Jared Allen is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Allen's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Jared Allen

★ HALL OF FAME5× Pro Bowl4× All-ProTop 0% all-time pass rushersIron Legend👑 #1 Edge Rusher · 2009Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #15

Height6'6"

Weight255 lb

BornApr 3, 1982

Age44

CollegeIdaho State See College Stats

ConferenceBig Sky

Rookie yr2004

Draft2004 · Rd 4, Pick 126 · KC

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

13thSacks·136

Postseason all-time ranks

74thPlayoff Sacks·4

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2011·Sacks22 Led NFL2007·Sacks15.5 4thsingle season·Sacks2011

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 427 · #36 · All-Time

Worth 427 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 2% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 12 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +35.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+35.6

Avg surplus

peak +48

12 seasons × ~35.6 surplus ≈ VORP 427

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Receiving									Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2004	—	KC	14	—	27	25	2	0	0	8.0	8.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	KC	16	—	49	42	7	0	0	11.0	11.0	0	5	6	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	KC	16	—	72	61	11	0	15	8.0	23.0	1	10	5	6	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	KC	14	—	50	41	9	0	23	15.5	38.5	0	10	3	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	3	2	100.0%	1.5	1.5	—	2	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.1	0	3
2008	—	MIN	16	—	45	33	12	21	26	15.0	62.0	0	3	3	—	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	MIN	16	—	40	32	8	19	22	14.5	55.5	1	4	5	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	—	MIN	16	—	57	42	15	14	25	11.0	50.0	2	6	1	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	MIN	16	—	63	45	18	21	32	22.0	75.0	1	3	4	4	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	MIN	16	—	46	36	10	17	21	12.0	50.0	0	3	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	MIN	15	—	50	31	19	13	26	11.5	50.5	0	6	2	—	0	0	1	2.0%	1,060	90.6%	99	19.9%	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-0.4	0	2
2014	—	CHI	15	—	54	35	19	7	18	5.5	30.5	0	4	2	2	0	0	—	0.0%	888	89.9%	86	20.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	—	CAR	15	—	30	17	13	4	16	2.0	22.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	654	65.5%	13	6.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	185	—	583	440	143	116	224	136.0	476.0	6	57	32	19	2	4	1	2.0%	2,602	82.0%	198	15.7%	3	2	3	2	66.7%	1.5	1.0	—	2	—	—	2.7	0	5

Career EPA2.7·3 receiving·1.4/season

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	VAL
2007	25	KC	2	—	2	2	3	2	100.0%	1.5	1.5	—	2	—
2013	31	MIN	1	1*	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—
Career			3	1*	3	2	3	2	66.7%	1.5	1.0	—	2	194.9

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2004	22	KC	14	—	27	25	2	0	0	8.0	8.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	23	KC	16	—	49	42	7	0	0	11.0	11.0	0	5	6	2	0	0
2006	24	KC	16	—	72	61	11	0	15	8.0	23.0	1	10	5	6	0	0
2007	25	KC	14	—	50	41	9	0	23	15.5	38.5	0	10	3	—	0	0
2008	26	MIN	16	—	45	33	12	21	26	15.0	62.0	0	3	3	—	0	2
2009	27	MIN	16	—	40	32	8	19	22	14.5	55.5	1	4	5	3	1	1
2010	28	MIN	16	—	57	42	15	14	25	11.0	50.0	2	6	1	1	1	0
2011	29	MIN	16	—	63	45	18	21	32	22.0	75.0	1	3	4	4	0	1
2012	30	MIN	16	—	46	36	10	17	21	12.0	50.0	0	3	1	1	0	0
2013	31	MIN	15	14*	50	31	19	13	26	11.5	50.5	0	6	2	—	0	0
2014	32	CHI	15	13*	54	35	19	7	18	5.5	30.5	0	4	2	2	0	0
2015	33	CAR	15	10*	30	17	13	4	16	2.0	22.0	1	3	0	—	0	0
Career			185	37*	583	440	143	116	224	—	—	6	57	32	19	2	4

* 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	31	MIN	16	14*	1	2.0%	1,060	90.6%	99	19.9%
2014	32	CHI	15	13*	—	0.0%	888	89.9%	86	20.7%
2015	33	CAR	15	10*	—	0.0%	654	65.5%	13	6.6%
Career			46	37*	1	—	2,602	—	198	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
2007	25	—	—	—	—	—	3.1	3
2013	31	—	—	14*	—	—	-0.4	2
Career				14*	—	—	—	5

* 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 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 91 × longevity 1 = KV-H 97· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 87

On-field 67.6

Availability 19.4

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

2004bestavg 87elite 702015

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #15 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

228

4 qualifying seasons

2011 MIN·3 team wins#1

Sacks · 22 · score 100

2007 KC·4 team wins#1

Sacks · 16 · score 75

2013 MIN·5 team wins#8

Sacks · 12 · score 36

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Solid

of 100

Reached 69% of the all-time Sacks leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

69% of the all-time Sacks leader69

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

1.36 EPA/season over 2 seasons50

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 95%.

Per-Snap Impact

Edge Rushers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:4.65See leaderboard →

Disruption/1004.65Snap share82%Def snaps2,602ConsistentCV 0.15

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2004

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

EDGE · 2004 class

4.72s

40-Yard

Above avg · 61th pct

Pos 61thAll 42thClass Pos 61thClass All 44th

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 45th pct

Pos 45thAll 44thClass Pos 44thClass All 43th

120"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 71th pct

Pos 71thAll 64thClass Pos 82thClass All 70th

13 reps

Bench

Low · 1th pct

Pos 1thAll 10thClass Pos 3thClass All 7th

7.11s

3-Cone

Above avg · 69th pct

Pos 69thAll 55thClass Pos 45thClass All 62th

4.34s

Shuttle

Above avg · 62th pct

Pos 62thAll 49thClass Pos 54thClass All 38th

Postseason Career

7 playoff games

Defense

Tkl22Solo18Ast4TFL5QBHits12Sk4.0Dis21.0PD2FF2

College Stats

Idaho StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Idaho State), 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 — every name is linked.

2004 Draft Class· this player went #126

#118Anthony MaddoxDT #119Mewelde MooreRB #120Ernest WilfordWR #121Bruce ThorntonCB #122Glenn EarlS #123Stacy AndrewsOT #124Michael WaddellDB #125Jason DavidDB #127Richard SeiglerLB #128Cedric CobbsRB #129J.R. ReedDB #130Brandon ChillarILB #132Adrian JonesG #133Dave BallDE #134Johnnie MorantWR #135Antonio SmithDE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jared inherited the Minnesota Vikings DL room from Brian Robison (2007–2017), and handed it to Letroy Guion (2009–2013).

Chris Doleman 1985–1999Joe Phillips 1986–1999Henry Thomas 1987–1994John Randle 1990–2000Roy Barker 1993–1995Fernando Smith

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2015team change
Joined CAR (from CHI)
2015final season
Last recorded season with CAR
2014team change
Joined CHI (from MIN)
2008team change
Joined MIN (from KC)
2004draft
Drafted by KC — Round 4, Pick 126

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'6" / 255 lb

Frame

265 lb at 4.72s

Size-speed

33" vert / 120" broad

Explosion

13 reps

Bench power

Injury History

1 career game missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	CAR	1	W6Out· BackW20Out· Foot
2014	CHI	0	W4Questionable· IllnessW17Questionable· Ribs

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 12-season peers. See all →

peak 97

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B+2004

A2005

B+2006

A+2007

A+2008

A+2009

A+2010

A+2011

A+2012

A+2013

B2014

C+2015

Availability

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
2004	8	0.6	9+1	0.6
2005	11	0.7	11	0.7
2006	8	0.5	8	0.5
2007	15.5	1.1	19+3.5	1.1
2008	15	0.9	16+1	0.9
2009	14.5	0.9	16+1.5	1
2010	11	0.7	12+1	0.7
2011	22	1.4	23+1	1.4
2012	12	0.8	13+1	0.7
2013	11.5	0.8	13+1.5	0.8
2014	5.5	0.4	6+0.5	0.4
2015	2	0.1	2	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

427 career value over replacement — #36 all-time of 4,642. 35.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

Led league 2×8 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #126 (Rd 4) · KC · 2004 · +63.5 vs expected KV-H

97actual

33.5 expected · Δ+63.5

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Receiving

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2004

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2004 Draft Class· this player went #126

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography