Jim Flanigan is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Flanigan in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Flanigan's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Jim Flanigan

Top 14% all-time pass rushersIron ManTwo-Way Profile

Height6'2"

Weight290 lb

BornAug 27, 1971

Age54

CollegeNotre Dame See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 3, Pick 74 · CHI

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 163 · #549 · High-Value

Worth 163 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 13% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.1

Avg surplus

peak +37

9 seasons × ~18.1 surplus ≈ VORP 163

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Rushing								Receiving
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1994	—	CHI	14	—	16	15	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	CHI	16	—	50	40	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	—	1	0	—	—	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	2	6	2	—	3.0	—	—	—
1996	—	CHI	14	—	41	36	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	1.0	—	—	—
1997	—	CHI	16	—	48	36	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	—	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	CHI	16	—	46	32	—	—	—	8.5	8.5	—	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	CHI	16	—	43	32	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	CHI	16	—	46	26	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	GB	16	—	40	16	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	—	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	SF	15	—	12	5	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	PHI	6	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	145	—	346	242	—	—	—	46.0	46.0	1	7	4	0	—	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	0	3	7	3	—	2.3	—	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1995	24	CHI	16	—	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	—	—	—	16.7
Career			16		1	0	0	0.0	—	—	—	—	98.8

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1995	24	CHI	16	—	—	2	6	2	—	3.0	—	—	—
1996	25	CHI	14	—	—	1	1	1	—	1.0	—	—	—
1997	26	CHI	16	—	—	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Career			46		0	3	7	3	—	2.3	—	—	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1995	24	CHI	16	—	50	40	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	—	1	0	—	—	—
1996	25	CHI	14	—	41	36	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	1	0	—	—	—
1997	26	CHI	16	—	48	36	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	—	0	2	—	—	—
1994	23	CHI	14	—	16	15	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1998	27	CHI	16	—	46	32	—	—	—	8.5	8.5	—	0	1	—	—	—
1999	28	CHI	16	—	43	32	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	1	3	1	—	—	—
2000	29	CHI	16	—	46	26	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
2001	30	GB	16	—	40	16	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	—	2	0	—	—	—
2002	31	SF	15	—	12	5	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
2003	32	PHI	6	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career			145		346	242	—	—	—	—	—	1	7	4	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 69 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 69 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 69· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 64

On-field 45.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production Staying available

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

1994bestavg 61elite 702003

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 23% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

23% of the all-time Sacks leader23

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 94%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

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

College Stats

Notre DameCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Notre Dame), 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.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #74

#65Tim RuddyC #66Jeff CothranFB #67Jason MathewsOT #68Tydus WinansWR #69Harold BishopTE #70Andre ColemanWR #71Keith LyleFS #73Lamar SmithRB #76Rich BrahamC #77Joe PanosG #79Winfred TubbsOLB #80Calvin JonesRB #81Marlo PerryLB #83James BosticRB #84LeShon JohnsonRB #87Cory FlemingWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jim inherited the Chicago Bears DL room from Albert Fontenot (1993–1996), and handed it to Mike Wells (1998–2000).

William Perry 1985–1993Trace Armstrong 1989–1994Alonzo Spellman 1992–1997Albert Fontenot 1993–1996Jim Flanigan 1994–2000Mike Wells

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2003team change
Joined PHI (from SF)
2003final season
Last recorded season with PHI
2002team change
Joined SF (from GB)
2001team change
Joined GB (from CHI)
1994draft
Drafted by CHI — Round 3, Pick 74

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 290 lb

Frame

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 76

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

C1994

A1995

B1996

B1997

B+1998

B1999

B2000

B2001

C+2002

F2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

91%

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
1994	0	0	0	0
1995	11	0.7	10-1	0.6
1996	5	0.4	6+1	0.3
1997	6	0.4	6	0.3
1998	8.5	0.5	8-0.5	0.5
1999	6	0.4	6	0.3
2000	4	0.3	4	0.2
2001	4.5	0.3	4-0.5	0.3
2002	1	0.1	1	0.1
2003	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

163 career value over replacement — #549 all-time of 4,642. 16.3/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #74 (Rd 3) · CHI · 1994 · +29 vs expected KV-H

69actual

40 expected · Δ+29

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #74

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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