Tershawn Wharton is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Wharton in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Wharton'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 | Advanced Defense & Coverage (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 | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2020 | 22 | KC | 16 | — | 25 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 518 | 47.3% | 33 | 7.4% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 23 | KC | 17 | — | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 502 | 44.9% | 62 | 14.6% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 39.6 | -4.0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 24 | KC | 5 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 149 | 44.0% | 16 | 11.4% | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 91.7 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| 2023 | 25 | KC | 17 | — | 19 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 399 | 36.4% | 67 | 15.8% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -3.0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 26 | KC | 17 | — | 27 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 667 | 61.8% | 73 | 17.1% | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 103.5 | 0.3 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 27 | CAR | 9 | — | 35 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 405 | 71.9% | 19 | 8.9% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 116.7 | -5.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 81 | — | 141 | 58 | 83 | 16 | 29 | 15.5 | 60.5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 2,640 | 50.1% | 270 | 13.1% | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 58 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 14 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
37 career value over replacement — #2476 all-time of 4,695. 6.2/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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A quality edge rusher with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 37 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 54% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 seasons × ~7.4 surplus ≈ VORP 37
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