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VORP Efficiency

Career Value Density

VORP per season strips out career longevity and measures pure seasonal impact. A player with 20 seasons of mediocre VORP beats a 5-year superstar in total VORP — but loses here. This is the per-year elite tier: who was most dominant each active season, regardless of how long the career lasted.

250 players scored · minimum 3 active seasons

Highest VORP per Season

Barry Sanders

RB · 45.1 VORP/season · 10 seasons ·451 total VORP

Best per Position

QB

  1. 1.Patrick Mahomes38.1
  2. 2.Peyton Manning37.7
  3. 3.Drew Brees36.4
  4. 4.Tom Brady34.7
  5. 5.Dan Marino33.1

RB

  1. 1.Barry Sanders45.1
  2. 2.Eric Dickerson34.6
  3. 3.Emmitt Smith33.4
  4. 4.Curtis Martin31.3
  5. 5.Jim Brown30.9

WR

  1. 1.Calvin Johnson33.7
  2. 2.Torry Holt30.5
  3. 3.Jerry Rice28.6
  4. 4.Antonio Brown28.6
  5. 5.Tyreek Hill28.1

TE

  1. 1.Travis Kelce44.4
  2. 2.George Kittle40.8
  3. 3.Tony Gonzalez40.6
  4. 4.Keith Jackson38.8
  5. 5.Rob Gronkowski38.6

CB

  1. 1.Asante Samuel26.3
  2. 2.Herb Adderley24.7
  3. 3.Dre' Bly21.9

S

  1. 1.Ed Reed31.3
  2. 2.Darren Sharper28.3
  3. 3.DeAngelo Hall25.5
  4. 4.Kevin Byard25.4
  5. 5.John Lynch25.3

All-Time VORP/Season Leaderboard

1.Barry SandersRB

10 seasons

VORP/Season

45.1

Total VORP

451

Peak Margin

49.0

2.Travis KelceTE

12 seasons

VORP/Season

44.4

Total VORP

533

Peak Margin

53.0

3.Myles GarrettDE

9 seasons

VORP/Season

43.9

Total VORP

395

Peak Margin

48.0

4.T.J. WattOLB

9 seasons

VORP/Season

42.4

Total VORP

382

Peak Margin

52.0

5.DeMarcus WareOLB

12 seasons

VORP/Season

41.0

Total VORP

492

Peak Margin

52.0

6.George KittleTE

9 seasons

VORP/Season

40.8

Total VORP

367

Peak Margin

53.0

7.Tony GonzalezTE

17 seasons

VORP/Season

40.6

Total VORP

691

Peak Margin

53.0

8.Keith JacksonTE

9 seasons

VORP/Season

38.8

Total VORP

349

Peak Margin

50.0

9.Rob GronkowskiTE

11 seasons

VORP/Season

38.6

Total VORP

425

Peak Margin

51.0

10.Patrick MahomesQB

8 seasons

VORP/Season

38.1

Total VORP

305

Peak Margin

47.0

11.Danielle HunterDE

10 seasons

VORP/Season

38.0

Total VORP

380

Peak Margin

48.0

12.Von MillerOLB

14 seasons

VORP/Season

37.8

Total VORP

529

Peak Margin

52.0

13.Peyton ManningQB

17 seasons

VORP/Season

37.7

Total VORP

641

Peak Margin

52.0

14.Robert MathisOLB

13 seasons

VORP/Season

37.0

Total VORP

481

Peak Margin

52.0

15.Drew BreesQB

19 seasons

VORP/Season

36.4

Total VORP

692

Peak Margin

54.0

16.Khalil MackOLB

12 seasons

VORP/Season

35.6

Total VORP

427

Peak Margin

52.0

17.Jared AllenDE

12 seasons

VORP/Season

35.4

Total VORP

425

Peak Margin

48.0

18.John AbrahamOLB

14 seasons

VORP/Season

35.1

Total VORP

491

Peak Margin

52.0

19.Maxx CrosbyDE

7 seasons

VORP/Season

34.9

Total VORP

244

Peak Margin

48.0

20.Tom BradyQB

21 seasons

VORP/Season

34.7

Total VORP

729

Peak Margin

49.0

21.Eric DickersonRB

10 seasons

VORP/Season

34.6

Total VORP

346

Peak Margin

49.0

22.John RandleDT

14 seasons

VORP/Season

34.4

Total VORP

482

Peak Margin

52.0

23.Luke KuechlyILB

8 seasons

VORP/Season

34.0

Total VORP

272

Peak Margin

40.0

24.Jason TaylorOLB

15 seasons

VORP/Season

33.7

Total VORP

506

Peak Margin

52.0

25.Calvin JohnsonWR

9 seasons

VORP/Season

33.7

Total VORP

303

Peak Margin

51.0

26.Roquan SmithILB

8 seasons

VORP/Season

33.5

Total VORP

268

Peak Margin

37.0

27.Emmitt SmithRB

15 seasons

VORP/Season

33.4

Total VORP

501

Peak Margin

49.0

28.Terrell SuggsOLB

16 seasons

VORP/Season

33.2

Total VORP

531

Peak Margin

51.0

29.Clay MatthewsOLB

11 seasons

VORP/Season

33.2

Total VORP

365

Peak Margin

51.0

30.Dan MarinoQB

17 seasons

VORP/Season

33.1

Total VORP

563

Peak Margin

50.0

31.Ozzie NewsomeTE

13 seasons

VORP/Season

33.0

Total VORP

429

Peak Margin

53.0

32.Zach ThomasILB

10 seasons

VORP/Season

33.0

Total VORP

330

Peak Margin

46.0

33.Brett FavreQB

19 seasons

VORP/Season

32.9

Total VORP

625

Peak Margin

41.0

34.Matt RyanQB

15 seasons

VORP/Season

32.7

Total VORP

491

Peak Margin

41.0

35.Philip RiversQB

15 seasons

VORP/Season

32.7

Total VORP

491

Peak Margin

42.0

36.Bobby WagnerMLB

14 seasons

VORP/Season

32.7

Total VORP

458

Peak Margin

40.0

37.Antonio GatesTE

16 seasons

VORP/Season

32.6

Total VORP

522

Peak Margin

52.0

38.Chandler JonesDE

11 seasons

VORP/Season

32.6

Total VORP

359

Peak Margin

48.0

39.Mark AndrewsTE

8 seasons

VORP/Season

32.3

Total VORP

258

Peak Margin

53.0

40.Julius PeppersDE

17 seasons

VORP/Season

31.9

Total VORP

543

Peak Margin

47.0

41.Jason WittenTE

17 seasons

VORP/Season

31.9

Total VORP

542

Peak Margin

52.0

42.Brent JonesTE

11 seasons

VORP/Season

31.9

Total VORP

351

Peak Margin

49.0

43.Mark BavaroTE

9 seasons

VORP/Season

31.9

Total VORP

287

Peak Margin

52.0

44.Ben CoatesTE

10 seasons

VORP/Season

31.8

Total VORP

318

Peak Margin

53.0

45.Reggie WhiteDE

15 seasons

VORP/Season

31.3

Total VORP

469

Peak Margin

48.0

46.Justin HoustonOLB

13 seasons

VORP/Season

31.3

Total VORP

407

Peak Margin

52.0

47.Ed ReedFS

12 seasons

VORP/Season

31.3

Total VORP

376

Peak Margin

51.0

48.Simeon RiceDE

12 seasons

VORP/Season

31.3

Total VORP

375

Peak Margin

48.0

49.Curtis MartinRB

11 seasons

VORP/Season

31.3

Total VORP

344

Peak Margin

45.0

50.Kabeer Gbaja-BiamilaDE

8 seasons

VORP/Season

31.1

Total VORP

249

Peak Margin

47.0

Methodology

VORP: Value Over Replacement Player — seasons above replacement-level production, summed across a career. Replacement level = 10th percentile within position group. VORP/Season: total VORP ÷ active seasons (seasons above zero production). Minimum 3 seasons. Players below replacement in every season are excluded. nflverse era (1999+).