Dwight Freeney is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Freeney's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Dwight Freeney
★ HALL OF FAME7× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 0% all-time pass rushersIron Legend👑 #1 Edge Rusher · 2004🌅 Early Bloomer · 2004Team Carrier · #547
Height6'1"
Weight268 lb
Born
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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% | |||||
| 2002 | 22 | IND | 13 | — | 42 | 41 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 13.0 | 42.0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 23 | IND | 14 | — | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 24 | IND | 16 | — | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 25 | IND | 13 | — | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 26 | IND | 16 | — | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 27 | IND | 9 | — | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 28 | IND | 13 | — | 24 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 10.5 | 42.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 29 | IND | 12 | — | 22 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 13.5 | 48.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 30 | IND | 16 | — | 25 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 10.0 | 36.0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 31 | IND | 12 | — | 19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 8.5 | 32.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 32 | IND | 11 | — | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 33 | SD | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 168 | 63.0% | 2 | 1.5% |
| 2014 | 34 | SD | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 572 | 55.6% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 35 | ARI | 8 | — | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 256 | 36.9% | — | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 36 | ATL | 10 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 415 | 40.5% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 37 | SEA | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 101 | 35.8% | 1 | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 37 | TOT | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 227 | — | 3 | — |
| 2017 | 37 | DET | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 126 | 35.6% | 2 | 1.6% |
| Career | — | 200 | — | 292 | 249 | 43 | 80 | 140 | 121.0 | 341.0 | 0 | 15 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0.0% | 1,638 | 45.0% | 5 | 0.3% | |
Career Value · VORP
417 career value over replacement — #35 all-time of 4,649. 32.1/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #11 (Rd 1) · IND · 2002 · +36.8 vs expected KV-H
97actual
60.2 expected · Δ+36.8
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