Doug Atkins is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned a strong career value score of 73 in the Knox value model. Atkins's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1953 | 23 | CLE | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1954 | 24 | CLE | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1955 | 25 | CHI | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1956 | 26 | CHI | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1957 | 27 | CHI | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1958 | 28 | CHI | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1959 | 29 | CHI | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1960 | 30 | CHI | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1961 | 31 | CHI | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1962 | 32 | CHI | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1963 | 33 | CHI | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 34 | CHI | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 35 | CHI | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1966 | 36 | CHI | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 37 | NO | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1968 | 38 | NO | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | 39 | NO | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Career | — | 176 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 94.5 | 94.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
160 career value over replacement — #565 all-time of 4,649. 16/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 23 | CLE | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1954 | 24 | CLE | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1955 | 25 | CHI | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1956 | 26 | CHI | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1957 | 27 | CHI | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1958 | 28 | CHI | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1959 | 29 | CHI | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1960 | 30 | CHI | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1961 | 31 | CHI | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1962 | 32 | CHI | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1963 | 33 | CHI | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 34 | CHI | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 35 | CHI | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1966 | 36 | CHI | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 37 | NO | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1968 | 38 | NO | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | 39 | NO | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Career | 176 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 71.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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93% match