Marcus Stroud is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Stroud in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Stroud'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 | |||||
| 2001 | 23 | JAX | 14 | — | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 24 | JAX | 16 | — | 45 | 38 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25 | JAX | 15 | — | 55 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26 | JAX | 16 | — | 46 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 27 | JAX | 15 | — | 32 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28 | JAX | 11 | — | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 29 | JAX | 8 | — | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30 | BUF | 16 | — | 34 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 31 | BUF | 15 | — | 39 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 32 | BUF | 15 | — | 32 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 141 | — | 344 | 228 | 116 | 28 | 28 | 27.5 | 83.5 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
72 career value over replacement — #1620 all-time of 4,695. 7.2/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #13 (Rd 1) · JAX · 2001 · +0.5 vs expected KV-H
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