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

Age44

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

Career Value · VORP

492 career value over replacement — #19 all-time of 4,666. 41/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

Led league 2×6 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #11 (Rd 1) · DAL · 2005 · +36.2 vs expected KV-H

97actual

60.8 expected · Δ+36.2

💔+34.6 stolen VORP·0.84 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 492 · #19 · All-Time

Worth 492 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 1% of all 4,666 ranked at the position. 12 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +41 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

Avg surplus

peak +52

12 seasons × ~41 surplus ≈ VORP 492

DeMarcus Ware

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Career Value · VORP