Chad Hennings is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Hennings in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hennings'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 | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | 26–27 | DAL | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27–28 | DAL | 13 | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28–29 | DAL | 16 | — | 23 | 19 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 29–30 | DAL | 16 | — | 42 | 32 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 30–31 | DAL | 15 | — | 40 | 33 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 31–32 | DAL | 11 | — | 31 | 24 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 32–33 | DAL | 16 | — | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 33–34 | DAL | 16 | — | 52 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34–35 | DAL | 8 | — | 23 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 119 | — | 252 | 196 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 27.5 | 38.5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
101 career value over replacement — #1135 all-time of 4,695. 11.2/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #290 (Rd 11) · DAL · 1988 · +62 vs expected KV-H
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