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VORP Efficiency

Career Value Density

VORP per season strips out career longevity and measures pure seasonal impact. A player with 20 seasons of mediocre VORP beats a 5-year superstar in total VORP — but loses here. This is the per-year elite tier: who was most dominant each active season, regardless of how long the career lasted.

250 players scored · minimum 3 active seasons

Highest VORP per Season

Barry Sanders

RB · 45.1 VORP/season · 10 seasons ·451 total VORP

Best per Position

QB

  1. 1.Patrick Mahomes38.1
  2. 2.Peyton Manning37.7
  3. 3.Drew Brees36.4
  4. 4.Tom Brady34.7
  5. 5.Dan Marino33.1

RB

  1. 1.Barry Sanders45.1
  2. 2.Eric Dickerson34.6
  3. 3.Emmitt Smith33.4
  4. 4.Curtis Martin31.3
  5. 5.Jim Brown30.9

WR

  1. 1.Calvin Johnson33.7
  2. 2.Torry Holt30.5
  3. 3.Jerry Rice28.6
  4. 4.Antonio Brown28.6
  5. 5.Tyreek Hill28.1

TE

  1. 1.Travis Kelce44.4
  2. 2.George Kittle40.8
  3. 3.Tony Gonzalez40.6
  4. 4.Keith Jackson38.8
  5. 5.Rob Gronkowski38.6

CB

  1. 1.Asante Samuel26.3
  2. 2.Herb Adderley24.7
  3. 3.Dre' Bly21.9

S

  1. 1.Ed Reed31.3
  2. 2.Darren Sharper28.3
  3. 3.DeAngelo Hall25.5
  4. 4.John Lynch25.3
  5. 5.Kevin Byard25.3

All-Time VORP/Season Leaderboard

1.Barry SandersRB

10 seasons

VORP/Season

45.1

Total VORP

451

Peak Margin

49.0

2.Travis KelceTE

12 seasons

VORP/Season

44.4

Total VORP

533

Peak Margin

53.0

3.Myles GarrettDE

9 seasons

VORP/Season

43.7

Total VORP

393

Peak Margin

48.0

4.T.J. WattOLB

9 seasons

VORP/Season

42.3

Total VORP

381

Peak Margin

52.0

5.George KittleTE

9 seasons

VORP/Season

40.8

Total VORP

367

Peak Margin

53.0

6.DeMarcus WareOLB

12 seasons

VORP/Season

40.7

Total VORP

488

Peak Margin

52.0

7.Tony GonzalezTE

17 seasons

VORP/Season

40.6

Total VORP

691

Peak Margin

53.0

8.Keith JacksonTE

9 seasons

VORP/Season

38.8

Total VORP

349

Peak Margin

50.0

9.Rob GronkowskiTE

11 seasons

VORP/Season

38.6

Total VORP

425

Peak Margin

51.0

10.Patrick MahomesQB

8 seasons

VORP/Season

38.1

Total VORP

305

Peak Margin

47.0

11.Danielle HunterDE

10 seasons

VORP/Season

37.8

Total VORP

378

Peak Margin

48.0

12.Peyton ManningQB

17 seasons

VORP/Season

37.7

Total VORP

641

Peak Margin

52.0

13.Von MillerOLB

14 seasons

VORP/Season

37.4

Total VORP

523

Peak Margin

52.0

14.Robert MathisOLB

13 seasons

VORP/Season

36.9

Total VORP

480

Peak Margin

52.0

15.Drew BreesQB

19 seasons

VORP/Season

36.4

Total VORP

692

Peak Margin

54.0

16.Jared AllenDE

12 seasons

VORP/Season

35.3

Total VORP

423

Peak Margin

48.0

17.John AbrahamOLB

14 seasons

VORP/Season

35.1

Total VORP

491

Peak Margin

52.0

18.Tom BradyQB

21 seasons

VORP/Season

34.7

Total VORP

729

Peak Margin

49.0

19.Eric DickersonRB

10 seasons

VORP/Season

34.6

Total VORP

346

Peak Margin

49.0

20.Khalil MackOLB

8 seasons

VORP/Season

34.6

Total VORP

277

Peak Margin

52.0

21.John RandleDT

14 seasons

VORP/Season

34.4

Total VORP

482

Peak Margin

52.0

22.Jason TaylorOLB

15 seasons

VORP/Season

33.7

Total VORP

506

Peak Margin

52.0

23.Calvin JohnsonWR

9 seasons

VORP/Season

33.7

Total VORP

303

Peak Margin

51.0

24.Roquan SmithILB

8 seasons

VORP/Season

33.5

Total VORP

268

Peak Margin

37.0

25.Emmitt SmithRB

15 seasons

VORP/Season

33.4

Total VORP

501

Peak Margin

49.0

26.Luke KuechlyILB

8 seasons

VORP/Season

33.3

Total VORP

266

Peak Margin

40.0

27.Dan MarinoQB

17 seasons

VORP/Season

33.1

Total VORP

563

Peak Margin

50.0

28.Terrell SuggsOLB

16 seasons

VORP/Season

33.0

Total VORP

528

Peak Margin

51.0

29.Ozzie NewsomeTE

13 seasons

VORP/Season

33.0

Total VORP

429

Peak Margin

53.0

30.Zach ThomasILB

10 seasons

VORP/Season

33.0

Total VORP

330

Peak Margin

46.0

31.Brett FavreQB

19 seasons

VORP/Season

32.9

Total VORP

625

Peak Margin

41.0

32.Clay MatthewsOLB

11 seasons

VORP/Season

32.9

Total VORP

362

Peak Margin

51.0

33.Matt RyanQB

15 seasons

VORP/Season

32.7

Total VORP

491

Peak Margin

41.0

34.Philip RiversQB

15 seasons

VORP/Season

32.7

Total VORP

491

Peak Margin

42.0

35.Antonio GatesTE

16 seasons

VORP/Season

32.6

Total VORP

522

Peak Margin

52.0

36.Bobby WagnerMLB

14 seasons

VORP/Season

32.6

Total VORP

456

Peak Margin

40.0

37.Chandler JonesDE

11 seasons

VORP/Season

32.3

Total VORP

355

Peak Margin

48.0

38.Mark AndrewsTE

8 seasons

VORP/Season

32.3

Total VORP

258

Peak Margin

53.0

39.Dwight FreeneyDE

13 seasons

VORP/Season

32.1

Total VORP

417

Peak Margin

48.0

40.Jason WittenTE

17 seasons

VORP/Season

31.9

Total VORP

542

Peak Margin

52.0

41.Brent JonesTE

11 seasons

VORP/Season

31.9

Total VORP

351

Peak Margin

49.0

42.Mark BavaroTE

9 seasons

VORP/Season

31.9

Total VORP

287

Peak Margin

52.0

43.Julius PeppersDE

17 seasons

VORP/Season

31.8

Total VORP

541

Peak Margin

47.0

44.Ben CoatesTE

10 seasons

VORP/Season

31.8

Total VORP

318

Peak Margin

53.0

45.Reggie WhiteDE

15 seasons

VORP/Season

31.3

Total VORP

469

Peak Margin

48.0

46.Ed ReedFS

12 seasons

VORP/Season

31.3

Total VORP

376

Peak Margin

51.0

47.Simeon RiceDE

12 seasons

VORP/Season

31.3

Total VORP

375

Peak Margin

48.0

48.Curtis MartinRB

11 seasons

VORP/Season

31.3

Total VORP

344

Peak Margin

45.0

49.Justin HoustonOLB

13 seasons

VORP/Season

31.1

Total VORP

404

Peak Margin

52.0

50.Kabeer Gbaja-BiamilaDE

8 seasons

VORP/Season

31.1

Total VORP

249

Peak Margin

47.0

Methodology

VORP: Value Over Replacement Player — seasons above replacement-level production, summed across a career. Replacement level = 10th percentile within position group. VORP/Season: total VORP ÷ active seasons (seasons above zero production). Minimum 3 seasons. Players below replacement in every season are excluded. nflverse era (1999+).