Tamba Hali ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Hali in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Hali a career score of 87, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Tamba Hali

5× Pro BowlTop 3% all-time pass rushersIron LegendTeam Carrier · #264

Height6'3"

Weight275 lb

BornNov 3, 1983

Age42

CollegePenn State See College Stats

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #264 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

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Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2012 KC·2 team wins#22

Sacks · 9 · score 20

2009 KC·4 team wins#20

Sacks · 9 · score 18

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Career Value · VORP

339 career value over replacement — #83 all-time of 4,649. 30.8/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #20 (Rd 1) · KC · 2006 · +31.3 vs expected KV-H

87actual

55.7 expected · Δ+31.3

💔+30.1 stolen VORP·0.96 szns lost

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Reached 45% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

45% of the all-time Sacks leader45

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 95%.

Encyclopedia Coverage7/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:3.655See leaderboard →

Disruption/1003.655Snap share69.5%Def snaps3,447ReliableCV 0.24

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 32. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2006

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2006 class

4.87s

40-Yard

Below avg · 31th pct

Pos 31thAll 31thClass Pos 35thClass All 32th

Understanding These Stats

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Defense

Tkl15Solo9Ast6QBHits2Sk2.0Dis4.0PD1FF2FR1

Snap Counts

Def156Def%49.0%

College Stats

Penn StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Penn State), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Movementderived from season history

2017final season
Last recorded season with KC
2006draft
Drafted by KC — Round 1, Pick 20

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 275 lb

Frame

275 lb at 4.87s

Size-speed

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2017	KC	1	W11Out· KneeW12Questionable· KneeW13Questionable· KneeW14Questionable· KneeW15Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· KneeW18Questionable· Knee
2016	KC	0	W4Questionable· Knee / Hand
2015	KC	0	W6Questionable· KneeW7Questionable· KneeW8Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· Thumb / KneeW17Questionable· Thumb / KneeW18Questionable· Thumb / KneeW19Questionable· Knee / Thumb
2014	KC	0	W15Questionable· KneeW16Questionable· Knee
2013	KC	1	W13Questionable· AnkleW17Out· KneeW18Questionable· Knee
2012	KC	0	W13Questionable· KneeW17Questionable· Illness
2010	KC	0	W1Questionable· FootW2Questionable· Foot

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 11-season peers. See all →

peak 93

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B+2006

B+2007

C+2008

A2009

A+2010

A+2011

A2012

A2013

B+2014

B+2015

B2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

92%

20062017

2017 · Knee · 31%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

Canton Monitor · HOF

Calibrated Hall-of-Fame probability — fit against actual enshrinement. See all →

13%

Longshot

What carries the case

Era Quality (KV-H) 55%Pro Bowls 21.8%Longevity 21.8%All-Time Ranks 1.5%

Monitor score 68.9 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity88

Peak93

Accolades13

Consistency50

Per-Snap50

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2006	7.5	0.5	8+0.5	0.4
2007	7.5	0.5	8+0.5	0.5
2008	3	0.2	3	0.2
2009	8.5	0.5	9+0.5	0.5
2010	14.5	0.9	15+0.5	0.9
2011	12	0.8	12	0.7
2012	9	0.6	9	0.6
2013	11	0.7	11	0.7
2014	6	0.4	6	0.4
2015	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4
2016	3.5	0.2	4+0.5	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

One-Club ManLeague board →

Gave the Kansas City Chiefs an entire corpus-attributed career — 12 seasons (2006–2017), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.

Tamba Hali

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Defense

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #20

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography