Greg Hardy ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Hardy in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Hardy a career score of 80, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
130 career value over replacement — #801 all-time of 4,695. 26/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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Pick #175 (Rd 6) · CAR · 2010 · +56.2 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 | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2010 | 22 | CAR | 14 | — | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 23 | CAR | 16 | — | 46 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 24 | CAR | 14 | — | 57 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 11.0 | 43.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 25 | CAR | 16 | — | 58 | 38 | 20 | 17 | 29 | 15.0 | 61.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 873 | 86.1% | 61 | 14.4% |
| 2014 | 26 | CAR | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 51 | 91.0% | 2 | 8.0% |
| 2015 | 27 | DAL | 12 | — | 29 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 6.0 | 35.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 596 | 75.9% | 67 | 20.6% |
| Career | — | 73 | — | 213 | 143 | 70 | 53 | 89 | 40.0 | 182.0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5 seasons · peak 11.3 in 2013
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.
2.0 career wins over 5 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2013 · +0.9 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22 | CAR | 14 | — | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 2011 | 23 | CAR | 16 | — | 46 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 2.3 |
| 2012 | 24 | CAR | 14 | — | 57 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 11.0 | 43.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2013 | 25 | CAR | 16 | 14* | 58 | 38 | 20 | 17 | 29 | 15.0 | 61.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 11.3 |
| 2014 | 26 | CAR | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 27 | DAL | 11 | 9* | 29 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 6.0 | 35.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Career | 72 | 213 | 143 | 70 | 53 | 89 | 40.0 | 182.0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26.6 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 25 | CAR | 16 | 14* | — | 0.0% | 873 | 86.1% | 61 | 14.4% |
| 2014 | 26 | CAR | 1 | — | — | 0.0% | 51 | 91.0% | 2 | 8.0% |
| 2015 | 27 | DAL | 12 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 596 | 75.9% | 67 | 20.6% |
| 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+)
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 80 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 79.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 80· confidence 100%
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Latest season · 2015 · +0.4 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.
#95 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)