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

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Chidi Ahanotu

Top 13% all-time pass rushersIron Man

Height6'2"

Weight285 lb

BornOct 11, 1970

Age56

College

Career Value · VORP

179 career value over replacement — #480 all-time of 4,695. 14.9/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #145 (Rd 6) · TB · 1993 · +38.5 vs expected KV-H

69actual

30.5 expected · Δ+38.5

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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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
1993	22–23	TB	16	—	26	19	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	—	3	1	—	—	—
1994	23–24	TB	16	—	46	31	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	1	0	—	—	—
1995	24–25	TB	16	—	48	36	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	6	0	—	—	—
1996	25–26	TB	13	—	47	37	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	—	1	0	—	—	—
1997	26–27	TB	16	—	47	37	—	—	—	10.0	10.0	—	3	0	—	—	—
1998	27–28	TB	4	—	17	9	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1999	28–29	TB	13	—	28	18	10	7	5	6.5	18.5	0	1	2	—	0	0
2000	29–30	TB	15	—	45	26	19	3	3	3.5	9.5	0	4	2	1	0	0
2001	30–31	STL	12	—	23	15	8	6	2	2.0	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	0
2002	31–32	BUF	15	—	34	20	14	6	5	5.0	16.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2003	32–33	SF	13	—	22	16	6	0	0	4.0	4.0	0	2	0	1	0	0
2004	33–34	MIA / TB	10	—	14	9	5	0	0	5.0	5.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	159	—	397	273	62	22	15	47.0	84.0	0	22	5	4	0	0

Career arc · VAL by season

12 seasons · peak 6.1 in 1997

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

1.7 career wins over 12 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1997 · +0.5 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1993	22–23	TB	16	—	26	19	—	—	—	1.5	1.5	—	3	1	—	—	—	0.6
1994	23–24	TB	16	—	46	31	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	1	0	—	—	—	0
1995	24–25	TB	16	—	48	36	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	6	0	—	—	—	1.9
1996	25–26	TB	13	—	47	37	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	—	1	0	—	—	—	3.2
1997	26–27	TB	16	—	47	37	—	—	—	10.0	10.0	—	3	0	—	—	—	6.1
1998	27–28	TB	4	—	17	9	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	0
1999	28–29	TB	13	—	28	18	10	7	5	6.5	18.5	0	1	2	—	0	0	3.6
2000	29–30	TB	15	—	45	26	19	3	3	3.5	9.5	0	4	2	1	0	0	1.2
2001	30–31	STL	12	—	23	15	8	6	2	2.0	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0.4
2002	31–32	BUF	15	—	34	20	14	6	5	5.0	16.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.8
2003	32–33	SF	13	—	22	16	6	0	0	4.0	4.0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1.1
2004	33–34	All teams	10	—	14	9	5	0	0	5.0	5.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	2.6
Career			159		397	273	62	22	15	47.0	84.0	0	22	5	4	0	0	22.5

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 69 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 69 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 66.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 44.4

Availability 17.6