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 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Kwity Paye
Top 9% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker
Height6'3"
Weight265 lb
BornNov 19, 1998
Age27
CollegeMichiganSee College Stats
ConferenceBig Ten
Rookie yr2021
Draft2021 · Rd 1, Pick 21 · IND
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 22–23 | IND | 15 | — | 28 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 639 | 66.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 39.6 | -0.3 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 23–24 | IND | 12 | — | 44 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 546 | 67.2% | 14 | 4.2% | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 77.1 | -3.8 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 24–25 | IND | 16 | — | 41 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 8.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 700 | 62.9% | 23 | 4.8% | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 65.6 | -3.3 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 25–26 | IND | 15 | — | 34 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8.0 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 666 | 64.5% | 10 | 2.3% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 6.5 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 26–27 | IND | 17 | — | 38 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 721 | 62.1% | 7 | 1.6% | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 107.5 | -0.2 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 27–28 | LV | 5 | — | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 197 | 58.8% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 80 | — | 196 | 101 | 95 | 39 | 56 | 32.5 | 127.5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | 97 | 43 | 21 | 15 | 10 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
107 career value over replacement — #1059 all-time of 4,695. 21.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #21 (Rd 1) · IND · 2021 · +16.3 vs expected KV-H
73actual
56.7 expected · Δ+16.3
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