Wali Rainer is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Rainer in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Rainer's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Wali Rainer
Height6'2"
Weight240 lb
BornApr 19, 1977
Age49
CollegeVirginiaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1999
Draft1999 · Rd 4, Pick 124 · CLE
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 | |||||
| 1999 | 22 | CLE | 16 | — | 115 | 85 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | CLE | 16 | — | 100 | 67 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | CLE | 14 | — | 61 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25 | JAX | 16 | — | 71 | 51 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26 | DET | 4 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27 | DET | 6 | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28 | DET | 10 | — | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 82 | — | 396 | 271 | 125 | 24 | 3 | 4.0 | 31.0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
78 career value over replacement — #1503 all-time of 4,695. 11.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #124 (Rd 4) · CLE · 1999 · +32.4 vs expected KV-H
63actual
30.6 expected · Δ+32.4
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