Stephen Paea is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Paea in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Paea'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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2011 | 23 | CHI | 7 | — | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24 | CHI | 14 | — | 23 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25 | CHI | 13 | — | 23 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 474 | 55.6% | 36 | 8.8% |
| 2014 | 26 | CHI | 16 | — | 32 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 700 | 67.3% | 79 | 18.1% |
| 2015 | 27 | WAS | 11 | — | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 214 | 29.6% | 27 | 9.3% |
| 2016 | 28 | CLE | 13 | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 319 | 35.4% | 24 | 6.8% |
| 2017 | 29 | DAL | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 145 | 52.0% | 10 | 8.5% |
| Career | — | 78 | — | 125 | 72 | 53 | 22 | 31 | 14.0 | 67.0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
40 career value over replacement — #2382 all-time of 4,695. 5.7/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #53 (Rd 2) · CHI · 2011 · +7.4 vs expected KV-H
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