Chris Slade ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Slade in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Slade a career score of 72, 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 | |||||
| 1993 | 22–23 | NE | 16 | — | 39 | 25 | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | 0 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23–24 | NE | 16 | — | 102 | 60 | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | NE | 16 | — | 95 | 71 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | NE | 16 | — | 68 | 49 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | NE | 16 | — | 87 | 61 | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | NE | 15 | — | 70 | 43 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28–29 | NE | 16 | — | 73 | 30 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 4.5 | 17.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29–30 | NE | 16 | — | 56 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30–31 | CAR | 13 | — | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 140 | — | 611 | 384 | 75 | 16 | 11 | 53.0 | 80.0 | 3 | 26 | 17 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
148 career value over replacement — #667 all-time of 4,695. 16.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #31 (Rd 2) · NE · 1993 · +17.2 vs expected KV-H
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