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.

On the boards· Appears on 8 boards

Streaks4 straight · 10 sacks · 2002–05

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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

Career Value · VORP

427 career value over replacement — #32 all-time of 4,695. 30.5/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

Led league 1×4 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #11 (Rd 1) · IND · 2002 · +35.5 vs expected KV-H

97actual

61.5 expected · Δ+35.5

💔+107.4 stolen VORP·3.52 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

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%
2002	22	IND	13	—	42	41	1	20	9	13.0	42.0	0	1	9	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	23	IND	14	—	26	22	4	0	0	11.0	11.0	0	1	4	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	24	IND	16	—	29	26	3	0	0	16.0	16.0	0	3	3	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	25	IND	13	—	31	27	4	0	0	10.5	10.5	0	3	6	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	26	IND	16	—	23	20	3	0	9	5.5	14.5	0	2	4	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	27	IND	9	—	17	14	3	0	11	3.5	14.5	0	0	4	—	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	28	IND	13	—	24	20	4	13	19	10.5	42.5	0	0	4	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	29	IND	12	—	22	17	5	13	22	13.5	48.5	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	30	IND	16	—	25	21	4	8	18	10.0	36.0	0	2	5	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	31	IND	12	—	19	13	6	7	17	8.5	32.5	0	0	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	32	IND	11	—	12	10	2	7	12	5.0	24.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	33	SD	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	168	63.0%	2	1.5%
2014	34	SD	16	—	8	4	4	3	8	3.5	14.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	572	55.6%	—	0.0%
2015	35	ARI	11	—	9	8	1	5	9	8.0	22.0	0	0	3	—	0	0	—	0.0%	256	36.9%	—	0.0%
2016	36	ATL	15	—	10	7	3	4	10	3.0	17.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	415	40.5%	—	0.0%
2017	37	DET / SEA	9	—	3	3	0	3	4	3.0	10.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	227	—	3	—
Career		—	200	—	300	253	47	83	148	124.5	355.5	0	16	46	4	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—

Career arc · VAL by season

16 seasons · peak 10.0 in 2004

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

6.0 career wins over 16 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2004 · +0.8 wins

Defence

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
2002	22	IND	13	—	42	41	1	20	9	13.0	42.0	1	9	1	0	0	9.1
2003	23	IND	14	—	26	22	4	0	0	11.0	11.0	1	4	2	1	0	6.6
2004	24	IND	16	—	29	26	3	0	0	16.0	16.0	3	3	—	0	0	10
2005	25	IND	13	—	31	27	4	0	0	10.5	10.5	3	6	—	0	0	7.7
2006	26	IND	16	—	23	20	3	0	9	5.5	14.5	2	4	—	0	0	2.4
2007	27	IND	9	—	17	14	3	0	11	3.5	14.5	0	4	—	0	1	2.3
2008	28	IND	13	—	24	20	4	13	19	10.5	42.5	0	4	—	0	0	6.8
2009	29	IND	12	—	22	17	5	13	22	13.5	48.5	1	1	—	0	0	9.1
2010	30	IND	16	—	25	21	4	8	18	10.0	36.0	2	5	—	0	0	6.1
2011	31	IND	12	—	19	13	6	7	17	8.5	32.5	0	2	—	0	0	5
2012	32	IND	11	—	12	10	2	7	12	5.0	24.0	1	1	—	0	0	2.8
2014	34	SD	14	9*	8	4	4	3	8	3.5	14.5	1	0	1	0	0	2.2
2015	35	ARI	8	0*	9	8	1	5	9	8.0	22.0	0	3	—	0	0	5.5
2016	36	ATL	10	0*	10	7	3	4	10	3.0	17.0	0	0	—	0	0	0.8
2017	37	SEA	3	—	3	3	0	3	4	3.0	10.0	1	0	—	0	0	1.3
Career			180		300	253	47	83	148	124.5	355.5	16	46	4	1	1	78

* 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	33	SD	4	3*	—	0.0%	168	63.0%	2	1.5%
2014	34	SD	16	9*	—	0.0%	572	55.6%	—	0.0%
2015	35	ARI	11	0*	—	0.0%	256	36.9%	—	0.0%
2016	36	ATL	15	0*	—	0.0%	415	40.5%	—	0.0%
2017	37	All teams	9	—	—	—	227	—	3	—
Career			—		—	—	—	—	—	—

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

* 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 14 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 88 × longevity 1 = KV-H 97· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 82

On-field 65.7

On-field production