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

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Dwight Freeney

★ HALL OF FAME7× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 0% all-time pass rushersIron Legend👑 #1 Edge Rusher · 2004 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2004 Team Carrier · #547

Height6'1"

Weight268 lb

BornFeb 19, 1980

Age46

CollegeSyracuse See College Stats

ConferenceBig East

Rookie yr2002

Draft2002 · Rd 1, Pick 11 · IND

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

19thSacks·124.5

Postseason all-time ranks

4thPlayoff Sacks·11

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Career Value · VORP

427 career value over replacement — #32 all-time of 4,666. 30.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

Led league 1×4 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #11 (Rd 1) · IND · 2002 · +36.2 vs expected KV-H

97actual

60.8 expected · Δ+36.2

💔+107.7 stolen VORP·3.52 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 427 · #32 · All-Time

Worth 427 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 2% of all 4,666 ranked at the position. 14 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +30.5 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

14 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+30.5

Avg surplus

peak +48

14 seasons × ~30.5 surplus ≈ VORP 427

Dwight Freeney

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Career Value · VORP