Mike Wright is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Wright in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wright'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 | |||||
| 2005 | 23 | NE | 6 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 24 | NE | 12 | — | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 25 | NE | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 26 | NE | 11 | — | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 27 | NE | 14 | — | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 28 | NE | 9 | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 29 | NE | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 57 | — | 88 | 55 | 33 | 14 | 26 | 14.5 | 54.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
61 career value over replacement — #1852 all-time of 4,695. 10.2/season above a replacement-level DL.
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A quality edge rusher with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
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4 seasons × ~15.3 surplus ≈ VORP 61
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