Chris Mims ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers β a career that places Mims in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Mims a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Chris Mims
Top 10% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker
A top 10% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 112 Β· #958 Β· High-ValueWorth 112 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 22% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.7 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
6 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
6
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+18.7
Avg surplus
peak +32
6 seasons Γ ~18.7 surplus β VORP 112
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | β | LAC | 16 | β | 33 | 29 | β | β | β | 10.0 | 10.0 | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1993 | β | LAC | 16 | β | 31 | 26 | β | β | β | 7.0 | 7.0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | LAC | 16 | β | 42 | 35 | β | β | β | 11.0 | 11.0 | β | 4 | 3 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | LAC | 15 | β | 31 | 27 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | LAC | 15 | β | 27 | 19 | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | β | 1 | 4 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | WAS | 11 | β | 22 | 16 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 1 | 2 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | LAC | 6 | β | 6 | 3 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | LAC | 3 | β | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 98 | β | 196 | 158 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22 | LAC | 16 | β | 33 | 29 | β | β | β | 10.0 | 10.0 | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β | 15.7 |
| 1993 | 23 | LAC | 16 | β | 31 | 26 | β | β | β | 7.0 | 7.0 | β | 0 | 1 | β | β | β | 11.2 |
| 1994 | 24 | LAC | 16 | β | 42 | 35 | β | β | β | 11.0 | 11.0 | β | 4 | 3 | β | β | β | 18 |
| 1995 | 25 | LAC | 15 | β | 31 | 27 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 2 | 1 | β | β | β | 6.6 |
| 1996 | 26 | LAC | 15 | β | 27 | 19 | β | β | β | 6.0 | 6.0 | β | 1 | 4 | β | β | β | 13.2 |
| 1997 | 27 | WAS | 11 | β | 22 | 16 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 1 | 2 | β | β | β | 9.4 |
| 1998 | 28 | LAC | 6 | β | 6 | 3 | β | β | β | 2.0 | 2.0 | β | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | 3.9 |
| 1999 | 29 | LAC | 3 | β | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| Career | 98 | 196 | 158 | 1 | 2 | 0 | β | β | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 72 Β· GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
68
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
77
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 71.6 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 72Β· confidence 96%
What builds the career mark of 68
On-field 50.1
Availability 17.9
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1992bestavg 65elite 701998
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position19
Depth
of 100
Reached 21% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
21% of the all-time Sacks leader21
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 87%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College Stats
Tennessee; Los Angeles Southwest College; Pierce CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending importCollege stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee; Los Angeles Southwest College; Pierce College), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
John CarneyK7yRaylee JohnsonDE6yLewis BushOLB6yJohn ParrellaDT5yStan HumphriesQB5yAlfred PupunuTE5yDwayne HarperDB4yDarren BennettP4yTerrance ShawCB4yDarrien GordonDB4yDuane YoungTE4yJohn KiddP3yEric BieniemyRB3yMarco ColemanDE2yCharles DimryCB2yKurt GouveiaLB2yGreg JacksonDB2yJimmy SpencerDB2yJamal WilliamsNT2yGerald DixonOLB2yMarquez PopeS2yNorman HandDT2yMike DumasFS2yMikhael RicksTE2y
1992 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #23
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterChris inherited the Los Angeles Chargers DL room from Joe Phillips (1987β1991), and handed it to Raylee Johnson (1993β2003).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1999final season
Last recorded season with LAC
- 1998team change
Joined LAC (from WAS)
- 1997team change
Joined WAS (from LAC)
- 1992draft
Drafted by LAC β Round 1, Pick 23
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 300 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 7-season peers. See all β
72
peak 77
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B+1992
B+1993
A1994
C+1995
B1996
B1997
C1998
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
77%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10 | 0.6 | 9-1 | 0.5 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0.4 | 6-1 | 0.4 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0.7 | 10-1 | 0.6 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 0.4 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0.4 | 6+2 | 0.3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0.3 | 5+3 | 0.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
112 career value over replacement β #958 all-time of 4,642. 16/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #23 (Rd 1) Β· LAC Β· 1992 Β· +15.5 vs expected KV-H
72actual
56.5 expected Β· Ξ+15.5
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