Alonzo Spellman is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Spellman in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Spellman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Alonzo Spellman

Top 14% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'4"

Weight292 lb

BornSep 27, 1971

Age54

CollegeOhio State See College Stats

Rookie yr1992

Draft1992 · Rd 1, Pick 22 · CHI

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 113 · #940 · High-Value

Worth 113 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 21% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+16.1

Avg surplus

peak +25

7 seasons × ~16.1 surplus ≈ VORP 113

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1992	—	CHI	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	CHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	CHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	CHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.5	8.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	CHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	CHI	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	DAL	13	—	14	11	3	4	4	5.0	13.0	0	0	1	1	0	0
2000	—	DAL	16	—	19	13	6	6	4	5.0	15.0	0	3	1	—	0	0
2001	—	DET	4	—	3	3	0	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	119	—	36	27	9	12	9	43.0	64.0	0	3	2	1	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1992	21	CHI	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.2
1993	22	CHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.9
1994	23	CHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.4
1995	24	CHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.5	8.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	17.4
1996	25	CHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.5
1997	26	CHI	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.2
1999	28	DAL	13	—	14	11	3	4	4	5.0	13.0	0	0	1	1	0	0	8.4
2000	29	DAL	16	—	19	13	6	6	4	5.0	15.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	9.7
2001	30	DET	4	—	3	3	0	2	1	1.0	4.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	2.3
Career			119		36	27	9	12	9	—	—	0	3	2	1	0	0	88

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 46.8

Availability 18.2

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

1992bestavg 60elite 702001

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 22% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

22% of the all-time Sacks leader22

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl2Solo1Ast1

College Stats

Ohio StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Ohio State), 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 — every name is linked.

1992 Draft Class· this player went #22

#10Ray RobertsOT #12Marco ColemanDE #14Derek BrownTE #15Johnny MitchellTE #16Chester McGlocktonDT #18Dana HallDB #20Dale CarterCB #21Vaughn DunbarRB #23Chris MimsDE #24Robert JonesOLB #25Tommy MaddoxQB #26Robert PorcherDE #27John FinaOT #28Darryl WilliamsDB #29Ashley AmbroseCB #30Steve IsraelDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Alonzo inherited the Chicago Bears DL room from Trace Armstrong (1989–1994), and handed it to Albert Fontenot (1993–1996).

William Perry 1985–1993Trace Armstrong 1989–1994Alonzo Spellman 1992–1997Albert Fontenot 1993–1996Jim Flanigan 1994–2000Mike Wells

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2001team change
Joined DET (from DAL)
2001final season
Last recorded season with DET
1999team change
Joined DAL (from CHI)
1992draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 1, Pick 22

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 292 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 74

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B1992

C+1993

B+1994

B+1995

B+1996

C1997

B1999

B2000

F2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

83%

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
1992	4	0.3	4	0.2
1993	2.5	0.2	2-0.5	0.1
1994	7	0.4	7	0.4
1995	8.5	0.5	8-0.5	0.5
1996	8	0.5	8	0.5
1997	2	0.3	4+2	0.3
1999	5	0.4	6+1	0.3
2000	5	0.3	5	0.3
2001	1	0.3	4+3	0.2

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

113 career value over replacement — #940 all-time of 4,642. 12.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #22 (Rd 1) · CHI · 1992 · +11.5 vs expected KV-H

68actual

56.5 expected · Δ+11.5

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1992 Draft Class· this player went #22

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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