Paul Kruger is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Kruger in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Kruger's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Paul Kruger
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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% | |||||
| 2009 | 23–24 | BAL | 7 | — | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24–25 | BAL | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25–26 | BAL | 14 | — | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26–27 | BAL | 15 | — | 34 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 9.0 | 34.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27–28 | CLE | 16 | — | 44 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 878 | 76.1% | 92 | 19.3% |
| 2014 | 28–29 | CLE | 16 | — | 49 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 11.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 898 | 77.1% | 55 | 12.2% |
| 2015 | 29–30 | CLE | 16 | — | 26 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 680 | 64.3% | 9 | 2.1% |
| 2016 | 30–31 | NO | 15 | — | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 569 | 58.1% | 82 | 18.9% |
| Career | — | 103 | — | 201 | 125 | 76 | 46 | 69 | 35.0 | 150.0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
108 career value over replacement — #1049 all-time of 4,695. 13.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #57 (Rd 2) · BAL · 2009 · +24.9 vs expected KV-H
71actual
46.1 expected · Δ+24.9
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