Sam Hubbard is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Hubbard in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hubbard'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 | Snap Counts | Receiving | Advanced Receiving (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 | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | ADOT | YBC/R | YAC/R | BrkTkl | Drops | Drop% | 1D | TgtRate | |||||
| 2018 | 23 | CIN | 16 | — | 39 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 6.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1.1% | 508 | 45.3% | 232 | 51.6% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 1.0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 |
| 2019 | 24 | CIN | 15 | — | 75 | 45 | 30 | 10 | 13 | 8.5 | 31.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 853 | 83.7% | 89 | 21.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 25 | CIN | 13 | — | 60 | 31 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 664 | 75.7% | 58 | 15.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 26 | CIN | 16 | — | 59 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 7.5 | 36.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 877 | 83.2% | 72 | 16.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 27 | CIN | 15 | — | 57 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 22 | 6.5 | 39.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 801 | 82.0% | 37 | 9.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 28 | CIN | 15 | — | 54 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 6.0 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 714 | 73.8% | 6 | 1.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 29 | CIN | 14 | — | 39 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.6% | 523 | 55.1% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 100.0% | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 118.7 |
| Career | — | 104 | — | 383 | 221 | 162 | 55 | 98 | 38.5 | 191.5 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0.3% | 4,940 | 71.2% | 496 | 17.0% | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
125 career value over replacement — #844 all-time of 4,695. 17.9/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #77 (Rd 3) · CIN · 2018 · +33.2 vs expected KV-H
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A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
Worth 125 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 19% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 seasons × ~17.9 surplus ≈ VORP 125
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