Eric Hicks is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Hicks in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hicks's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1998 | 22 | KC | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 23 | KC | 13 | — | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | KC | 12 | — | 40 | 31 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | KC | 16 | — | 38 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26 | KC | 15 | — | 45 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27 | KC | 16 | — | 41 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28 | KC | 14 | — | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29 | KC | 13 | — | 37 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30 | KC | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 31 | NYJ | 8 | — | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 115 | — | 280 | 200 | 80 | 34 | 29 | 41.0 | 104.0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
127 career value over replacement — #796 all-time of 4,649. 14.1/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 | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22 | KC | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 23 | KC | 13 | — | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.1 |
| 2000 | 24 | KC | 12 | — | 40 | 31 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.6 |
| 2001 | 25 | KC | 16 | — | 38 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2002 | 26 | KC | 15 | — | 45 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 |
| 2003 | 27 | KC | 16 | — | 41 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10.4 |
| 2004 | 28 | KC | 14 | — | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.2 |
| 2005 | 29 | KC | 13 | — | 37 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 9.5 |
| 2006 | 30 | KC | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 2007 | 31 | NYJ | 8 | — | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Career | 115 | 280 | 200 | 80 | 34 | 29 | — | — | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 85.9 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 70.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 96%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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