Chris Long ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Long in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Long a career score of 81, 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 | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | ||||||
| 2008 | 23 | STL | 15 | — | 0.3 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24 | STL | 15 | — | 2.1 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 5.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25 | STL | 16 | — | 5.5 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 8.5 | 36.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | STL | 16 | — | 8.3 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 13.0 | 49.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27 | STL | 15 | — | 7.1 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 11.5 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | STL | 16 | — | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 839 | 78.8% | 77 | 17.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 29 | STL | 6 | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 232 | 58.8% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 30 | STL | 12 | — | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 484 | 54.8% | 21 | 6.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 31 | NE | 16 | — | 3.6 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 677 | 64.3% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 32 | PHI | 16 | — | 2.8 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 496 | 47.9% | 29 | 6.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 33 | PHI | 16 | — | 4.3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 6.5 | 29.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 612 | 59.4% | 47 | 10.4% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -5.0 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 159 | — | 36.0 | 253 | 190 | 63 | 67 | 132 | 57.5 | 256.5 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
195 career value over replacement — #404 all-time of 4,695. 24.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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Pick #2 (Rd 1) · LA · 2008 · +17.7 vs expected KV-H
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A top 10% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
Worth 195 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 10% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 seasons × ~24.4 surplus ≈ VORP 195
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