DeMarcus Ware is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Ware's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
DeMarcus Ware
★ HALL OF FAME9× Pro Bowl4× All-ProTop 0% all-time pass rushersIron Legend👑 2× #1 Edge Rusher · 2007–2011⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2007Team Carrier · #339
Height6'4"
Weight258 lb
BornJul 31, 1982
Age44
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Rookie yr2005
Draft2005 · Rd 1, Pick 11 · DAL
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2005 | 23 | DAL | 16 | — | 56 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 24 | DAL | 16 | — | 69 | 54 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 12.0 | 30.0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 25 | DAL | 16 | — | 82 | 58 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 14.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 26 | DAL | 16 | — | 77 | 62 | 15 | 27 | 26 | 20.0 | 73.0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 27 | DAL | 16 | — | 52 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 11.0 | 42.0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 28 | DAL | 16 | — | 60 | 50 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 15.5 | 59.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 29 | DAL | 16 | — | 49 | 39 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 19.5 | 74.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 30 | DAL | 16 | — | 51 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 23 | 11.5 | 43.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 31 | DAL | 13 | — | 39 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 6.0 | 27.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 629 | 70.2% | 32 | 8.1% |
| 2014 | 32 | DEN | 14 | — | 37 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 10.0 | 45.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 737 | 68.4% | 2 | 0.5% |
| 2015 | 33 | DEN | 9 | — | 25 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 7.5 | 31.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 399 | 53.5% | 14 | 4.5% |
| 2016 | 34 | DEN | 10 | — | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 317 | 42.3% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 174 | — | 611 | 458 | 153 | 127 | 221 | 139.0 | 487.0 | 3 | 26 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 2,082 | 60.4% | 48 | 3.3% | |
Career Value · VORP
488 career value over replacement — #22 all-time of 4,649. 40.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #11 (Rd 1) · DAL · 2005 · +36.8 vs expected KV-H
97actual
60.2 expected · Δ+36.8
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