Bryant Young is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 85 in the Knox value model. Young's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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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 | SF | 16 | — | 44 | 42 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 23–24 | SF | 12 | — | 28 | 25 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24–25 | SF | 16 | — | 75 | 60 | — | — | — | 11.5 | 11.5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | SF | 12 | — | 45 | 39 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | SF | 12 | — | 53 | 42 | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | SF | 16 | — | 39 | 34 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 11.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 28–29 | SF | 13 | — | 37 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9.5 | 33.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29–30 | SF | 14 | — | 35 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30–31 | SF | 16 | — | 22 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 31–32 | SF | 15 | — | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 32–33 | SF | 15 | — | 43 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 33–34 | SF | 12 | — | 34 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 34–35 | SF | 16 | — | 46 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 35–36 | SF | 14 | — | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 199 | — | 564 | 460 | 67 | 52 | 48 | 89.0 | 189.0 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
Career Value · VORP
335 career value over replacement — #88 all-time of 4,649. 23.9/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #7 (Rd 1) · SF · 1994 · +23.6 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 22–23 | SF | 16 | — | 44 | 42 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 10.8 |
| 1995 | 23–24 | SF | 12 | — | 28 | 25 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 9.6 |
| 1996 | 24–25 | SF | 16 | — | 75 | 60 | — | — | — | 11.5 | 11.5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 17.5 |
| 1997 | 25–26 | SF | 12 | — | 45 | 39 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 9.2 |
| 1998 | 26–27 | SF | 12 | — | 53 | 42 | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 16.9 |
| 1999 | 27–28 | SF | 16 | — | 39 | 34 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 11.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 18.6 |
| 2000 | 28–29 | SF | 13 | — | 37 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9.5 | 33.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 |
| 2001 | 29–30 | SF | 14 | — | 35 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.9 |
| 2002 | 30–31 | SF | 16 | — | 22 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2003 | 31–32 | SF | 15 | — | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.8 |
| 2004 | 32–33 | SF | 15 | — | 43 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 |
| 2005 | 33–34 | SF | 12 | — | 34 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 11.8 |
| 2006 | 34–35 | SF | 16 | — | 46 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 12.1 |
| 2007 | 35–36 | SF | 14 | — | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Career | 199 | 564 | 460 | 67 | 52 | 48 | — | — | 0 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 172.2 |
A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 85 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 14 scored seasons.
Blend 77.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 85· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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