Chris Doleman is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Doleman's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

On the boards· Appears on 3 boards

Streaks3 straight · 10 sacks · 1996–98

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Chris Doleman

★ HALL OF FAME8× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 0% all-time pass rushersIron Legend📈 Late Developer · 1998

Height6'5"

Weight

Career Value · VORP

384 career value over replacement — #45 all-time of 4,695. 25.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #4 (Rd 1) · MIN · 1985 · +33.7 vs expected KV-H

97actual

63.3 expected · Δ+33.7

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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
1985	23–24	MIN	16	—	113	—	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	1	—	0	3	—	—
1986	24–25	MIN	16	—	49	—	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	1	—	2	0	—	—
1987	25–26	MIN	12	—	57	—	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	0	—	6	0	—	—
1988	26–27	MIN	16	—	58	—	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	0	—	2	0	—	—
1989	27–28	MIN	16	—	94	—	—	—	—	21.0	21.0	0	—	5	5	—	—
1990	28–29	MIN	16	—	92	—	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	1	—	4	0	—	—
1991	29–30	MIN	16	—	101	—	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	0	—	1	2	—	—
1992	30–31	MIN	16	—	64	—	—	—	—	14.5	14.5	1	—	6	3	—	—
1993	31–32	MIN	16	—	68	—	—	—	—	12.5	12.5	1	—	3	1	—	—
1994	32–33	ATL	14	—	30	26	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	1	—	1	0	—	—
1995	33–34	ATL	16	—	51	36	—	—	—	9.0	9.0	0	—	1	2	—	—
1996	34–35	SF	16	—	54	45	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	2	—	4	3	—	—
1997	35–36	SF	16	—	46	39	—	—	—	12.0	12.0	0	—	3	1	—	—
1998	36–37	SF	16	—	45	31	—	—	—	15.0	15.0	0	—	4	2	—	—
1999	37–38	MIN	13	—	42	31	11	11	6	8.0	25.0	0	2	2	2	0	0
Career		—	231	—	964	208	11	11	6	150.5	167.5	8	2	44	24	0	0

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

4thSacks·150.5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1989·Sacks21 7thsingle season

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An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 384 · #45 · All-Time

Worth 384 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 2% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 14 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +27.4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

14 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

+27.4

Avg surplus

peak +46

14 seasons × ~27.4 surplus ≈