Dana Stubblefield ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Stubblefield in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Stubblefield a career score of 75, 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 | VAL | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | ||||||
| 1993 | 22–23 | SF | 16 | — | 7.2 | 59 | 52 | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 23–24 | SF | 14 | — | 6.4 | 38 | 33 | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.5 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 24–25 | SF | 16 | — | 4.5 | 34 | 27 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 25–26 | SF | 15 | — | 1.6 | 33 | 26 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 26–27 | SF | 16 | — | 10.2 | 61 | 49 | — | — | — | 15.0 | 15.0 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 27–28 | WAS | 7 | — | 0.4 | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 28–29 | WAS | 15 | — | 0.0 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29–30 | WAS | 14 | — | 1.4 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30–31 | SF | 15 | — | 1.8 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 31–32 | SF | 15 | — | 0.7 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 32–33 | OAK | 8 | — | 0.0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 151 | — | 34.2 | 397 | 310 | 43 | 28 | 12 | 53.5 | 93.5 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
183 career value over replacement — #457 all-time of 4,695. 16.6/season above a replacement-level DL.
Pick #26 (Rd 1) · SF · 1993 · +20.2 vs expected KV-H
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