Cliff Avril ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Avril in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Avril a career score of 83, 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 | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2008 | 22 | DET | 12 | — | 21 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23 | DET | 13 | — | 38 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | DET | 13 | — | 29 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | DET | 15 | — | 34 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11.0 | 30.0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26 | DET | 15 | — | 35 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 9.5 | 33.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | SEA | 15 | — | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 8.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 555 | 56.5% | 5 | 1.1% |
| 2014 | 28 | SEA | 16 | — | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 5.0 | 30.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 715 | 73.5% | 51 | 11.8% |
| 2015 | 29 | SEA | 16 | — | 47 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 9.0 | 47.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 789 | 79.4% | 35 | 7.6% |
| 2016 | 30 | SEA | 16 | — | 38 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 26 | 11.5 | 45.5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 832 | 76.8% | 10 | 2.6% |
| 2017 | 31 | SEA | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 151 | 55.0% | 1 | 1.0% |
| Career | — | 135 | — | 284 | 194 | 90 | 66 | 140 | 73.0 | 279.0 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
250 career value over replacement — #227 all-time of 4,695. 27.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Pick #92 (Rd 3) · DET · 2008 · +45.5 vs expected KV-H
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A top 5% all-time edge rusher with excellent availability over their career and above-average snap-level impact. The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.
Worth 250 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 6% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +27.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 seasons × ~27.8 surplus ≈ VORP 250
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93% match