Greg Ellis ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Ellis in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Ellis a career score of 82, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
275 career value over replacement — #178 all-time of 4,695. 22.9/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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Pick #8 (Rd 1) · DAL · 1998 · +20.5 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 | |||||
| 1998 | 23 | DAL | 16 | — | 36 | 25 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24 | DAL | 12 | — | 31 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7.5 | 21.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | DAL | 16 | — | 48 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | DAL | 15 | — | 55 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27 | DAL | 15 | — | 60 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 7.5 | 22.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | DAL | 16 | — | 42 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29 | DAL | 16 | — | 54 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30 | DAL | 16 | — | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31 | DAL | 9 | — | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 32 | DAL | 13 | — | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 12.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 33 | DAL | 16 | — | 32 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7.5 | 28.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 34 | OAK | 13 | — | 28 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 173 | — | 476 | 347 | 118 | 47 | 62 | 82.5 | 191.5 | 4 | 47 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
12 seasons · peak 7.8 in 2007
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.
4.1 career wins over 12 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2007 · +0.6 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23 | DAL | 16 | — | 36 | 25 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1.4 |
| 1999 | 24 | DAL | 12 | — | 31 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7.5 | 21.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.8 |
| 2000 | 25 | DAL | 16 | — | 48 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2001 | 26 | DAL | 15 | — | 55 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | 27 | DAL | 15 | — | 60 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 7.5 | 22.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2003 | 28 | DAL | 16 | — | 42 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | 29 | DAL | 16 | — | 54 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 2005 | 30 | DAL | 16 | — | 34 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 2006 | 31 | DAL | 9 | — | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | 32 | DAL | 13 | — | 30 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 12.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2008 | 33 | DAL | 16 | — | 32 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7.5 | 28.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 2009 | 34 | OAK | 13 | — | 28 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 173 | 476 | 347 | 118 | 47 | 62 | 82.5 | 191.5 | 4 | 47 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 53.8 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 82 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
Blend 78.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 82· confidence 100%
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Latest season · 2009 · +0.3 wins
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.
#81 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)