Seth Payne is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Payne in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Payne's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Seth Payne
Top 38% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | 22–23 | JAX | 12 | — | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1998 | 23–24 | JAX | 6 | — | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | JAX | 13 | — | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | JAX | 11 | — | 28 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | JAX | 14 | — | 48 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | HOU | 16 | — | 50 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | HOU | 2 | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | HOU | 14 | — | 34 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | HOU | 15 | — | 42 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31–32 | HOU | 5 | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 108 | — | 262 | 177 | 79 | 24 | 12 | 17.5 | 53.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
55 career value over replacement — #1980 all-time of 4,695. 6.1/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #114 (Rd 4) · JAX · 1997 · +19.3 vs expected KV-H
55actual
35.7 expected · Δ+19.3
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