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.

OLBCLE#55ACT

Willie McGinest

2× Pro BowlTop 7% all-time pass rushersIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 1995

Height6'5"

Weight270 lb

BornDec 11, 1971

Age54

CollegeUSC See College Stats

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
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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

💔+37.6 stolen VORP·1.8 szns lost

Fan Rating

Rate Willie McGinest — All-Time

Tap a star to rate

Explore More

Similar Players

John Thierry

OLB

93% match

Anthony Nelson

92% match

Chike Okeafor

OLB

90% match

Jason Gildon

90% match

Tarell Basham

89% match

Compare Willie McGinest vs Player Report data error

Career arc · VAL by season

15 seasons · peak 9.0 in 1995

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

4.6 career wins over 15 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1995 · +0.7 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)+0.7

VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.

Position percentile · EDGE

#119 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H

093th percentile100

StatVault · statvault.org/players/nfl/willie-mcginestJSON

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1994	22–23	NE	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.6
1995	23–24	NE	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
1996	24–25	NE	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.5	9.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.7
1997	25–26	NE	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.2
1998	26–27	NE	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.6
1999	27–28	NE	16	—	59	33	26	19	10	9.0	38.0	0	0	1	2	1	0	5.2
2000	28–29	NE	13	—	47	29	18	13	5	6.0	24.0	0	1	1	2	0	0	3.4
2001	29–30	NE	10	—	28	20	8	9	5	6.0	20.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	3.9
2002	30–31	NE	16	—	53	32	21	10	6	5.5	21.5	1	10	0	—	0	0	4.7
2003	31–32	NE	14	—	49	30	19	0	0	5.0	5.0	1	4	2	2	1	0	4
2004	32–33	NE	16	—	41	26	15	0	0	9.0	9.0	1	6	2	1	0	0	7.6
2005	33–34	NE	16	—	34	23	11	0	0	5.5	5.5	0	5	0	1	0	0	3.1
2006	34–35	CLE	14	—	33	24	9	0	10	5.0	15.0	1	2	0	1	0	0	3.3
2007	35–36	CLE	13	—	27	16	11	0	4	2.5	6.5	0	5	0	1	0	0	0.8
2008	36–37	CLE	14	—	44	31	13	5	7	1.0	13.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	0
Career			210		415	264	151	56	47	85.0	188.0	4	37	7	10	2	0	60.1