Kenard Lang is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Lang in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Lang'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 | |||||
| 1997 | 22–23 | WAS | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 23–24 | WAS | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | WAS | 15 | — | 32 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | WAS | 13 | — | 15 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | SD / WAS | 17 | — | 59 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | CLE | 15 | — | 36 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 5.5 | 17.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | CLE | 15 | — | 47 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | CLE | 16 | — | 50 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | CLE | 16 | — | 30 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31–32 | DEN | 15 | — | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 7.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 149 | — | 297 | 219 | 78 | 35 | 25 | 50.5 | 110.5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
146 career value over replacement — #687 all-time of 4,695. 14.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #17 (Rd 1) · WAS · 1997 · +13.2 vs expected KV-H
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