Bud Dupree ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Dupree in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Dupree a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Reached 31% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 95%.
Career Value · VORP
243 career value over replacement — #234 all-time of 4,649. 22.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
Career Profile
Pick #22 (Rd 1) · PIT · 2015 · +17.3 vs expected KV-H
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Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 32. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
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Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Bud inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers LB room from Anthony Chickillo (2015–2019), and handed it to T.J. Watt (2017–2025).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Last recorded season with LAC
Joined LAC (from ATL)
Joined ATL (from TEN)
Joined TEN (from PIT)
Drafted by PIT — Round 1, Pick 22
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LAC | 0 | W3Questionable· IllnessW12Questionable· Foot |
| 2023 | ATL | 0 | W8Questionable· GroinW15Questionable· BackW16Questionable· Back |
| 2022 | TEN | 5 | W3Out· HipW5Out· HipW9Questionable· IllnessW10Out· HipW11Out· HipW17Out· Pectoral |
| 2021 | TEN | 2 | W2Questionable· KneeW3Questionable· KneeW4Out· KneeW5Questionable· KneeW7Questionable· KneeW11Out· Abdomen |
| 2018 | PIT | 0 | W13Questionable· Pectoral |
| 2017 | PIT | 0 | W1Questionable· Shoulder |
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 11-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | → 2025 Sacks | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.3 |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 12+7.5 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0.4 | 7+1 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 6+0.5 | 0.4 |
| 2019 | 11.5 | 0.7 | 11-0.5 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0.8 | 13+5 | 0.8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0.3 | 5+2 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0.4 | 6+2 | 0.4 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 7+0.5 | 0.4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0.4 | 7+1 | 0.4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026
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Wore 4 distinct franchise crests across 11 seasons (2015–2025) — a true nomad. The crest trail: