Justin Houston ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Houston in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Houston a career score of 91, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Justin Houston

4× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 2% all-time pass rushersFranchise Cornerstone🌅 Early Bloomer · 2014 Team Carrier · #221

Height6'3"

Weight270 lb

BornJan 21, 1989

Age37

College

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

28thSacks·112

Postseason all-time ranks

42ndPlayoff Sacks·5.5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2014·Sacks22

Career Value · VORP

404 career value over replacement — #40 all-time of 4,649. 31.1/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×1 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #70 (Rd 3) · KC · 2011 · +48.1 vs expected KV-H

91actual

42.9 expected · Δ+48.1

💔+80.9 stolen VORP·2.6 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 404 · #40 · All-Time

Worth 404 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 2% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 11 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +36.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+36.7

Avg surplus

peak +52

11 seasons × ~36.7 surplus ≈ VORP 404

Justin Houston

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Career Value · VORP