Henry Ford is a career quality starter β a pass rusher whose body of work places Ford in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ford's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Henry Ford
Top 29% all-time pass rushersHigh-End Starter
Height6'3"
Weight295 lb
BornOct 30, 1971
Age54
CollegeArkansasSee College Stats
Rookie yr1994
Draft1994 Β· Rd 1, Pick 26 Β· HOU
A quality edge rusher with a top 30% among starters β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 87 Β· #1330 Β· High-ValueWorth 87 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman β top 30% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.9 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
8 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
8
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+10.9
Avg surplus
peak +22
8 seasons Γ ~10.9 surplus β VORP 87
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1994 | β | TEN | 11 | β | 11 | 10 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1995 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 43 | 27 | β | β | β | 4.5 | 4.5 | β | 3 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1996 | β | TEN | 15 | β | 38 | 23 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β |
| 1997 | β | TEN | 16 | β | 49 | 38 | β | β | β | 5.0 | 5.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1998 | β | TEN | 13 | β | 22 | 14 | β | β | β | 1.5 | 1.5 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1999 | β | TEN | 10 | β | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | β | TEN | 10 | β | 25 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | TEN | 14 | β | 21 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | TEN | 13 | β | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | NO | 2 | β | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 120 | β | 249 | 157 | 41 | 23 | 15 | 24.0 | 62.0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 23 | TEN | 11 | β | 11 | 10 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 2.8 |
| 1995 | 24 | TEN | 16 | β | 43 | 27 | β | β | β | 4.5 | 4.5 | β | 3 | 0 | β | β | β | 8.8 |
| 1996 | 25 | TEN | 15 | β | 38 | 23 | β | β | β | 1.0 | 1.0 | β | 2 | 2 | β | β | β | 7.2 |
| 1997 | 26 | TEN | 16 | β | 49 | 38 | β | β | β | 5.0 | 5.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 10 |
| 1998 | 27 | TEN | 13 | β | 22 | 14 | β | β | β | 1.5 | 1.5 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | 6.1 |
| 1999 | 28 | TEN | 10 | β | 23 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 |
| 2000 | 29 | TEN | 10 | β | 25 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2001 | 30 | TEN | 14 | β | 21 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2002 | 31 | TEN | 13 | β | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2003 | 32 | NO | 2 | β | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | β |
| Career | 120 | 249 | 157 | 41 | 23 | 15 | β | β | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 65.7 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 59 Β· Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
57
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
63
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 59.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 59Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 57
On-field 40
Availability 17
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1994bestavg 562002
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position11
Depth
of 100
Reached 12% of the all-time Sacks leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
12% of the all-time Sacks leader12
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 93%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive linemen aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl3Solo2Ast1TFL2QBHits1Sk1.0Dis4.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arkansas), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Blaine BishopS8yMarcus RobertsonFS7yDerrick MasonWR6yEddie RobinsonOLB6ySteve McNairQB6yEddie GeorgeRB6yFrank WycheckTE6yJoe BowdenLB6ySteve JacksonDB6yRodney ThomasRB6ySamari RolleCB5yCraig HentrichP5yDarryll LewisCB5yChris SandersWR5yKevin DysonWR5yMichael RoanTE5yDenard WalkerCB4yJohn ThorntonDT4yNeil O'DonnellQB4yJevon KearseDE4yKenny HolmesDE4yJoe Salave'aDT4yRoderick LewisTE4yGeorge McCulloughDB4y
1994 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #26
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterHenry opened the Tennessee Titans DL lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to James Roberson (1996β1998).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2003team change
Joined NO (from TEN)
- 2003final season
Last recorded season with NO
- 1994draft
Drafted by HOU β Round 1, Pick 26
- 1994team change
Joined TEN (from HOU)
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 295 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 9-season peers. See all β
59
peak 63
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C1994
B1995
C+1996
B1997
C+1998
B1999
C+2000
C+2001
B2002
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.
75%
Era Translator
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | β 2025 Sacks | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 4-0.5 | 0.3 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.3 |
| 1998 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 8+2.5 | 0.5 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 4+0.5 | 0.3 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
87 career value over replacement β #1330 all-time of 4,642. 9.7/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #26 (Rd 1) Β· HOU Β· 1994 Β· +4.1 vs expected KV-H
59actual
54.9 expected Β· Ξ+4.1
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