Chike Okeafor ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Okeafor in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Okeafor a career score of 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Chike Okeafor
Height6'5"
Weight256 lb
BornMar 27, 1976
Age50
CollegePurdueSee College Stats
Rookie yr1999
Draft1999 · Rd 3, Pick 89 · SF
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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 23 | SF | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | SF | 13 | — | 26 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | SF | 13 | — | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26 | SF | 16 | — | 36 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27 | SEA | 15 | — | 40 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28 | SEA | 16 | — | 37 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29 | ARI | 16 | — | 43 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30 | ARI | 16 | — | 47 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 32 | ARI | 16 | — | 49 | 39 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3.5 | 19.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 33 | ARI | 12 | — | 37 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 140 | — | 349 | 249 | 100 | 27 | 43 | 53.0 | 123.0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
200 career value over replacement — #382 all-time of 4,695. 20/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #89 (Rd 3) · SF · 1999 · +35.5 vs expected KV-H
73actual
37.5 expected · Δ+35.5
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