Allen Aldridge is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Aldridge in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Aldridge's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 1994 | 22 | DEN | 16 | — | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 23 | DEN | 16 | — | 0.9 | 96 | 72 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24 | DEN | 16 | — | 0.0 | 82 | 68 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25 | DEN | 16 | — | 0.0 | 58 | 41 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26 | DET | 16 | — | 2.5 | 72 | 50 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27 | DET | 15 | — | 0.9 | 58 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | DET | 16 | — | 1.4 | 52 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | DET | 13 | — | 0.0 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 124 | — | 5.7 | 464 | 333 | 54 | 18 | 5 | 10.5 | 33.5 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
48 career value over replacement — #2130 all-time of 4,695. 6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #51 (Rd 2) · DEN · 1994 · +7.4 vs expected KV-H
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8 seasons · peak 2.5 in 1998
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.4 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1998 · +0.2 wins
0.2 of DET's 5 wins (4%)
Latest season · 2001 · −0.1 wins
DET's 2 wins · no wins above replacement this season
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia. Team wins are the club's actual regular-season wins; a traded season, or one whose club record is missing, shows no share.
#575 of 1,594 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 22 | DEN | 16 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | DEN | 16 | — | 96 | 72 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.9 |
| 1996 | 24 | DEN | 16 | — | 82 | 68 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | DEN | 16 | — | 58 | 41 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | DET | 16 | — | 72 | 50 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2.5 |
| 1999 | 27 | DET | 15 | — | 58 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 2000 | 28 | DET | 16 | — | 52 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2001 | 29 | DET | 13 | — | 42 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 124 | 464 | 333 | 54 | 18 | 5 | 10.5 | 33.5 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.7 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 54.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
Jonathan Freeny
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88% match
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