Akiem 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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Akiem Hicks

1× Pro BowlTop 14% all-time pass rushersElite PlaymakerTwo-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #556

Height6'5"

Weight324 lb

Career Value · VORP

126 career value over replacement — #831 all-time of 4,695. 11.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

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Pick #89 (Rd 3) · NO · 2012 · +30.5 vs expected KV-H

68actual

37.5 expected · Δ+30.5

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Rushing								Advanced Rushing (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2012	22–23	NO	11	—	20	10	10	2	4	0.0	6.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	23–24	NO	16	—	55	28	27	8	5	4.5	17.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	646	66.4%	64	14.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	24–25	NO	15	—	41	27	14	7	7	2.0	16.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	717	71.9%	73	17.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	25–26	NE / NO	16	—	21	7	14	5	7	3.0	15.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	—	—	399	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	26–27	CHI	16	—	49	31	18	11	17	7.0	35.0	0	2	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	930	87.0%	79	18.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	27–28	CHI	16	—	54	39	15	15	20	8.5	43.5	0	0	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	899	85.4%	31	7.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	28–29	CHI	16	—	49	35	14	12	16	7.5	35.5	0	5	3	—	0	0	3	0.2%	780	74.4%	24	5.3%	1	1	1	1.0	100.0	1	100.0	0	1	1.0	0	0.0	0	—	1
2019	29–30	CHI	5	—	10	10	0	1	5	1.0	7.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	192	54.8%	1	0.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	30–31	CHI	15	—	48	29	19	7	21	3.5	31.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	795	80.1%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	31–32	CHI	9	—	23	17	6	5	9	3.5	17.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	304	55.4%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	32–33	TB	11	—	20	11	9	2	4	1.0	7.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	399	55.4%	1	0.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	146	—	390	244	146	75	115	41.5	231.5	0	12	6	6	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1.0	100.0	1	100.0	0	1	—	0	—	0	—	1

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A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 126 · #831 · High-Value

Worth 126 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 19% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

8 cleared

3 replaced

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Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15.8

Avg surplus

peak +28

8 seasons × ~15.8 surplus ≈