Chike Okeafor ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Okeafor in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Okeafor a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Chike Okeafor

Top 9% all-time pass rushersIron ManTeam Carrier · #512

Height6'5"

Weight256 lb

BornMar 27, 1976

Age50

CollegePurdue See College Stats

Rookie yr

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #512 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

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Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2006 ARI·5 team wins#23

Sacks · 9 · score 6

2005 ARI·5 team wins#25

Sacks · 8 · score 2

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Career Value · VORP

200 career value over replacement — #365 all-time of 4,649. 20/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #89 (Rd 3) · SF · 1999 · +35.7 vs expected KV-H

73actual

37.3 expected · Δ+35.7

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Reached 27% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

27% of the all-time Sacks leader27

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 89%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 32. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Understanding These Stats

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Defense

Tkl23Solo17Ast6TFL4QBHits7Sk4.0Dis15.0PD2FR1

College Stats

PurdueCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Purdue), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Movementderived from season history

2009final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2005team change
Joined ARI (from SEA)
2003team change
Joined SEA (from SF)
1999draft
Drafted by SF — Round 3, Pick 89

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 256 lb

Frame

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2009	ARI	1	W2Questionable· ShoulderW3Questionable· ShoulderW10Doubtful· BackW11Out· BackW12Questionable· Back

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 10-season peers. See all →

peak 79

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

D1999

C+2000

C+2001

B+2002

B+2003

A2004

B+2005

B+2006

B2008

B2009

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

92%

19992009

1999 · backup · 7/16 G

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

Era Translator

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
1999	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
2000	2	0.2	2	0.1
2001	2.5	0.2	3+0.5	0.2
2002	6	0.4	6	0.3
2003	8	0.5	8	0.5
2004	9	0.6	9	0.5
2005	8	0.5	8	0.5
2006	8.5	0.5	9+0.5	0.5
2008	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2
2009	4.5	0.4	6+1.5	0.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 11 seasons (1999–2009) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

SF 1999–2002 SEA 2003–2004 ARI 2005–2009

Chike Okeafor 1999–2002

Chike Okeafor

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1999 Draft Class· this player went #89

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography