Willie McGinest ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places McGinest in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns McGinest a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Willie McGinest
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1994 | 22–23 | NE | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 23–24 | NE | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.0 | 11.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24–25 | NE | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | NE | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | NE | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | NE | 16 | — | 59 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 9.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28–29 | NE | 13 | — | 47 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 6.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29–30 | NE | 10 | — | 28 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30–31 | NE | 16 | — | 53 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5.5 | 21.5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 31–32 | NE | 14 | — | 49 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 32–33 | NE | 16 | — | 41 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 33–34 | NE | 16 | — | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 34–35 | CLE | 14 | — | 33 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 35–36 | CLE | 13 | — | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 36–37 | CLE | 14 | — | 44 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 210 | — | 415 | 264 | 151 | 56 | 47 | 85.0 | 188.0 | 4 | 37 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
314 career value over replacement — #119 all-time of 4,695. 20.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #4 (Rd 1) · NE · 1994 · +13.7 vs expected KV-H
77actual
63.3 expected · Δ+13.7
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