Dee Ford ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Ford in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Ford a career score of 81, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Dee Ford

1× Pro BowlTop 6% all-time pass rushersElite Playmaker💭 What If? · 2+ seasons left 📈 Late Developer · 2018

Height6'2"

Weight252 lb

BornMar 19, 1991

Age35

CollegeAuburn See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2014

Draft2014 · Rd 1, Pick 23 · KC

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Above-average snap-level impact reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 129 · #783 · High-Value

Worth 129 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 18% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +32.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+32.3

Avg surplus

peak +44

4 seasons × ~32.3 surplus ≈ VORP 129

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

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%
2014	—	KC	5	—	8	4	4	0	5	1.5	6.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	122	16.7%	88	23.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	KC	11	—	21	19	2	6	10	4.0	20.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	479	50.4%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	KC	13	—	38	25	13	12	17	10.0	39.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	799	77.2%	4	3.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	KC	6	—	11	9	2	4	7	2.0	13.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	316	69.7%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	KC	16	—	49	36	13	13	29	13.0	55.0	0	0	7	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,022	86.2%	—	0.0%	7	6	0.9	114.9	1.7	54	23	17	50	2	0.0
2019	—	SF	8	—	13	9	4	6	6	6.5	18.5	0	1	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	226	34.2%	7	4.2%	0	0	—	—	—	16	8	1	6	0	0.0
2020	—	SF	1	—	3	1	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	46	56.0%	1	4.0%	0	0	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0
2021	—	SF	3	—	5	3	2	2	4	3.0	9.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	106	26.2%	5	4.0%	0	0	—	—	—	7	3	1	3	0	0.0
Career		—	63	—	148	106	42	43	78	40.0	161.0	0	7	12	—	0	0	—	0.0%	3,116	52.1%	105	7.9%	7	6	—	—	—	78	35	19	59	2	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2014	23	KC	5	0*	8	4	4	0	5	1.5	6.5	1	0	—	3.1
2015	24	KC	11	7*	21	19	2	6	10	4.0	20.0	2	0	—	8.8
2016	25	KC	13	12*	38	25	13	12	17	10.0	39.0	2	1	—	16.3
2017	26	KC	6	4*	11	9	2	4	7	2.0	13.0	1	1	—	5.8
2018	27	KC	16	14*	49	36	13	13	29	13.0	55.0	0	7	—	22.8
2019	28	SF	8	0*	13	9	4	6	6	6.5	18.5	1	2	—	9.3
2020	29	SF	1	—	3	1	2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	—	—
2021	30	SF	3	0*	5	3	2	2	4	3.0	9.0	0	1	—	—
Career			63	37*	148	106	42	43	78	—	—	7	12	—	66.1

* 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%
2014	23	KC	16	0*	—	0.0%	122	16.7%	88	23.6%
2015	24	KC	14	7*	—	0.0%	479	50.4%	—	0.0%
2016	25	KC	15	12*	—	0.0%	799	77.2%	4	3.8%
2017	26	KC	6	4*	—	0.0%	316	69.7%	—	0.0%
2018	27	KC	16	14*	—	0.0%	1,022	86.2%	—	0.0%
2019	28	SF	11	0*	—	0.0%	226	34.2%	7	4.2%
2020	29	SF	1	—	—	0.0%	46	56.0%	1	4.0%
2021	30	SF	6	0*	—	0.0%	106	26.2%	5	4.0%
Career			85	37*	—	—	3,116	—	105	—

* 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	27	KC	16	14*	7	6	0.9	114.9	1.7	54	23	17	50	2	0.0
2019	28	SF	11	0*	0	0	—	—	—	16	8	1	6	0	0.0
2020	29	SF	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0
2021	30	SF	6	0*	0	0	—	—	—	7	3	1	3	0	0.0
Career			34	14*	7	6	—	—	—	78	35	19	59	2	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 81 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 81 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 81.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 81· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 76

On-field 62.1

On-field production Staying available

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

2014bestavg 68elite 702019

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 20% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

20% of the all-time Sacks leader20

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Excellent

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:5.777See leaderboard →

Disruption/1005.777Snap share52.1%Def snaps3,116ReliableCV 0.30

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

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+).

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Defense

Tkl16Solo13Ast3TFL5QBHits7Sk2.5Dis14.5FF1

College Stats

AuburnCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Auburn), 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.

2014 Draft Class· this player went #23

#14Kyle FullerCB #15Ryan ShazierLB #16Zack MartinG #18Calvin PryorDB #19Ja'Wuan JamesOT #20Brandin CooksWR #21Ha Ha Clinton-DixS #22Johnny ManzielQB #24Darqueze DennardDB #25Jason VerrettDB #27Deone BucannonOLB #28Kelvin BenjaminWR #29Dominique EasleyOLB #30Jimmie WardSAF #31Bradley RobyCB #32Teddy BridgewaterQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Dee inherited the Kansas City Chiefs DL room from Jaye Howard (2013–2016), and handed it to Chris Jones (2016–2025).

Neil Smith 1988–1996Joe Phillips 1992–1997Darren Mickell 1993–1995Pellom McDaniels 1993–1998Vaughn Booker 1994–1997John Browning

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2021final season
Last recorded season with SF
2019team change
Joined SF (from KC)
2014draft
Drafted by KC — Round 1, Pick 23

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 252 lb

Frame

Injury History

15 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2021	SF	0	W8Doubtful· ConcussionW9Questionable· Back
2020	SF	2	W2Questionable· NeckW3Out· BackW4Out· Back
2019	SF	5	W3Questionable· QuadricepW5Questionable· QuadricepW12Out· Quadricep / HamstringW13Out· Quadricep / HamstringW15Out· Quadricep / HamstringW16Out· Quadricep / HamstringW17Out· Quadricep / HamstringW19Questionable· Quadricep / Hamstring
2018	KC	0	W5Questionable· Groin
2017	KC	6	W4Out· BackW5Out· BackW9Out· BackW11Out· BackW12Out· BackW13Out· Back
2016	KC	1	W12Out· HamstringW13Questionable· Hamstring
2015	KC	1	W12Out· BackW18Questionable· Concussion / Wrist

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 90

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

D2014

B2015

A2016

C2017

A+2018

A2019

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.

66%

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
2014	1.5	0.3	5+3.5	0.3
2015	4	0.4	6+2	0.4
2016	10	0.8	13+3	0.8
2017	2	0.3	6+4	0.3
2018	13	0.8	13	0.8
2019	6.5	0.8	14+7.5	0.8

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

129 career value over replacement — #783 all-time of 4,642. 21.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #23 (Rd 1) · KC · 2014 · +24.5 vs expected KV-H

81actual

56.5 expected · Δ+24.5

💔+58.5 stolen VORP·2.72 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2014 Draft Class· this player went #23

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator