Not to be confused withMichael Bennett (RB · 2001–2010), Michael Bennett (DT · 2015–2019) or Michael Bennett (WR · 2015).

Michael Bennett ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Bennett in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Bennett a career score of 78, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Michael Bennett

Top 7% all-time pass rushersFranchise Cornerstone⚙️ Sustained Machine · 2015

Height6'4"

Weight274 lb

BornNov 13, 1985

Career Value · VORP

226 career value over replacement — #298 all-time of 4,695. 22.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2009	23–24	TB	2	—	—	3	2	1	1	3	1.0	5.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	24–25	TB	11	—	0.0	12	10	2	3	2	1.0	6.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	25–26	TB	14	—	0.9	33	29	4	12	8	4.0	24.0	0	0	1	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	26–27	TB	16	—	5.7	37	30	7	18	18	9.0	45.0	0	3	3	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	27–28	SEA	16	—	6.7	28	15	13	9	26	8.5	43.5	0	0	1	1	1	0	—	0.0%	598	58.3%	42	9.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	28–29	SEA	16	—	6.1	38	26	12	14	19	7.0	40.0	0	0	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	829	85.1%	48	11.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	29–30	SEA	16	—	8.3	50	31	19	18	30	10.0	58.0	0	0	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	812	81.5%	22	4.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	30–31	SEA	11	—	3.7	32	22	10	14	19	5.0	38.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	565	79.9%	7	2.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	31–32	SEA	16	—	5.1	40	25	15	14	24	8.5	46.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	931	84.9%	6	1.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	32–33	PHI	16	—	6.5	31	22	9	15	30	9.0	54.0	0	1	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	716	69.0%	20	4.5%	2	2	1.0	93.7	1.5	46	18	18	0	5	0.1
2019	33–34	DAL / NE	15	—	4.5	31	23	8	14	15	6.5	35.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	558	—	1	—	1	1	1.0	79.2	-5.0	24	8	9	0	2	0.1
Career		—	149	—	47.5	335	235	100	132	194	69.5	395.5	0	6	10	3	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	70	26	27	0	7	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Postseason all-time ranks

61stPlayoff Sacks·4.5

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A top 10% all-time edge rusher with exceptional availability — almost never missed time and excellent per-snap efficiency. The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 226 · #298 · Elite

Worth 226 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 7% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +25.1 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

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+25.1

Avg surplus

peak +33

9 seasons × ~25.1 surplus ≈