DeMarcus Ware is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Ware's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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DeMarcus Ware

★ HALL OF FAME9× Pro Bowl4× All-ProTop 0% all-time pass rushersIron Legend👑 2× #1 Edge Rusher · 2007–2011 ⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2007 Team Carrier · #339

Height6'4"

Weight258 lb

BornJul 31, 1982

Age43

CollegeTroy See College Stats

Rookie yr2005

Draft2005 · Rd 1, Pick 11 · DAL

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

7thSacks·139

Postseason all-time ranks

16thPlayoff Sacks·7.5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2010·Sacks15.5 Led NFL2008·Sacks20 12thsingle season·Sacks2008

Archetype Intelligence

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An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 494 · #18 · All-Time

Worth 494 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 1% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +41.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+41.2

Avg surplus

peak +52

12 seasons × ~41.2 surplus ≈ VORP 494

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2005	—	DAL	16	—	56	45	11	0	0	8.0	8.0	0	1	3	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	DAL	16	—	69	54	15	0	18	12.0	30.0	1	6	5	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	DAL	16	—	82	58	24	0	24	14.0	38.0	0	4	4	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	DAL	16	—	77	62	15	27	26	20.0	73.0	0	2	6	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	DAL	16	—	52	40	12	9	22	11.0	42.0	0	6	5	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	DAL	16	—	60	50	10	21	23	15.5	59.5	0	1	2	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	DAL	16	—	49	39	10	26	29	19.5	74.5	0	2	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	DAL	16	—	51	28	23	9	23	11.5	43.5	0	0	5	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	DAL	13	—	39	27	12	9	12	6.0	27.0	1	2	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	629	70.2%	32	11.7%
2014	—	DEN	14	—	37	30	7	15	20	10.0	45.0	1	1	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	737	68.4%	2	4.0%
2015	—	DEN	9	—	25	17	8	8	16	7.5	31.5	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	399	53.5%	14	8.3%
2016	—	DEN	10	—	14	8	6	3	8	4.0	15.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	317	42.3%	—	0.0%
Career		—	174	—	611	458	153	127	221	139.0	487.0	3	26	35	8	3	0	—	0.0%	2,082	58.6%	48	8.0%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2005	23	DAL	16	—	56	45	11	0	0	8.0	8.0	0	1	3	—	0	9.7
2006	24	DAL	16	—	69	54	15	0	18	12.0	30.0	1	6	5	1	2	15.7
2007	25	DAL	16	—	82	58	24	0	24	14.0	38.0	0	4	4	—	0	13.5
2008	26	DAL	16	—	77	62	15	27	26	20.0	73.0	0	2	6	1	0	18
2009	27	DAL	16	—	52	40	12	9	22	11.0	42.0	0	6	5	—	0	14.2
2010	28	DAL	16	—	60	50	10	21	23	15.5	59.5	0	1	2	2	1	16.5
2011	29	DAL	16	—	49	39	10	26	29	19.5	74.5	0	2	2	1	0	14.5
2012	30	DAL	16	—	51	28	23	9	23	11.5	43.5	0	0	5	1	0	13.3
2013	31	DAL	13	9*	39	27	12	9	12	6.0	27.0	1	2	0	1	0	9.1
2014	32	DEN	14	11*	37	30	7	15	20	10.0	45.0	1	1	2	—	0	13.5
2015	33	DEN	9	6*	25	17	8	8	16	7.5	31.5	0	0	1	1	0	7.5
2016	34	DEN	10	0*	14	8	6	3	8	4.0	15.0	0	1	0	—	0	5.5
Career			174	26*	611	458	153	127	221	—	—	3	26	35	8	3	151

* 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%
2013	31	DAL	13	9*	—	0.0%	629	70.2%	32	11.7%
2014	32	DEN	16	11*	—	0.0%	737	68.4%	2	4.0%
2015	33	DEN	11	6*	—	0.0%	399	53.5%	14	8.3%
2016	34	DEN	10	0*	—	0.0%	317	42.3%	—	0.0%
Career			50	26*	—	—	2,082	—	48	—

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

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 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 92.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 97· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 89

On-field 70.4

Availability 18.6

On-field production Staying available

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

2005bestavg 88elite 702016

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #339 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

2010 DAL·6 team wins#1

Sacks · 16 · score 25

All-Time Standing

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

Strong

of 100

Reached 70% of the all-time Sacks leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.

70% of the all-time Sacks leader70

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: 94%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Excellent

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:6.124See leaderboard →

Disruption/1006.124Snap share58.6%Def snaps2,082ConsistentCV 0.22

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 linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2005

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2005 class

4.56s

40-Yard

Elite · 93th pct

Pos 93thAll 66thClass Pos 98thClass All 68th

38.5"

Vertical

Elite · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 89thClass Pos 91thClass All 83th

122"

Broad Jump

Strong · 81th pct

Pos 81thAll 74thClass Pos 76thClass All 79th

27 reps

Bench

Strong · 76th pct

Pos 76thAll 83thClass Pos 73thClass All 84th

6.83s

3-Cone

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 88thClass Pos 97thClass All 94th

4.07s

Shuttle

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 92thClass Pos 87thClass All 76th

Postseason Career

8 playoff games

Defense

Tkl29Solo17Ast12TFL6QBHits18Sk7.5Dis31.5FF1FR1

College Stats

TroyCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Troy), 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.

2005 Draft Class· this player went #11

#2Ronnie BrownRB #3Braylon EdwardsWR #4Cedric BensonRB #5Cadillac WilliamsRB #6Adam JonesDB #7Troy WilliamsonWR #8Antrel RolleS #9Carlos RogersCB #12Shawne MerrimanDE #13Jammal BrownOT #14Thomas DavisOLB #15Derrick JohnsonLB #16Travis JohnsonDE #17David PollackLB #18Erasmus JamesDE #19Alex BarronOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

DeMarcus inherited the Dallas Cowboys LB room from Kevin Burnett (2005–2008), and handed it to Akin Ayodele (2006–2007).

Jack Del Rio 1989–1991Ken Norton 1989–1993Vinson Smith 1991–1997Robert Jones 1992–1995Darrin Smith 1993–1996Fred Strickland

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2016final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2014team change
Joined DEN (from DAL)
2005draft
Drafted by DAL — Round 1, Pick 11

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 258 lb

Frame

251 lb at 4.56s

Size-speed

38.5" vert / 122" broad

Explosion

27 reps

Bench power

Injury History

11 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	DEN	6	W3Out· ForearmW4Out· ForearmW5Out· ForearmW6Out· ForearmW7Out· ForearmW8Questionable· ForearmW17Out· Back
2015	DEN	5	W6Out· BackW10Out· BackW11Out· BackW12Out· BackW13Out· Back
2013	DAL	0	W7Doubtful· ThighW8Doubtful· ThighW9Doubtful· ThighW17Questionable· Back / Elbow
2012	DAL	0	W15Questionable· Elbow
2011	DAL	0	W7Questionable· BackW14Questionable· NeckW15Questionable· NeckW16Questionable· Neck
2009	DAL	0	W15Questionable· Wrist / Neck

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 12-season peers. See all →

peak 97

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

B+2005

A+2006

A+2007

A+2008

A+2009

A+2010

A+2011

A+2012

B+2013

A2014

A2015

B2016

Availability

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
2005	8	0.5	8	0.5
2006	12	0.8	13+1	0.8
2007	14	0.9	15+1	0.9
2008	20	1.3	21+1	1.3
2009	11	0.7	12+1	0.7
2010	15.5	1	17+1.5	1
2011	19.5	1.2	21+1.5	1.2
2012	11.5	0.7	12+0.5	0.7
2013	6	0.5	8+2	0.5
2014	10	0.7	12+2	0.7
2015	7.5	0.8	14+6.5	0.8
2016	4	0.4	7+3	0.4

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

Career Value · VORP

494 career value over replacement — #18 all-time of 4,642. 41.2/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

Led league 2×7 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #11 (Rd 1) · DAL · 2005 · +36.6 vs expected KV-H

97actual

60.4 expected · Δ+36.6

💔+34.6 stolen VORP·0.84 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2005

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2005 Draft Class· this player went #11

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator