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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 · 45.6 VORP/season · 10 seasons ·456 total VORP

Best per Position

QB

  1. 1.Patrick Mahomes38.0
  2. 2.Peyton Manning37.6
  3. 3.Drew Brees36.0
  4. 4.Tom Brady34.6
  5. 5.Brett Favre33.0

RB

  1. 1.Barry Sanders45.6
  2. 2.Emmitt Smith33.9
  3. 3.Eric Dickerson32.4
  4. 4.Curtis Martin32.2
  5. 5.Jim Brown30.9

WR

  1. 1.Calvin Johnson33.7
  2. 2.Torry Holt31.1
  3. 3.Jerry Rice28.8
  4. 4.Antonio Brown28.7
  5. 5.Tyreek Hill28.2

TE

  1. 1.Travis Kelce44.4
  2. 2.Tony Gonzalez40.8
  3. 3.George Kittle40.8
  4. 4.Rob Gronkowski38.4
  5. 5.Keith Jackson37.3

CB

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

S

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

All-Time VORP/Season Leaderboard

1.Barry SandersRB

10 seasons

VORP/Season

45.6

Total VORP

456

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

43.7

Total VORP

393

Peak Margin

48.0

4.T.J. WattOLB

9 seasons

VORP/Season

41.8

Total VORP

376

Peak Margin

52.0

5.DeMarcus WareOLB

12 seasons

VORP/Season

41.2

Total VORP

494

Peak Margin

52.0

6.Tony GonzalezTE

17 seasons

VORP/Season

40.8

Total VORP

693

Peak Margin

53.0

7.George KittleTE

9 seasons

VORP/Season

40.8

Total VORP

367

Peak Margin

53.0

8.Rob GronkowskiTE

11 seasons

VORP/Season

38.4

Total VORP

422

Peak Margin

51.0

9.Patrick MahomesQB

8 seasons

VORP/Season

38.0

Total VORP

304

Peak Margin

47.0

10.Peyton ManningQB

17 seasons

VORP/Season

37.6

Total VORP

639

Peak Margin

52.0

11.Danielle HunterDE

10 seasons

VORP/Season

37.5

Total VORP

375

Peak Margin

48.0

12.Von MillerOLB

14 seasons

VORP/Season

37.4

Total VORP

523

Peak Margin

52.0

13.Keith JacksonTE

9 seasons

VORP/Season

37.3

Total VORP

336

Peak Margin

50.0

14.Robert MathisOLB

13 seasons

VORP/Season

37.2

Total VORP

483

Peak Margin

52.0

15.Derrick ThomasOLB

11 seasons

VORP/Season

36.9

Total VORP

406

Peak Margin

51.0

16.Drew BreesQB

19 seasons

VORP/Season

36.0

Total VORP

684

Peak Margin

53.0

17.Jared AllenDE

12 seasons

VORP/Season

35.6

Total VORP

427

Peak Margin

48.0

18.John AbrahamOLB

14 seasons

VORP/Season

35.2

Total VORP

493

Peak Margin

52.0

19.Khalil MackOLB

12 seasons

VORP/Season

34.8

Total VORP

418

Peak Margin

52.0

20.John RandleDT

14 seasons

VORP/Season

34.7

Total VORP

486

Peak Margin

52.0

21.Tom BradyQB

21 seasons

VORP/Season

34.6

Total VORP

726

Peak Margin

49.0

22.Emmitt SmithRB

15 seasons

VORP/Season

33.9

Total VORP

508

Peak Margin

49.0

23.Jason TaylorOLB

15 seasons

VORP/Season

33.7

Total VORP

505

Peak Margin

52.0

24.Calvin JohnsonWR

9 seasons

VORP/Season

33.7

Total VORP

303

Peak Margin

51.0

25.Kevin GreeneOLB

14 seasons

VORP/Season

33.4

Total VORP

468

Peak Margin

51.0

26.Luke KuechlyILB

8 seasons

VORP/Season

33.4

Total VORP

267

Peak Margin

40.0

27.Terrell SuggsOLB

16 seasons

VORP/Season

33.3

Total VORP

532

Peak Margin

52.0

28.Roquan SmithILB

8 seasons

VORP/Season

33.3

Total VORP

266

Peak Margin

37.0

29.Ozzie NewsomeTE

13 seasons

VORP/Season

33.2

Total VORP

431

Peak Margin

53.0

30.Clay MatthewsOLB

11 seasons

VORP/Season

33.1

Total VORP

364

Peak Margin

51.0

31.Brett FavreQB

19 seasons

VORP/Season

33.0

Total VORP

627

Peak Margin

43.0

32.Dan MarinoQB

17 seasons

VORP/Season

33.0

Total VORP

561

Peak Margin

49.0

33.Antonio GatesTE

16 seasons

VORP/Season

32.6

Total VORP

522

Peak Margin

52.0

34.Bobby WagnerMLB

14 seasons

VORP/Season

32.6

Total VORP

456

Peak Margin

41.0

35.Matt RyanQB

15 seasons

VORP/Season

32.5

Total VORP

488

Peak Margin

41.0

36.Philip RiversQB

15 seasons

VORP/Season

32.5

Total VORP

488

Peak Margin

41.0

37.Chandler JonesDE

11 seasons

VORP/Season

32.5

Total VORP

358

Peak Margin

48.0

38.Zach ThomasILB

10 seasons

VORP/Season

32.5

Total VORP

325

Peak Margin

45.0

39.Eric DickersonRB

11 seasons

VORP/Season

32.4

Total VORP

356

Peak Margin

49.0

40.Curtis MartinRB

11 seasons

VORP/Season

32.2

Total VORP

354

Peak Margin

46.0

41.Jason WittenTE

17 seasons

VORP/Season

32.1

Total VORP

546

Peak Margin

52.0

42.Mark AndrewsTE

8 seasons

VORP/Season

32.1

Total VORP

257

Peak Margin

53.0

43.Julius PeppersDE

17 seasons

VORP/Season

32.0

Total VORP

544

Peak Margin

47.0

44.Reggie WhiteDE

15 seasons

VORP/Season

31.9

Total VORP

479

Peak Margin

48.0

45.Mark BavaroTE

9 seasons

VORP/Season

31.7

Total VORP

285

Peak Margin

53.0

46.Tamba HaliOLB

11 seasons

VORP/Season

31.4

Total VORP

345

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

376

Peak Margin

48.0

49.Elvis DumervilDE

11 seasons

VORP/Season

31.3

Total VORP

344

Peak Margin

48.0

50.Justin HoustonOLB

13 seasons

VORP/Season

31.1

Total VORP

404

Peak Margin

52.0

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+).