Danielle Hunter ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Hunter in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Hunter a career score of 97, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

On the boards· Appears on 6 boards

Streaks4 straight · 10 sacks · 2022–25

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Danielle Hunter

5× Pro BowlTop 0% all-time pass rushersFranchise Cornerstone👑 #1 Edge Rusher · 2018 ⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2018

Height6'5"

Weight

Career Value · VORP

380 career value over replacement — #48 all-time of 4,695. 38/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

6 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #88 (Rd 3) · MIN · 2015 · +59.5 vs expected KV-H

97actual

37.5 expected · Δ+59.5

💔+54.3 stolen VORP·1.43 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2015	20–21	MIN	14	—	24	20	4	8	9	6.0	23.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	392	42.1%	140	36.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	21–22	MIN	16	—	52	30	22	11	19	12.5	42.5	0	1	1	1	1	1	—	0.0%	600	57.8%	57	13.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	22–23	MIN	16	—	44	26	18	12	11	7.0	30.0	0	2	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	772	77.3%	78	17.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	23–24	MIN	16	—	68	47	21	21	19	14.5	54.5	0	0	0	1	1	0	—	0.0%	877	84.4%	146	32.5%	2	2	1.0	118.7	2.5	38	20	2	0	8	0.1
2019	24–25	MIN	16	—	67	49	18	15	22	14.5	51.5	0	0	3	1	0	0	2	0.2%	882	80.8%	130	30.7%	2	1	0.5	95.8	0.0	36	17	4	0	2	0.0
2021	26–27	MIN	7	—	37	22	15	6	11	6.0	23.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	384	81.6%	34	16.1%	2	2	1.0	95.8	-4.5	21	13	2	2	2	0.1
2022	27–28	MIN	17	—	57	38	19	12	22	10.5	44.5	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	906	77.4%	18	4.2%	8	8	1.0	100.0	1.3	34	11	11	23	3	0.0
2023	28–29	MIN	17	—	73	44	29	23	22	16.5	61.5	0	2	4	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,006	89.0%	10	2.4%	5	5	1.0	80.0	-1.6	41	17	7	46	4	0.0
2024	29–30	HOU	17	—	41	26	15	17	23	12.0	52.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	766	70.2%	12	2.4%	3	1	0.3	47.9	-6.0	34	10	11	8	4	0.1
2025	30–31	HOU	17	—	54	28	26	15	22	15.0	52.0	0	3	3	1	0	0	—	0.0%	728	69.9%	7	1.5%	3	2	0.7	72.9	0.3	34	9	9	1	4	0.1
2026	31–32	HOU	5	—	12	6	6	2	6	3.0	11.0	0	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	256	77.6%	6	5.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	158	—	529	336	193	142	186	117.5	445.5	0	18	16	5	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	21	—	—	—	238	97	46	80	27	—

Career arc · VAL by season

11 seasons · peak 11.4 in 2023

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

6.0 career wins over 11 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2023 · +0.9 wins

Defence+0.8

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
2015	20–21	MIN	13	0*	24	20	4	8	9	6.0	23.0	0	1	—	0	0	4
2016	21–22	MIN	16	9*	52	30	22	11	19	12.5	42.5	1	1	1	1	1	8.6
2017	22–23	MIN	16	12*	44	26	18	12	11	7.0	30.0	2	1	1	0	0	5
2018	23–24	MIN	16	14*	68	47	21	21	19	14.5	54.5	0	0	1	1	0	9.6
2019	24–25	MIN	15	13*	67	49	18	15	22	14.5	51.5	0	3	1	0	0	9.9
2021	26–27	MIN	7	6*	37	22	15	6	11	6.0	23.0	0	0	—	0	0	3.3
2022	27–28	MIN	17	13*	57	38	19	12	22	10.5	44.5	3	1	—	0	0	6.5
2023	28–29	MIN	17	15*	73	44	29	23	22	16.5	61.5	2	4	—	0	0	11.4
2024	29–30	HOU	16	12*	41	26	15	17	23	12.0	52.0	3	1	—	0	0	7.2
2025	30–31	HOU	16	12*	54	28	26	15	22	15.0	52.0	3	3	1	0	0	10.7
2026	31–32	HOU	5	4*	12	6	6	2	6	3.0	11.0	4	1	—	0	0	2
Career			154	110*	529	336	193	142	186	117.5	445.5	18	16	5	2	1	78.2

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2015	20–21	MIN	14	0*	—	0.0%	392	42.1%	140	36.3%
2016	21–22	MIN	16	9*	—	0.0%	600	57.8%	57	13.0%
2017	22–23	MIN	16	12*	—	0.0%	772	77.3%	78	17.6%
2018	23–24	MIN	16	14*	—	0.0%	877	84.4%	146	32.5%
2019	24–25	MIN	16	13*	2	0.2%	882	80.8%	130	30.7%
2021	26–27	MIN	7	6*	—	0.0%	384	81.6%	34	16.1%
2022	27–28	MIN	17	13*	—	0.0%	906	77.4%	18	4.2%
2023	28–29	MIN	17	15*	—	0.0%	1,006	89.0%	10	2.4%
2024	29–30	HOU	17	12*	—	0.0%	766	70.2%	12	2.4%
2025	30–31	HOU	17	12*	—	0.0%	728	69.9%	7	1.5%
2026	31–32	HOU	5	4*	—	0.0%	256	77.6%	6	5.0%
Career			—		—	—	—	—	—	—

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	23–24	MIN	16	14*	2	2	1.0	118.7	2.5	38	20	2	0	8	0.1
2019	24–25	MIN	16	13*	2	1	0.5	95.8	0.0	36	17	4	0	2	0.0
2021	26–27	MIN	7	6*	2	2	1.0	95.8	-4.5	21	13	2	2	2	0.1
2022	27–28	MIN	17	13*	8	8	1.0	100.0	1.3	34	11	11	23	3	0.0
2023	28–29	MIN	17	15*	5	5	1.0	80.0	-1.6	41	17	7	46	4	0.0
2024	29–30	HOU	17	12*	3	1	0.3	47.9	-6.0	34	10	11	8	4	0.1
2025	30–31	HOU	17	12*	3	2	0.7	72.9	0.3	34	9	9	1	4	0.1
Career			107	85*	25	21	—	—	—	238	97	46	80	27	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Game Log

Wk	Opp	Yds	TD	FP
W1	BUF	—	—	—
W2	CIN	—	—	—
W3	IND	—	—	—
W4	DAL	—	—	—
W5	TEN	—	—	—

Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–2026 · 5 games

Splits

23 games · 2025–2026

Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.

Home / Away2 rows

Home / Away	G
Home	12
Away	11

Wins / Losses2 rows

Wins / Losses	G
Wins	13
Losses	10

Regular season / Postseason2 rows

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 97 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 97 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 92.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 97· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 90

On-field 71.4

Availability 18.6

By opponent	G
vs ARI	1
vs BUF	2
vs CIN	1
vs DAL	1
vs DEN	1
vs IND	3
vs JAX	2
vs KC	1
vs LA	1
vs LAC	1
vs LV	1
vs NE	1
vs PIT	1
vs SEA	1
vs SF	1
vs TB	1
vs TEN	3

By month	G
January	3
September	7
October	4
November	5
December	4

Division games	G
Division	8
Non-division	15

Wk	Opp	Yds	TD	FP
W1	BUF	—	—	—
W2	CIN	—	—	—
W3	IND	—	—	—
W4	DAL	—	—	—
W5	TEN	—	—	—

Wk	Opp	Yds	TD	FP
W1	BUF	—	—	—
W2	CIN	—	—	—
W3	IND	—	—	—
W4	DAL	—	—	—
W5	TEN	—	—	—

On the boards· Appears on 6 boards

Danielle Hunter

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Game Log

Splits

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · EDGE

Wk	Opp	Yds	TD	FP
W1	BUF	—	—	—
W2	CIN	—	—	—
W3	IND	—	—	—
W4	DAL	—	—	—
W5	TEN	—	—	—