Tony Williams is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Williams in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Williams's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Tony Williams
Top 27% 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 | MIN | 6 | — | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 23 | MIN | 14 | — | 36 | 26 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24 | MIN | 15 | — | 37 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | MIN | 13 | — | 29 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | CIN | 12 | — | 38 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27 | CIN | 16 | — | 40 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | CIN | 16 | — | 31 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29 | CIN | 5 | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 97 | — | 236 | 152 | 71 | 27 | 19 | 22.0 | 68.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
82 career value over replacement — #1437 all-time of 4,695. 10.3/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #151 (Rd 5) · MIN · 1997 · +30.3 vs expected KV-H
60actual
29.7 expected · Δ+30.3
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