John Abraham ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Abraham in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Abraham a career score of 97, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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John Abraham

5× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 1% all-time pass rushersIron Legend📈 Late Developer · 2008 Team Carrier · #118

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Career Value · VORP

491 career value over replacement — #20 all-time of 4,695. 35.1/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

4 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #13 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2000 · +35.5 vs expected KV-H

97actual

61.5 expected · Δ+35.5

💔+93.4 stolen VORP·2.66 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2000	22	NYJ	4	—	11	8	3	3	3	4.5	10.5	0	0	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	23	NYJ	16	—	49	39	10	14	12	13.0	39.0	0	0	6	3	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	24	NYJ	16	—	53	40	13	11	10	10.0	31.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	25	NYJ	7	—	25	17	8	0	0	6.0	6.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	26	NYJ	11	—	42	28	14	0	0	9.5	9.5	0	2	3	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	27	NYJ	16	—	41	27	14	0	0	10.5	10.5	0	2	6	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	28	ATL	6	—	15	12	3	0	5	4.0	9.0	0	1	4	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	29	ATL	16	—	30	29	1	0	11	10.0	21.0	0	4	4	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	30	ATL	16	—	34	33	1	20	25	16.5	61.5	0	1	4	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	31	ATL	15	—	31	25	6	6	14	6.0	26.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	32	ATL	15	—	38	33	5	18	17	13.0	48.0	1	4	2	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	33	ATL	15	—	35	25	10	10	17	9.5	36.5	0	2	4	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	34	ATL	16	—	34	31	3	12	19	10.0	41.0	0	8	6	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	35	ARI	16	—	36	30	6	14	14	11.5	39.5	0	3	4	—	0	1	—	0.0%	862	80.2%	63	13.2%
2014	36	ARI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	36	59.0%	2	8.0%
Career		—	186	—	474	377	97	108	147	134.0	389.0	1	30	48	6	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

15thSacks·134

Postseason all-time ranks

81stPlayoff Sacks·4

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

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An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with reliable availability. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 491 · #20 · All-Time

Worth 491 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 1% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 13 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +37.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+37.8

Avg surplus

peak +52

13 seasons × ~37.8 surplus ≈