Chris Slade ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers β 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.
Chris Slade
Height6'5"
Weight250 lb
BornJan 30, 1971
Age55
CollegeVirginiaSee College Stats
Rookie yr1993
Draft1993 Β· Rd 2, Pick 31 Β· NE
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context1x
Pro Bowls
A high-end edge rusher defined as much by exceptional availability β almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 148 Β· #644 Β· High-ValueWorth 148 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher β top 15% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +16.4 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
9 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
9
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+16.4
Avg surplus
peak +28
9 seasons Γ ~16.4 surplus β VORP 148
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 | |||||
| 1993 | β | NE | 16 | β | 39 | 25 | β | β | β | 9.0 | 9.0 | β | 0 | 3 | β | β | β |
| 1994 | β | NE | 16 | β | 102 | 60 | β | β | β | 9.5 | 9.5 | β | 3 | 5 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | NE | 16 | β | 95 | 71 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 4 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | NE | 16 | β | 68 | 49 | β | β | β | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | NE | 16 | β | 87 | 61 | β | β | β | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | NE | 15 | β | 70 | 43 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | NE | 16 | β | 73 | 30 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 4.5 | 17.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | NE | 16 | β | 56 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | CAR | 13 | β | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 140 | β | 611 | 384 | 75 | 16 | 11 | 53.0 | 80.0 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22 | NE | 16 | β | 39 | 25 | β | β | β | 9.0 | 9.0 | β | 0 | 3 | β | β | β | 14.7 |
| 1994 | 23 | NE | 16 | β | 102 | 60 | β | β | β | 9.5 | 9.5 | β | 3 | 5 | β | β | β | 19.8 |
| 1995 | 24 | NE | 16 | β | 95 | 71 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 4 | 1 | β | β | β | 11.1 |
| 1996 | 25 | NE | 16 | β | 68 | 49 | β | β | β | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | β | β | β | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 26 | NE | 16 | β | 87 | 61 | β | β | β | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | β | β | β | 17.4 |
| 1998 | 27 | NE | 15 | β | 70 | 43 | β | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 11.9 |
| 1999 | 28 | NE | 16 | β | 73 | 30 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 4.5 | 17.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2000 | 29 | NE | 16 | β | 56 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | β | 0 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2001 | 30 | CAR | 13 | β | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Career | 140 | 611 | 384 | 75 | 16 | 11 | β | β | 3 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117.4 |
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 9 scored seasons.
68
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
78
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 72 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 72Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 68
On-field 48.4
Availability 19.6
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1993bestavg 67elite 702001
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position28
Depth
of 100
Reached 27% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
27% of the all-time Sacks leader27
1 category β₯25% of the all-time leader33
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: 90%.
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+).
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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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Drew BledsoeQB8yTroy BrownWR8yWillie McGinestOLB7yBen CoatesTE7yTy LawCB6yTed JohnsonILB6yVincent BrisbyWR6yScott ZolakQB6yAdam VinatieriK5yLawyer MilloyS5yTedy BruschiILB5yTerry GlennWR5ySam GashFB5yChad EatonDT5yTodd F. CollinsOLB5yFerric CollonsDE5yHenry ThomasNT4yShawn JeffersonWR4yMike D. JonesDT4yCorwin BrownS4yJimmy HitchcockDB4yChris SullivanDE4yTom TupaP3yCurtis MartinRB3y
1993 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #31
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterChris opened the New England Patriots DL lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Mike D. Jones (1994β1997).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2001team change
Joined CAR (from NE)
- 2001final season
Last recorded season with CAR
- 1993draft
Drafted by NE β Round 2, Pick 31
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'5" / 250 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 9-season peers. See all β
72
peak 78
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B+1993
B+1994
B1995
B+1996
B+1997
B1998
B1999
B2000
C+2001
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.
97%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9 | 0.6 | 8-1 | 0.5 |
| 1994 | 9.5 | 0.6 | 9-0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.4 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0.6 | 9 | 0.5 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 4-0.5 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 3-0.5 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3+0.5 | 0.2 |
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
148 career value over replacement β #644 all-time of 4,642. 16.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #31 (Rd 2) Β· NE Β· 1993 Β· +17.1 vs expected KV-H
72actual
54.9 expected Β· Ξ+17.1
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