Charles Haley is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 84 in the Knox value model. Haley's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Charles Haley

★ HALL OF FAME5× Pro Bowl2× All-Pro👑 Dynasty DNA · 13 seasons · 3 titles Top 4% all-time pass rushersIron Legend

Height6'5"

Weight255 lb

BornJan 6, 1964

Age62

CollegeJames Madison See College Stats

Rookie yr1986

Draft1986 · Rd 4, Pick 96 · SF

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

39thSacks·100.5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Yes

Hall of Fame

Archetype Intelligence

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An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with reliable availability. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 219 · #319 · Elite

Worth 219 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 8% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+19.9

Avg surplus

peak +37

11 seasons × ~19.9 surplus ≈ VORP 219

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
1986	—	SF	16	—	55	47	—	—	—	12.0	12.0	1	2	3	—	—	—
1987	—	SF	12	—	18	15	—	—	—	6.5	6.5	—	3	0	—	—	—
1988	—	SF	16	—	68	51	—	—	—	11.5	11.5	—	4	1	—	—	—
1989	—	SF	16	—	55	42	—	—	—	10.5	10.5	—	3	4	—	—	—
1990	—	SF	16	—	0	0	—	—	—	16.0	16.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1991	—	SF	14	—	45	0	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	—	6	2	—	—	—
1992	—	DAL	15	—	23	22	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	—	2	0	—	—	—
1993	—	DAL	14	—	32	28	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	3	2	—	—	—
1994	—	DAL	16	—	48	39	—	—	—	12.5	12.5	1	1	3	—	—	—
1995	—	DAL	13	—	33	31	—	—	—	10.5	10.5	—	0	2	—	—	—
1996	—	DAL	5	—	7	6	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	0	1	—	—	—
1999	—	SF	7	—	5	4	1	3	3	3.0	9.0	0	3	0	—	0	0
Career		—	160	—	389	285	1	3	3	100.5	106.5	2	27	18	0	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1986	22	SF	16	—	55	47	—	—	—	12.0	12.0	1	2	3	—	—	—	13.4
1987	23	SF	12	—	18	15	—	—	—	6.5	6.5	—	3	0	—	—	—	8
1988	24	SF	16	—	68	51	—	—	—	11.5	11.5	—	4	1	—	—	—	14.8
1989	25	SF	16	—	55	42	—	—	—	10.5	10.5	—	3	4	—	—	—	12.8
1990	26	SF	16	—	0	0	—	—	—	16.0	16.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	18
1991	27	SF	14	—	45	0	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	—	6	2	—	—	—	13.1
1992	28	DAL	15	—	23	22	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	—	2	0	—	—	—	10.5
1993	29	DAL	14	—	32	28	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	3	2	—	—	—	9
1994	30	DAL	16	—	48	39	—	—	—	12.5	12.5	1	1	3	—	—	—	19.7
1995	31	DAL	13	—	33	31	—	—	—	10.5	10.5	—	0	2	—	—	—	17.5
1996	32	DAL	5	—	7	6	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	0	1	—	—	—	3.1
1999	35	SF	7	—	5	4	1	3	3	3.0	9.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	4.9
Career			160		389	285	1	3	3	—	—	2	27	18	0	0	0	144.8

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 84 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 84 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 78.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 84· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 71

On-field 53.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1986bestavg 67elite 701999

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 51% of the all-time Sacks leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

51% of the all-time Sacks leader51

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 90%.

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+).

College Stats

James MadisonCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (James Madison), 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.

1986 Draft Class· this player went #96

#67Bubby BristerQB #71Hugh MillenQB #76John TaylorWR #82David WilliamsWR #86Bill BrooksWR #88Kelvin EdwardsWR #91Eric KattusTE #93Joe PhillipsNT #103Vance MuellerRB #107James PruittWR #108Napoleon McCallumRB #111Carl ByrumRB #114Jeff ParksTE #120Hassan JonesWR #121Ray CriswellP #126Bobby Joe EdmondsRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Charles opened the San Francisco 49ers DL lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Ted Washington (1991–1993).

Charles Haley 1986–1999Ted Washington 1991–1993Troy Wilson 1993–2001Dana Stubblefield 1993–2002Bryant Young 1994–2007Junior Bryant 1995–2000

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1999team change
Joined SF (from DAL)
1999final season
Last recorded season with SF
1992team change
Joined DAL (from SF)
1986draft
Drafted by SF — Round 4, Pick 96

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 255 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 12-season peers. See all →

peak 90

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

B+1986

B1987

B+1988

B+1989

A1990

B1991

B1992

B1993

A1994

A1995

F1996

C+1999

Availability

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
1986	12	0.8	6-6	0.4
1987	6.5	0.5	4-2.5	0.3
1988	11.5	0.7	6-5.5	0.4
1989	10.5	0.7	6-4.5	0.4
1990	16	1	11-5	0.7
1991	7	0.5	6-1	0.3
1992	6	0.4	6	0.3
1993	4	0.3	4	0.3
1994	12.5	0.8	11-1.5	0.7
1995	10.5	0.8	12+1.5	0.7
1996	1	0.2	3+2	0.2
1999	3	0.4	6+3	0.4

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

219 career value over replacement — #319 all-time of 4,642. 18.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #96 (Rd 4) · SF · 1986 · +45.3 vs expected KV-H

84actual

38.7 expected · Δ+45.3

💔+36.7 stolen VORP·1.92 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1986 Draft Class· this player went #96

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator