Eric Hicks is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Hicks in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hicks's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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 | |||||
| 1998 | 22 | KC | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 23 | KC | 13 | — | 31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | KC | 12 | — | 40 | 31 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | KC | 16 | — | 38 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26 | KC | 15 | — | 45 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27 | KC | 16 | — | 41 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28 | KC | 14 | — | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29 | KC | 13 | — | 37 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30 | KC | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 31 | NYJ | 8 | — | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 115 | — | 280 | 200 | 80 | 34 | 29 | 41.0 | 104.0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
128 career value over replacement — #815 all-time of 4,695. 14.2/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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A top 20% all-time edge rusher who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.
Worth 128 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 18% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.3 on average.See board →
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7 seasons × ~18.3 surplus ≈ VORP 128
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