Doug Atkins is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned a strong career value score of 73 in the Knox value model. Atkins's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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Doug Atkins
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Yes
Hall of Fame
A top 10% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 156 · #594 · High-ValueWorth 156 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 14% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
3 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
7
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+22.3
Avg surplus
peak +41
7 seasons × ~22.3 surplus ≈ VORP 156
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1953 | — | CLE | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1954 | — | CLE | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1955 | — | CHI | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1956 | — | CHI | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1957 | — | CHI | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1958 | — | CHI | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1959 | — | CHI | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | CHI | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1961 | — | CHI | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1962 | — | CHI | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1963 | — | CHI | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | — | CHI | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | — | CHI | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1966 | — | CHI | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | — | NO | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1968 | — | NO | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | — | NO | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Career | — | 176 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 94.5 | 94.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 23 | CLE | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1954 | 24 | CLE | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1955 | 25 | CHI | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1956 | 26 | CHI | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1957 | 27 | CHI | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1958 | 28 | CHI | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1959 | 29 | CHI | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1960 | 30 | CHI | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1961 | 31 | CHI | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1962 | 32 | CHI | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1963 | 33 | CHI | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 34 | CHI | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 35 | CHI | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1966 | 36 | CHI | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 37 | NO | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1968 | 38 | NO | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | 39 | NO | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Career | 176 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 73 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
65
Sustained
career value
×.6
82
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 71.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 65
On-field 46.8
Availability 18.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1960bestavg 64elite 701969
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position47
Solid
of 100
Reached 48% of the all-time Sacks leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.
48% of the all-time Sacks leader48
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: 96%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), 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.
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1969final season
Last recorded season with NO
- 1967team change
Joined NO (from CHI)
- 1955team change
Joined CHI (from CLE)
- 1953signing
Entered the NFL with CLE
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 10-season peers. See all →
73
peak 82
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
A+1960
A1961
B+1962
B1963
D1964
B1965
C+1966
B1967
B+1968
C+1969
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 17 seasons.
79%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 13+3.5 | 0.7 |
| 1961 | 9 | 0.6 | 10+1 | 0.6 |
| 1962 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 9-1.5 | 0.5 |
| 1963 | 12 | 0.9 | 6-6 | 0.3 |
| 1964 | 5 | 0.5 | 0-5 | 0 |
| 1965 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 3-7.5 | 0.2 |
| 1966 | 8 | 0.7 | 1-7 | 0.1 |
| 1967 | 9.5 | 0.9 | 5-4.5 | 0.3 |
| 1968 | 12.5 | 1.1 | 9-3.5 | 0.5 |
| 1969 | 8 | 0.6 | 0-8 | 0 |
Data: wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/10/2026
Career Value · VORP
156 career value over replacement — #594 all-time of 4,642. 15.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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