Keith Hamilton ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Hamilton in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Hamilton a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
220 career value over replacement — #317 all-time of 4,695. 18.3/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #99 (Rd 4) · NYG · 1992 · +35.5 vs expected KV-H
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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 | |||||
| 1992 | 21 | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 22 | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.5 | 11.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23 | NYG | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24 | NYG | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25 | NYG | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26 | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27 | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28 | NYG | 14 | — | 39 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | NYG | 16 | — | 42 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9.0 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | NYG | 10 | — | 31 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 6.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 31 | NYG | 5 | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 32 | NYG | 13 | — | 33 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 165 | — | 153 | 86 | 67 | 30 | 22 | 62.0 | 114.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 220 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 8% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
11 seasons × ~20 surplus ≈
Charles Omenihu
DE
85% match
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Michael Strahan
11 shared seasons · combined KV-H 1570