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.
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 | |||||
| 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.
Pick #89 (Rd 3) · SF · 1999 · +35.5 vs expected KV-H
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10 seasons · peak 5.4 in 2003
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.
2.0 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2003 · +0.4 wins
Latest season · 2009 · +0.1 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#145 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23 | SF | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | SF | 13 | — | 26 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | SF | 13 | — | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 2002 | 26 | SF | 16 | — | 36 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 27 | SEA | 15 | — | 40 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 2004 | 28 | SEA | 16 | — | 37 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | 29 | ARI | 16 | — | 43 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | 30 | ARI | 16 | — | 47 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2008 | 32 | ARI | 16 | — | 49 | 39 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3.5 | 19.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 2009 | 33 | ARI | 12 | — | 37 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Career | 140 | 349 | 249 | 100 | 27 | 43 | 53.0 | 123.0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25.9 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 72.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 99%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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