Alfred Williams ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers β a career that places Williams in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Williams a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Alfred Williams
Height6'6"
Weight265 lb
BornNov 6, 1968
Age57
CollegeColoradoSee College Stats
Rookie yr1991
Draft1991 Β· Rd 1, Pick 18 Β· CIN
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context1x
Pro Bowls
1x
All-Pro
A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 160 Β· #565 Β· High-ValueWorth 160 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 13% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.8 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
9 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
9
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+17.8
Avg surplus
peak +40
9 seasons Γ ~17.8 surplus β VORP 160
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1991 | β | CIN | 16 | β | 40 | 0 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 3 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1992 | β | CIN | 15 | β | 45 | 41 | β | β | β | 10.0 | 10.0 | β | 3 | 3 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | CIN | 16 | β | 29 | 22 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 3 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | CIN | 16 | β | 48 | 40 | β | β | β | 9.5 | 9.5 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | SF | 16 | β | 27 | 21 | β | β | β | 4.5 | 4.5 | β | 7 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | DEN | 16 | β | 55 | 44 | β | β | β | 13.0 | 13.0 | β | 11 | 3 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | DEN | 16 | β | 46 | 36 | β | β | β | 8.5 | 8.5 | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | DEN | 10 | β | 13 | 10 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | DEN | 6 | β | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 127 | β | 316 | 225 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 59.5 | 67.5 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23 | CIN | 16 | β | 40 | 0 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 3 | 1 | β | β | β | 8.7 |
| 1992 | 24 | CIN | 15 | β | 45 | 41 | β | β | β | 10.0 | 10.0 | β | 3 | 3 | β | β | β | 17.7 |
| 1993 | 25 | CIN | 16 | β | 29 | 22 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 3 | 1 | β | β | β | 8.6 |
| 1994 | 26 | CIN | 16 | β | 48 | 40 | β | β | β | 9.5 | 9.5 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 15.2 |
| 1995 | 27 | SF | 16 | β | 27 | 21 | β | β | β | 4.5 | 4.5 | β | 7 | 1 | β | β | β | 9.6 |
| 1996 | 28 | DEN | 16 | β | 55 | 44 | β | β | β | 13.0 | 13.0 | β | 11 | 3 | β | β | β | 20 |
| 1997 | 29 | DEN | 16 | β | 46 | 36 | β | β | β | 8.5 | 8.5 | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β | 14.4 |
| 1998 | 30 | DEN | 10 | β | 13 | 10 | β | β | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 6.2 |
| 1999 | 31 | DEN | 6 | β | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Career | 127 | 316 | 225 | 2 | 6 | 2 | β | β | 0 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107.1 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 76 Β· GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 76 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
70
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
83
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 75.2 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 76Β· confidence 97%
What builds the career mark of 70
On-field 51.5
Availability 18.5
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1991bestavg 69elite 701999
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position30
Depth
of 100
Reached 30% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
30% of the all-time Sacks leader30
1 category β₯25% of the all-time leader33
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Colorado), 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.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Lee JohnsonP4yJason ElamK4yBill RomanowskiOLB4yRay CrockettCB4yShannon SharpeTE4yEd McCaffreyWR4yTyrone BraxtonS4yMike LodishDT4yGlenn CadrezOLB4yTom RouenP4yJames FrancisLB4yDwayne CarswellOT4yHarold GreenRB4yJohn MobleyOLB4yHarald HasselbachDE4yEric BallRB4yByron ChamberlainTE4yDerek LovilleRB4yTerrell DavisRB4yMaa TanuvasaDE4yJohn ElwayQB3yKeith TraylorNT3yNeil SmithDE3yTrevor PryceDE3y
1991 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #18
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterAlfred opened the Cincinnati Bengals DL lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to John Copeland (1993β2000).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with DEN
- 1996team change
Joined DEN (from SF)
- 1995team change
Joined SF (from CIN)
- 1991draft
Drafted by CIN β Round 1, Pick 18
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'6" / 265 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 9-season peers. See all β
76
peak 83
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1991
B+1992
B1993
B+1994
B1995
A+1996
B+1997
C+1998
C+1999
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
88%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3 | 0.2 | 2-1 | 0.1 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0.7 | 9-1 | 0.5 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 1994 | 9.5 | 0.6 | 9-0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1995 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 4-0.5 | 0.3 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0.8 | 12-1 | 0.7 |
| 1997 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 8-0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0.3 | 4+1 | 0.3 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0.7 | 10+6 | 0.6 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
160 career value over replacement β #565 all-time of 4,642. 17.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #18 (Rd 1) Β· CIN Β· 1991 Β· +19.5 vs expected KV-H
76actual
56.5 expected Β· Ξ+19.5
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