Chris Doleman is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 96 in the Knox value model. Doleman's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Chris Doleman

★ HALL OF FAME8× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 1% all-time pass rushersIron Legend

Height6'5"

Weight287 lb

BornOct 16, 1961

Age64

CollegePittsburgh See College Stats

Rookie yr1985

Draft1985 · Rd 1, Pick 4 · MIN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

4thSacks·150.5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1989·Sacks21 6thsingle season

Career Value · VORP

382 career value over replacement — #44 all-time of 4,649. 25.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #4 (Rd 1) · MIN · 1985 · +34.6 vs expected KV-H

96actual

61.4 expected · Δ+34.6

💔+39.5 stolen VORP·1.5 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 382 · #44 · All-Time

Worth 382 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 2% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 13 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +29.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+29.4

Avg surplus

peak +46

13 seasons × ~29.4 surplus ≈ VORP 382

Chris Doleman

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Career Value · VORP