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 80, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

DEPHI#56ACT

Chris Long

Top 6% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker🌅 Early Bloomer · 2011

Height6'3"

Weight270 lb

BornMar 28, 1985

Age41

CollegeVirginia See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2008

Draft2008 · Rd 1, Pick 2 · LA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

96thSacks·70

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 233 · #270 · Elite

Worth 233 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 7% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+23.3

Avg surplus

peak +45

10 seasons × ~23.3 surplus ≈ VORP 233

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	—	LA	15	—	36	28	8	10	12	4.0	26.0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	LA	15	—	42	32	10	7	12	5.0	24.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	LA	16	—	26	24	2	8	20	8.5	36.5	0	2	3	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	LA	16	—	33	27	6	15	21	13.0	49.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	LA	15	—	32	24	8	15	19	11.5	45.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	LA	16	—	40	33	7	13	12	8.5	33.5	0	2	1	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	STL	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	839	78.8%	77	18.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	LA	5	—	5	5	0	3	1	1.0	5.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	—	STL	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	232	58.8%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	LA	9	—	18	8	10	2	5	3.0	10.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	STL	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	484	54.8%	21	12.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	NE	16	—	34	21	13	7	10	4.0	21.0	0	3	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	677	64.3%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	PHI	16	—	28	20	8	2	18	5.0	25.0	0	0	4	—	0	0	—	0.0%	496	47.9%	29	11.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	PHI	13	—	22	14	8	3	20	6.5	29.5	0	0	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	612	59.4%	47	18.4%	1	0	0.0	39.6	-5.0	32	13	11	7	2	0.1
Career		—	186	—	316	236	80	85	150	70.0	305.0	0	10	15	6	1	0	—	0.0%	3,340	60.7%	174	15.2%	1	0	—	—	—	32	13	11	7	2	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2008	23	LA	15	—	36	28	8	10	12	4.0	26.0	0	1	1	0	13
2009	24	LA	15	—	42	32	10	7	12	5.0	24.0	1	1	—	0	13.3
2010	25	LA	16	—	26	24	2	8	20	8.5	36.5	2	3	1	0	18.6
2011	26	LA	16	—	33	27	6	15	21	13.0	49.0	2	1	—	0	21.4
2012	27	LA	15	—	32	24	8	15	19	11.5	45.5	0	0	—	0	18.3
2013	28	LA	16	13*	40	33	7	13	12	8.5	33.5	2	1	2	1	17.2
2014	29	LA	5	4*	5	5	0	3	1	1.0	5.0	0	0	1	0	3
2015	30	LA	9	7*	18	8	10	2	5	3.0	10.0	0	1	—	0	6.6
2016	31	NE	16	10*	34	21	13	7	10	4.0	21.0	3	1	1	0	11.5
2017	32	PHI	16	0*	28	20	8	2	18	5.0	25.0	0	4	—	0	12.9
2018	33	PHI	13	10*	22	14	8	3	20	6.5	29.5	0	2	—	0	12.8
Career			152	44*	316	236	80	85	150	—	—	10	15	6	1	148.6

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	28	STL	16	13*	—	0.0%	839	78.8%	77	18.3%
2014	29	STL	6	4*	—	0.0%	232	58.8%	—	0.0%
2015	30	STL	12	7*	—	0.0%	484	54.8%	21	12.8%
2016	31	NE	16	10*	—	0.0%	677	64.3%	—	0.0%
2017	32	PHI	16	0*	—	0.0%	496	47.9%	29	11.0%
2018	33	PHI	16	10*	—	0.0%	612	59.4%	47	18.4%
Career			82	44*	—	—	3,340	—	174	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	33	PHI	16	10*	1	0	0.0	39.6	-5.0	32	13	11	7	2	0.1
Career			16	10*	1	0	—	—	—	32	13	11	7	2	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 80 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 80 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 80.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 80· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 74

On-field 55.6

Availability 18.4

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2008bestavg 70elite 702018

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 35% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

35% of the all-time Sacks leader35

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 94%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Above average

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:4.132See leaderboard →

Disruption/1004.132Snap share60.7%Def snaps3,340ReliableCV 0.35

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2008

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2008 class

4.75s

40-Yard

Above avg · 53th pct

Pos 53thAll 39thClass Pos 58thClass All 38th

34"

Vertical

Above avg · 58th pct

Pos 58thAll 54thClass Pos 90thClass All 82th

124"

Broad Jump

Strong · 88th pct

Pos 88thAll 82thClass Pos 93thClass All 85th

7.02s

3-Cone

Strong · 80th pct

Pos 80thAll 67thClass Pos 88thClass All 69th

4.21s

Shuttle

Strong · 83th pct

Pos 83thAll 71thClass Pos 98thClass All 85th

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl8Solo5Ast3QBHits10Sk0.5Dis10.5PD2FR1

College Stats

VirginiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Virginia), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2008 Draft Class· this player went #2

#1Jake LongOT #3Matt RyanQB #4Darren McFaddenRB #5Glenn DorseyNT #6Vernon GholstonDE #7Sedrick EllisDT #8Derrick HarveyDE #9Keith RiversOLB #10Jerod MayoMLB #11Leodis McKelvinCB #12Ryan CladyOT #13Jonathan StewartRB #15Branden AlbertOT #16Dominique Rodgers-CromartieCB #17Gosder CherilusOT #18Joe FlaccoQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Chris inherited the Los Angeles Rams DL room from James Hall (2007–2011), and handed it to Eugene Sims (2010–2016).

Sean Gilbert 1992–1995D'Marco Farr 1994–2000Kevin Carter 1995–2000Leslie O'Neal 1996–1997Jeff Zgonina 1997–2002Grant Wistrom

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2018final season
Last recorded season with PHI
2017team change
Joined PHI (from NE)
2016team change
Joined NE (from LA)
2008draft
Drafted by LA — Round 1, Pick 2

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 270 lb

Frame

272 lb at 4.75s

Size-speed

34" vert / 124" broad

Explosion

Injury History

3 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2017	PHI	0	W6Questionable· Foot
2015	STL	3	W7Out· KneeW8Out· KneeW9Out· KneeW10Doubtful· KneeW11Questionable· Knee
2014	STL	0	W15Questionable· Ankle
2013	STL	0	W2Questionable· Hip
2011	STL	0	W12Questionable· AnkleW13Questionable· AnkleW14Questionable· AnkleW15Questionable· AnkleW16Questionable· AnkleW17Questionable· Ankle
2010	STL	0	W16Questionable· Thigh
2009	STL	0	W11Questionable· Knee

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 11-season peers. See all →

peak 90

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B2008

B2009

A2010

A+2011

A+2012

B+2013

F2014

C+2015

B2016

B2017

B+2018

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2008	4	0.3	5+1	0.3
2009	5	0.3	6+1	0.4
2010	8.5	0.5	10+1.5	0.6
2011	13	0.8	14+1	0.8
2012	11.5	0.8	13+1.5	0.8
2013	8.5	0.5	9+0.5	0.5
2014	1	0.2	3+2	0.2
2015	3	0.3	6+3	0.3
2016	4	0.3	4	0.3
2017	5	0.3	5	0.3
2018	6.5	0.5	8+1.5	0.5

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

233 career value over replacement — #270 all-time of 4,642. 21.2/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #2 (Rd 1) · LA · 2008 · +18.2 vs expected KV-H

80actual

61.8 expected · Δ+18.2

💔+23.3 stolen VORP·1.1 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2008

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2008 Draft Class· this player went #2

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography