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.

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Keith Hamilton

Top 9% all-time pass rushersIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 1993

Height6'6"

Weight295 lb

BornMay 25, 1971

Age

Career Value · VORP

220 career value over replacement — #317 all-time of 4,695. 18.3/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #99 (Rd 4) · NYG · 1992 · +35.5 vs expected KV-H

73actual

37.5 expected · Δ+35.5

💔+30.7 stolen VORP·1.68 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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

Career arc · VAL by season

12 seasons · peak 7.3 in 1993

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

2.5 career wins over 12 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1993 · +0.6 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1992	21	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.2
1993	22	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.5	11.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.3
1994	23	NYG	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.5	6.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.1
1995	24	NYG	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.7
1996	25	NYG	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.3
1997	26	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.6
1998	27	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.4
1999	28	NYG	14	—	39	20	19	8	5	4.0	17.0	0	3	1	2	0	0	1.2
2000	29	NYG	16	—	42	27	15	11	10	9.0	30.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	5.5
2001	30	NYG	10	—	31	15	16	9	7	6.0	22.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	3.5
2002	31	NYG	5	—	8	5	3	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	0
2003	32	NYG	13	—	33	19	14	0	0	1.5	1.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	0
Career			165		153	86	67	30	22	62.0	114.0	0	9	1	2	0	0	32.8

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 73 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 71.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 66

On-field 48

Availability 18

On-field production