Kevin Hardy is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Hardy in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hardy's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Kevin Hardy
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | 23 | JAX | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24 | JAX | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25 | JAX | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26 | JAX | 16 | — | 83 | 61 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 10.5 | 33.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | JAX | 16 | — | 73 | 59 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | JAX | 9 | — | 61 | 49 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29 | DAL | 16 | — | 69 | 54 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30 | CIN | 16 | — | 75 | 43 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31 | CIN | 15 | — | 58 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 133 | — | 419 | 297 | 122 | 38 | 18 | 35.5 | 91.5 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
137 career value over replacement — #751 all-time of 4,695. 15.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #2 (Rd 1) · JAX · 1996 · +2.7 vs expected KV-H
66actual
63.3 expected · Δ+2.7
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