Derrick Burgess ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Burgess in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Burgess a career score of 83, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
175 career value over replacement — #498 all-time of 4,695. 25/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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Pick #63 (Rd 3) · PHI · 2001 · +36.9 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2001 | 23 | PHI | 11 | — | 30 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 24 | PHI | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26 | PHI | 11 | — | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 27 | OAK | 16 | — | 48 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28 | OAK | 16 | — | 47 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 11.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 29 | OAK | 13 | — | 38 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 8.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30 | OAK | 9 | — | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 31 | NE | 14 | — | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 91 | — | 222 | 176 | 46 | 20 | 50 | 53.0 | 123.0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
7 seasons · peak 10.2 in 2005
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.
2.4 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2005 · +0.8 wins
Latest season · 2009 ·
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23 | PHI | 11 | — | 30 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002 | 24 | PHI | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 26 | PHI | 11 | — | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2005 | 27 | OAK | 16 | — | 48 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 |
| 2006 | 28 | OAK | 16 | — | 47 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 11.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| 2007 | 29 | OAK | 13 | — | 38 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 8.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2008 | 30 | OAK | 9 | — | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2009 | 31 | NE | 14 | — | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Career | 91 | 222 | 176 | 46 | 20 | 50 | 53.0 | 123.0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30.9 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 83 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 82.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 83· confidence 100%
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VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#71 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)