Norman Hand is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Hand in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hand'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 | |||||
| 1996 | 23–24 | MIA | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24–25 | SD | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25–26 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26–27 | SD | 14 | — | 51 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27–28 | NO | 15 | — | 31 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28–29 | NO | 12 | — | 31 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29–30 | NO | 15 | — | 34 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30–31 | SEA | 4 | — | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31–32 | NYG | 10 | — | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 110 | — | 165 | 112 | 53 | 28 | 15 | 22.5 | 65.5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
71 career value over replacement — #1642 all-time of 4,695. 7.9/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #158 (Rd 5) · MIA · 1995 · +31.2 vs expected KV-H
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A quality edge rusher with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 71 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 36% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 6 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.8 on average.See board →
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6 seasons × ~11.8 surplus ≈ VORP 71
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