Clyde Simmons ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Simmons in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Simmons a career score of 84, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Clyde Simmons

2× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 4% all-time pass rushersIron Legend⭐ Shooting Star · 1999

Height6'5"

Weight292 lb

BornAug 4, 1964

Age61

CollegeWestern Carolina See College Stats

Rookie yr1986

Draft1986 · Rd 9, Pick 233 · PHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

21stSacks·122.5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1992·Sacks19 19thsingle season·Sacks1992

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 303 · #129 · All-Time

Worth 303 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 4% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 14 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

14 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21.6

Avg surplus

peak +48

14 seasons × ~21.6 surplus ≈ VORP 303

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1986	—	PHI	16	—	3	3	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	—	PHI	12	—	46	40	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	—	2	1	—	—	—
1988	—	PHI	16	—	45	41	—	—	—	9.0	9.0	—	0	1	—	—	—
1989	—	PHI	16	—	63	56	—	—	—	15.5	15.5	1	1	3	—	—	—
1990	—	PHI	16	—	0	0	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	—	0	0	—	—	—
1991	—	PHI	16	—	65	0	—	—	—	13.0	13.0	—	6	2	—	—	—
1992	—	PHI	16	—	60	53	—	—	—	19.0	19.0	—	3	2	—	—	—
1993	—	PHI	16	—	63	43	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	1	5	2	—	—	—
1994	—	ARI	16	—	45	33	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	—	4	0	—	—	—
1995	—	ARI	16	—	52	38	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	1	4	6	—	—	—
1996	—	JAX	16	—	36	27	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	—	3	3	—	—	—
1997	—	JAX	16	—	40	33	—	—	—	8.5	8.5	—	2	2	—	—	—
1998	—	CIN	16	—	30	28	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	4	1	—	—	—
1999	—	CHI	10	—	14	12	2	8	6	7.0	21.0	0	2	1	1	0	0
2000	—	CHI	14	—	22	15	7	0	1	0.5	1.5	0	3	0	1	0	0
Career		—	228	—	584	422	9	8	7	122.5	137.5	3	39	24	2	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1986	22	PHI	16	—	3	3	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	6.4
1987	23	PHI	12	—	46	40	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	—	2	1	—	—	—	8.3
1988	24	PHI	16	—	45	41	—	—	—	9.0	9.0	—	0	1	—	—	—	12.3
1989	25	PHI	16	—	63	56	—	—	—	15.5	15.5	1	1	3	—	—	—	16.6
1990	26	PHI	16	—	0	0	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	—	0	0	—	—	—	11.5
1991	27	PHI	16	—	65	0	—	—	—	13.0	13.0	—	6	2	—	—	—	20
1992	28	PHI	16	—	60	53	—	—	—	19.0	19.0	—	3	2	—	—	—	28.1
1993	29	PHI	16	—	63	43	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	1	5	2	—	—	—	11
1994	30	ARI	16	—	45	33	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	—	4	0	—	—	—	10.8
1995	31	ARI	16	—	52	38	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	1	4	6	—	—	—	22
1996	32	JAX	16	—	36	27	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	—	3	3	—	—	—	14.3
1997	33	JAX	16	—	40	33	—	—	—	8.5	8.5	—	2	2	—	—	—	15.4
1998	34	CIN	16	—	30	28	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	4	1	—	—	—	11.8
1999	35	CHI	10	—	14	12	2	8	6	7.0	21.0	0	2	1	1	0	0	10.7
2000	36	CHI	14	—	22	15	7	0	1	0.5	1.5	0	3	0	1	0	0	4.2
Career			228		584	422	9	8	7	—	—	3	39	24	2	0	0	203.4

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 84 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 84 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 15 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 78.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 84· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 71

On-field 51.8

Availability 19.2

On-field production Staying available

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

1986bestavg 71elite 702000

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 62% of the all-time Sacks leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

62% of the all-time Sacks leader62

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: 91%.

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+).

College Stats

Western CarolinaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Western Carolina), 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.

1986 Draft Class· this player went #233

#180Butch RolleTE #184Jon FrancisRB #186Rick BadanjekRB #201Ray BrownG #207Cap BosoTE #213Kurt GouveiaLB #220Greg BatyTE #223Tommy BarnhardtP #245Nuu FaaolaRB #249John TeltschikP #252Tony BakerRB #254Vai SikahemaRB #260Warren SeitzRB #261Junior TautalatasiRB #293Chuck SandersRB #305Glen KozlowskiWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Clyde inherited the Philadelphia Eagles DL room from Reggie White (1985–1992), and handed it to Mike Mamula (1995–2000).

Reggie White 1985–1992Clyde Simmons 1986–1993Mike Mamula 1995–2000Greg Jefferson 1996–1999Hollis Thomas 1996–2005N. D. Kalu

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2000final season
Last recorded season with CHI
1999team change
Joined CHI (from CIN)
1998team change
Joined CIN (from JAX)
1996team change
Joined JAX (from ARI)
1994team change
Joined ARI (from PHI)
1986draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 9, Pick 233

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 292 lb

Frame

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 15-season peers. See all →

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
1986	2	0.1	2	0.1
1987	6	0.5	4-2	0.2
1988	9	0.6	5-4	0.3
1989	15.5	1	10-5.5	0.6
1990	7.5	0.5	5-2.5	0.3
1991	13	0.8	9-4	0.6
1992	19	1.2	16-3	0.9
1993	5	0.3	5	0.3
1994	6	0.4	6	0.3
1995	11	0.7	10-1	0.6
1996	7.5	0.5	7-0.5	0.4
1997	8.5	0.5	8-0.5	0.5
1998	5	0.3	5	0.3
1999	7	0.7	11+4	0.6
2000	0.5	0	1+0.5	0

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) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

303 career value over replacement — #129 all-time of 4,642. 20.2/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #233 (Rd 9) · PHI · 1986 · +61.2 vs expected KV-H

84actual

22.8 expected · Δ+61.2

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1986 Draft Class· this player went #233

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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