Nnamdi Madubuike ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — 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 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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103 career value over replacement — #1116 all-time of 4,695. 20.6/season above a replacement-level DL.
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Pick #71 (Rd 3) · BAL · 2020 · +31 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | 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% | |||||
| 2020 | 22–23 | BAL | 10 | — | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 260 | 40.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 23–24 | BAL | 15 | — | 34 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 484 | 51.5% | 66 | 15.6% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 112.5 | 2.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 24–25 | BAL | 17 | — | 39 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 5.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 655 | 59.8% | 24 | 6.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -6.0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 25–26 | BAL | 17 | — | 45 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 33 | 13.0 | 58.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 757 | 65.0% | 53 | 11.2% | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 84.7 | -0.7 | 33 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 26–27 | BAL | 17 | — | 39 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 6.5 | 34.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 812 | 71.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | 27–28 | BAL | 2 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 102 | 64.0% | — | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 28–29 | BAL | 3 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 146 | 73.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 81 | — | 190 | 106 | 84 | 42 | 72 | 30.0 | 144.0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 80 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 10 | — | |
A top 10% all-time edge rusher with reliable availability and excellent per-snap efficiency. The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.
Worth 103 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 25% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +25.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
4 seasons × ~25.8 surplus ≈
Javon Hargrave
NT
91% match
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