Kelvin Pritchett is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Pritchett in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Pritchett's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Kelvin Pritchett

Top 24% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 1992

Height6'3"

Weight330 lb

BornOct 24, 1969

Age56

CollegeMississippi See College Stats

Rookie yr

Combined Season Grid

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

1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1991	21–22	DET	16	—	25	0	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	—	1	0	—	—	—
1992	22–23	DET	16	—	58	45	—	—	—	6.5	6.5	—	0	3	—	—	—
1993	23–24	DET	16	—	42	36	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1994	24–25	DET	16	—	73	40	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	—	1	1	—	—	—
1995	25–26	JAX	16	—	63	41	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	—	2	0	—	—	—
1996	26–27	JAX	13	—	24	17	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1997	27–28	JAX	8	—	31	19	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1998	28–29	JAX	15	—	33	25	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1999	29–30	DET	12	—	17	13	4	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2000	30–31	DET	9	—	15	7	8	2	3	2.5	7.5	1	1	0	—	0	0
2001	31–32	DET	10	—	16	9	7	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	1	1	—	0	0
2002	32–33	DET	15	—	40	26	14	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	2	0	1	0	0
2003	33–34	DET	5	—	7	6	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2004	34–35	DET	12	—	17	10	7	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	0	0
Career		—	179	—	461	294	41	6	4	31.5	41.5	1	9	5	1	0	0

Career Value · VORP

109 career value over replacement — #1028 all-time of 4,695. 7.8/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #20 (Rd 1) · DAL · 1991 · +4.3 vs expected KV-H

61actual

56.7 expected · Δ+4.3

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Career arc · VAL by season

14 seasons · peak 3.5 in 1994

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

1.1 career wins over 14 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1994 · +0.3 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)+0.3

VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.

Position percentile · EDGE

#389 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H

076th percentile100

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Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1991	21–22	DET	16	—	25	0	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	—	1	0	—	—	—	0.4
1992	22–23	DET	16	—	58	45	—	—	—	6.5	6.5	—	0	3	—	—	—	3.2
1993	23–24	DET	16	—	42	36	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	2
1994	24–25	DET	16	—	73	40	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	—	1	1	—	—	—	3.5
1995	25–26	JAX	16	—	63	41	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	—	2	0	—	—	—	0.5
1996	26–27	JAX	13	—	24	17	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	0.6
1997	27–28	JAX	8	—	31	19	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	1.2
1998	28–29	JAX	15	—	33	25	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	1
1999	29–30	DET	12	—	17	13	4	1	1	1.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0
2000	30–31	DET	9	—	15	7	8	2	3	2.5	7.5	1	1	0	—	0	0	2.3
2001	31–32	DET	10	—	16	9	7	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	0
2002	32–33	DET	15	—	40	26	14	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
2003	33–34	DET	5	—	7	6	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0
2004	34–35	DET	12	—	17	10	7	0	0	1.0	1.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	0
Career			179		461	294	41	6	4	31.5	41.5	1	9	5	1	0	0	14.7