Charles Haley is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 83 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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Streaks3 straight · 10 sacks · 1988–90

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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📈 Late Developer · 1994

Career Value · VORP

214 career value over replacement — #334 all-time of 4,695. 17.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #96 (Rd 4) · SF · 1986 · +45.5 vs expected KV-H

83actual

37.5 expected · Δ+45.5

💔+34.2 stolen VORP·1.92 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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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	22–23	SF	16	—	55	47	—	—	—	12.0	12.0	1	2	3	—	—	—
1987	23–24	SF	12	—	18	15	—	—	—	6.5	6.5	—	3	0	—	—	—
1988	24–25	SF	16	—	68	51	—	—	—	11.5	11.5	—	4	1	—	—	—
1989	25–26	SF	16	—	55	42	—	—	—	10.5	10.5	—	3	4	—	—	—
1990	26–27	SF	16	—	0	0	—	—	—	16.0	16.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1991	27–28	SF	14	—	45	0	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	—	6	2	—	—	—
1992	28–29	DAL	15	—	23	22	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	—	2	0	—	—	—
1993	29–30	DAL	14	—	32	28	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	3	2	—	—	—
1994	30–31	DAL	16	—	48	39	—	—	—	12.5	12.5	1	1	3	—	—	—
1995	31–32	DAL	13	—	33	31	—	—	—	10.5	10.5	—	0	2	—	—	—
1996	32–33	DAL	5	—	7	6	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	0	1	—	—	—
1999	35–36	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

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

38thSacks·100.5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Yes

Hall of Fame

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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 214 · #334 · Elite

Worth 214 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 8% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.5 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

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+19.5

Avg surplus

peak +37

11 seasons × ~19.5 surplus ≈