR | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 123 | 66.7% | 10 | 12.3% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 99 | — | 266 | 153 | 113 | 56 | 85 | 32.5 | 173.5 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
125 career value over replacement — #842 all-time of 4,695. 20.8/season above a replacement-level DL.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #44 (Rd 2) · CAR · 2013 · +23.6 vs expected KV-H
73actual
49.4 expected · Δ+23.6
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