Kwity Paye ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Paye in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Paye a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Kwity Paye

Top 10% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker

Height6'3"

Weight265 lb

BornNov 19, 1998

Age27

CollegeMichigan See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2021

Draft2021 · Rd 1, Pick 21 · IND

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 103 · #1078 · High-Value

Worth 103 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 24% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+20.6

Avg surplus

peak +29

5 seasons × ~20.6 surplus ≈ VORP 103

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2021	—	IND	14	—	28	12	16	3	10	4.0	17.0	0	1	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	639	66.3%	3	6.5%	4	1	0.3	39.6	-0.3	16	5	6	5	1	0.0
2022	—	IND	11	—	44	31	13	10	10	6.0	26.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	546	67.2%	14	6.3%	4	3	0.8	77.1	-3.8	19	9	4	0	1	0.0
2023	—	IND	16	—	41	20	21	8	9	8.5	25.5	0	0	2	2	0	0	—	0.0%	700	62.9%	23	5.9%	4	2	0.5	65.6	-3.3	17	6	2	4	0	0.0
2024	—	IND	14	—	34	22	12	10	12	8.0	30.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	666	64.5%	10	4.3%	2	2	1.0	118.7	6.5	22	9	4	0	3	0.1
2025	—	IND	16	—	38	14	24	6	9	4.0	19.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	721	62.1%	7	4.5%	5	4	0.8	107.5	-0.2	23	14	5	6	5	0.1
Career		—	71	—	185	99	86	37	50	30.5	117.5	0	3	4	5	0	0	—	0.0%	3,272	64.6%	57	5.5%	19	12	—	—	—	97	43	21	15	10	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2021	23	IND	14	10*	28	12	16	3	10	4.0	17.0	1	1	2	9.4
2022	24	IND	11	8*	44	31	13	10	10	6.0	26.0	0	0	1	11.5
2023	25	IND	16	10*	41	20	21	8	9	8.5	25.5	0	2	2	13.9
2024	26	IND	14	10*	34	22	12	10	12	8.0	30.0	1	1	—	14.5
2025	27	IND	16	11*	38	14	24	6	9	4.0	19.0	1	0	—	11
Career			71	49*	185	99	86	37	50	—	—	3	4	5	60.3

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2021	23	IND	15	10*	—	0.0%	639	66.3%	3	6.5%
2022	24	IND	12	8*	—	0.0%	546	67.2%	14	6.3%
2023	25	IND	16	10*	—	0.0%	700	62.9%	23	5.9%
2024	26	IND	15	10*	—	0.0%	666	64.5%	10	4.3%
2025	27	IND	17	11*	—	0.0%	721	62.1%	7	4.5%
Career			75	49*	—	—	3,272	—	57	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2021	23	IND	15	10*	4	1	0.3	39.6	-0.3	16	5	6	5	1	0.0
2022	24	IND	12	8*	4	3	0.8	77.1	-3.8	19	9	4	0	1	0.0
2023	25	IND	16	10*	4	2	0.5	65.6	-3.3	17	6	2	4	0	0.0
2024	26	IND	15	10*	2	2	1.0	118.7	6.5	22	9	4	0	3	0.1
2025	27	IND	17	11*	5	4	0.8	107.5	-0.2	23	14	5	6	5	0.1
Career			75	49*	19	12	—	—	—	97	43	21	15	10	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 72 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 72.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 71

On-field 54.1

Availability 16.9

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2021bestavg 72elite 702025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 15% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

15% of the all-time Sacks leader15

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 95%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.805See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.805Snap share64.6%Def snaps3,272ReliableCV 0.22

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2021

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2021 class

4.52s

40-Yard

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 73thClass Pos 83thClass All 66th

35.3"

Vertical

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 66thClass Pos 45thClass All 66th

118"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 55thClass Pos 33thClass All 46th

36 reps

Bench

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 99thClass Pos 94thClass All 98th

College Stats

MichiganImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	TD	Sfty
2017	—	4	0	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	—	0	—	—
2018	—	27	21	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	1	—	—
2019	—	50	26	—	—	—	6.5	6.5	—	—	0	—	—
2020	—	16	12	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	0	—	—
Career		97	59	—	—	—	11.5	11.5	0	0	1	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2021 Draft Class· this player went #21

#13Rashawn SlaterOT #14Alijah Vera-TuckerG #15Mac JonesQB #16Zaven CollinsLB #17Alex LeatherwoodOT #18Jaelan PhillipsLB #19Jamin DavisLB #20Kadarius ToneyWR #22Caleb FarleyCB #23Christian DarrisawOT #24Najee HarrisRB #25Travis EtienneRB #26Greg Newsome IICB #27Rashod BatemanWR #28Payton TurnerDE #29Eric StokesCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Kwity inherited the Indianapolis Colts DL room from Dayo Odeyingbo (2021–2024), and handed it to Samson Ebukam (2023–2025).

Tony Siragusa 1990–1996Tony McCoy 1992–1999Bernard Whittington 1994–2000Ellis Johnson 1995–2001Larry Chester 1998–2000Chad Bratzke

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with IND
2021draft
Drafted by IND — Round 1, Pick 21

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 265 lb

Frame

261 lb at 4.52s

Size-speed

35.3" vert / 118" broad

Explosion

36 reps

Bench power

Injury History

9 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	IND	2	W2Questionable· HamstringW4Out· QuadricepW5Out· QuadricepW9Questionable· Hamstring
2023	IND	1	W5Out· Concussion
2022	IND	4	W6Out· AnkleW7Out· AnkleW8Out· AnkleW10Questionable· AnkleW11Out· AnkleW12Questionable· Ankle
2021	IND	2	W2Questionable· HamstringW4Out· HamstringW5Out· Hamstring

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 74

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B2021

B+2022

A2023

B+2024

B2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

88%

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2021	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2022	6	0.5	10+4	0.6
2023	8.5	0.5	9+0.5	0.6
2024	8	0.6	10+2	0.6
2025	4	0.3	4	0.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

103 career value over replacement — #1078 all-time of 4,642. 20.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #21 (Rd 1) · IND · 2021 · +15.5 vs expected KV-H

72actual

56.5 expected · Δ+15.5

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2021

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2021 Draft Class· this player went #21

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography