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 Standing

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

Strong

of 100

Reached 76% of the all-time Sacks leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.

76% of the all-time Sacks leader76

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: 92%.

Encyclopedia Coverage

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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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 edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. 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.

College Stats

PittsburghCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Pittsburgh), 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

1999team change
Joined MIN (from SF)
1999final season
Last recorded season with MIN
1996team change
Joined SF (from ATL)
1994team change
Joined ATL (from MIN)
1985draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 1, Pick 4

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 287 lb

Frame

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 15-season peers. See all →

peak 97

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

C1985

C+1986

B1987

B1988

A+1989

B+1990

B1991

A1992

A1993

B+1994

B+1995

A1996

A1997

A+1998

B+1999

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 15 seasons.

90%

19851999

Durability IQ

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

Iron

Canton Monitor · HOF

Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all →

✓

Enshrined

What carries the case

Era Quality (KV-H) 34.4%All-Pro 20.1%Pro Bowls 20.1%Longevity 16.3%All-Time Ranks 5.9%League Leads 3.3%

Monitor score 119.6 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity90

Peak97

Accolades43

Consistency50

Per-Snap50

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
1985	0.5	0	1+0.5	0
1986	3	0.3	3	0.2
1987	11	0.9	7-4	0.4
1988	8	0.5	4-4	0.2
1989	21	1.3	13-8	0.8
1990	11	0.7	7-4	0.4
1991	7	0.4	5-2	0.3
1992	14.5	0.9	11-3.5	0.7
1993	12.5	0.8	11-1.5	0.6
1994	7	1	13+6	0.8
1995	9	0.6	8-1	0.5
1996	11	0.7	10-1	0.6
1997	12	0.8	11-1	0.6
1998	15	0.9	13-2	0.8
1999	8	0.6	9+1	0.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 15 seasons (1985–1999) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

MIN 1985–1999 ATL 1994–1995 SF 1996–1998

1986 · cause not documented · 56%1994 · cause not documented · 44%