Mario Edwards is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Edwards in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Edwards'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 | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% | ||||||
| 2015 | 21–22 | OAK | 14 | — | 0.9 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 596 | 60.6% | 19 | 4.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 22–23 | OAK | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 35 | 28.0% | 8 | 15.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 23–24 | OAK | 14 | — | 1.3 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 475 | 53.0% | 69 | 18.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 24–25 | NYG | 15 | — | 0.4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 232 | 22.5% | — | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 25–26 | NO | 14 | — | 1.3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% | 293 | 31.1% | 37 | 8.6% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 26–27 | CHI | 15 | — | 2.2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 256 | 26.1% | 77 | 18.1% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 27–28 | CHI | 12 | — | 0.3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 212 | 26.4% | 35 | 11.3% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 28–29 | TEN | 13 | — | 2.0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 464 | 51.5% | 54 | 15.4% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 29–30 | SEA | 15 | — | 0.4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 392 | 37.3% | 31 | 7.5% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -4.5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 30–31 | HOU | 13 | — | 1.1 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 465 | 54.8% | 51 | 14.4% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 31–32 | HOU | 14 | — | 0.3 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 282 | 33.1% | 46 | 12.4% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 32–33 | HOU | 3 | — | 0.3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 56 | 29.7% | 15 | 17.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 144 | — | 10.5 | 190 | 113 | 77 | 33 | 66 | 27.0 | 126.0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 60 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 12 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
84 career value over replacement — #1412 all-time of 4,695. 8.4/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #35 (Rd 2) · LV · 2015 · +3.2 vs expected KV-H
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