Kawika Mitchell is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Mitchell in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Mitchell'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 | |||||
| 2003 | 23–24 | KC | 8 | — | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24–25 | KC | 13 | — | 60 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25–26 | KC | 16 | — | 82 | 61 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26–27 | KC | 16 | — | 83 | 62 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27–28 | NYG | 16 | — | 65 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28–29 | BUF | 16 | — | 69 | 44 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29–30 | BUF | 5 | — | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 90 | — | 393 | 278 | 115 | 10 | 18 | 11.5 | 39.5 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
49 career value over replacement — #2113 all-time of 4,695. 7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #47 (Rd 2) · KC · 2003 · +6.6 vs expected KV-H
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