Nnamdi Madubuike ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers β a career that places Madubuike in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Madubuike a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
A top 10% all-time edge rusher with reliable availability and excellent per-snap efficiency. The rarest archetype in the game β dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.
Worth 101 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman β top 25% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +25.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons Γ ~25.3 surplus β VORP 101
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| 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% | |||||
| 2020 | β | BAL | 8 | β | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 260 | 40.7% | 1 | 4.0% | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | β | BAL | 14 | β | 34 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 484 | 51.5% | 66 | 18.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 112.5 | 2.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | β | BAL | 15 | β | 39 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 655 | 59.8% | 24 | 8.5% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -6.0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | β | BAL | 17 | β | 45 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 33 | 13.0 | 58.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 757 | 65.0% | 53 | 12.7% | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 84.7 | -0.7 | 33 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | β | BAL | 17 | β | 39 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 6.5 | 34.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 812 | 71.4% | 2 | 3.5% | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | β | BAL | 2 | β | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 102 | 64.0% | β | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | β | 73 | β | 181 | 101 | 80 | 42 | 69 | 30.0 | 141.0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | β | 0 | 0 | β | 0.0% | 3,070 | 58.7% | 146 | 9.3% | 5 | 5 | β | β | β | 80 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 10 | β | |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | BAL | 8 | 0* | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 24 | BAL | 14 | 8* | 34 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2022 | 25 | BAL | 15 | 10* | 39 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2023 | 26 | BAL | 17 | 11* | 45 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 33 | 13.0 | 58.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 | 20.5 |
| 2024 | 27 | BAL | 17 | 12* | 39 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 6.5 | 34.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 | 15.4 |
| 2025 | 28 | BAL | 2 | β | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| Career | 73 | 41* | 181 | 101 | 80 | 42 | 69 | β | β | 0 | 6 | 3 | β | 0 | 0 | 58.6 |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | BAL | 10 | 0* | β | 0.0% | 260 | 40.7% | 1 | 4.0% |
| 2021 | 24 | BAL | 15 | 8* | β | 0.0% | 484 | 51.5% | 66 | 18.0% |
| 2022 | 25 | BAL | 17 | 10* | β | 0.0% | 655 | 59.8% | 24 | 8.5% |
| 2023 | 26 | BAL | 17 | 11* | β | 0.0% | 757 | 65.0% | 53 | 12.7% |
| 2024 | 27 | BAL | 17 | 12* | β | 0.0% | 812 | 71.4% | 2 | 3.5% |
| 2025 | 28 | BAL | 2 | β | β | 0.0% | 102 | 64.0% | β | 0.0% |
| Career | 78 | 41* | β | β | 3,070 | β | 146 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | BAL | 10 | 0* | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 24 | BAL | 15 | 8* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 112.5 | 2.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 25 | BAL | 17 | 10* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -6.0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 26 | BAL | 17 | 11* | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 84.7 | -0.7 | 33 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 27 | BAL | 17 | 12* | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 28 | BAL | 2 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 78 | 41* | 5 | 5 | β | β | β | 80 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 10 | β |
* GS not available from free sources β SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 73.2 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 73Β· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
Reached 15% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.
Production per snap β the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within interior d-line, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Nnamdi inherited the Baltimore Ravens DL room from Broderick Washington (2020β2025), and handed it to Travis Jones (2022β2025).
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Last recorded season with BAL
Drafted by BAL β Round 3, Pick 71
From nflverse weekly injury reports Β· coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | BAL | 2 | W1OutΒ· KneeW2OutΒ· KneeW3QuestionableΒ· KneeW4QuestionableΒ· KneeW5QuestionableΒ· Knee |
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 5-season peers. See all β
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0.1 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 7+1.5 | 0.4 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0.8 | 13 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 7+0.5 | 0.4 |
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Career Value Β· VORP
101 career value over replacement β #1108 all-time of 4,642. 20.2/season above a replacement-level DL.
Career Profile
Pick #71 (Rd 3) Β· BAL Β· 2020 Β· +29.4 vs expected KV-H
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Gave the Baltimore Ravens an entire corpus-attributed career β 6 seasons (2020β2025), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.