Mathias Kiwanuka is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Kiwanuka in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kiwanuka'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 | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2006 | 23 | NYG | 16 | — | 31 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 24 | NYG | 10 | — | 39 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 25 | NYG | 15 | — | 40 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 8.5 | 35.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26 | NYG | 16 | — | 45 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 3.0 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 27 | NYG | 3 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 28 | NYG | 16 | — | 62 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 3.5 | 26.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 29 | NYG | 14 | — | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30 | NYG | 16 | — | 35 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 6.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 869 | 76.8% | 111 | 23.6% |
| 2014 | 31 | NYG | 11 | — | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 552 | 76.6% | 45 | 14.7% |
| Career | — | 117 | — | 305 | 200 | 105 | 56 | 90 | 39.5 | 185.5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
114 career value over replacement — #961 all-time of 4,695. 14.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #32 (Rd 1) · NYG · 2006 · +13.2 vs expected KV-H
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