Dee Ford ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Ford in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Ford a career score of 82, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Dee Ford

1× Pro BowlTop 5% all-time pass rushersAll-Time Great💭 What If? · 2+ seasons left 📈 Late Developer · 2018

Height6'2"

Weight

Career Value · VORP

131 career value over replacement — #790 all-time of 4,695. 21.8/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #23 (Rd 1) · KC · 2014 · +25.7 vs expected KV-H

82actual

56.3 expected · Δ+25.7

💔+59.3 stolen VORP·2.72 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%
2014	23	KC	16	—	8	4	4	0	5	1.5	6.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	122	11.5%	88	20.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	24	KC	14	—	21	19	2	6	10	4.0	20.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	479	50.4%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	25	KC	15	—	38	25	13	12	17	10.0	39.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	799	77.2%	4	1.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	26	KC	6	—	11	9	2	4	7	2.0	13.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	316	69.7%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	27	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	28	SF	11	—	13	9	4	6	6	6.5	18.5	0	1	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	226	34.2%	7	2.3%	0	0	—	—	—	16	8	1	6	0	0.0
2020	29	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	30	SF	6	—	5	3	2	2	4	3.0	9.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	106	26.2%	5	3.3%	0	0	—	—	—	7	3	1	3	0	0.0
Career		—	85	—	148	106	42	43	78	40.0	161.0	0	7	12	—	0	0	—	0.0%	3,116	52.1%	105	4.7%	7	6	—	—	—	78	35	19	59	2	—

Career arc · VAL by season

7 seasons · peak 7.5 in 2018

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

1.9 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2018 · +0.6 wins

Defence+0.7

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	—	0.4
2015	24	KC	11	7*	21	19	2	6	10	4.0	20.0	2	0	—	2.6
2016	25	KC	13	12*	38	25	13	12	17	10.0	39.0	2	1	—	7
2017	26	KC	6	4*	11	9	2	4	7	2.0	13.0	1	1	—	1
2018	27	KC	16	14*	49	36	13	13	29	13.0	55.0	0	7	—	7.5
2019	28	SF	8	0*	13	9	4	6	6	6.5	18.5	1	2	—	4.3
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	—	1.7
Career			63		148	106	42	43	78	40.0	161.0	7	12	—	24.5

* 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	11.5%	88	20.7%
2015	24	KC	14	7*	—	0.0%	479	50.4%	—	0.0%
2016	25	KC	15	12*	—	0.0%	799	77.2%	4	1.0%
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	2.3%
2020	29	SF	1	—	—	0.0%	46	56.0%	1	4.0%
2021	30	SF	6	0*	—	0.0%	106	26.2%	5	3.3%
Career			85		—	0.0%	3,116	52.1%	105	4.7%

* 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		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 82 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 82 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 82· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 76

On-field 62.2

On-field production

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Dee Ford

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · EDGE