Will Witherspoon is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Witherspoon in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Witherspoon's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Will Witherspoon
Top 27% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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% | |||||
| 2002 | 22 | CAR | 10 | — | 54 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 23 | CAR | 16 | — | 86 | 62 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 24 | CAR | 16 | — | 91 | 73 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 25 | CAR | 15 | — | 72 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 14 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 26 | STL | 16 | — | 94 | 80 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 27 | STL | 16 | — | 100 | 82 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 7.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 28 | STL | 14 | — | 62 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 29 | PHI / STL | 17 | — | 74 | 63 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 30 | TEN | 16 | — | 72 | 43 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 31 | TEN | 14 | — | 52 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 32 | TEN | 10 | — | 40 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 33 | STL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 136 | 12.5% | 158 | 35.4% |
| Career | — | 176 | — | 797 | 608 | 189 | 23 | 33 | 26.0 | 82.0 | 13 | 75 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 136 | 12.5% | 158 | 35.4% | |
Career Value · VORP
100 career value over replacement — #1157 all-time of 4,695. 9.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #73 (Rd 3) · CAR · 2002 · +19.8 vs expected KV-H
60actual
40.2 expected · Δ+19.8
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