Michael Sinclair ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Sinclair in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Sinclair a career score of 82, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Michael Sinclair

3× Pro BowlTop 5% all-time pass rushersIron Legend

Height6'4"

Weight275 lb

BornJan 31, 1968

Age58

CollegeEastern New Mexico See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 6, Pick 155 · SEA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

81stSacks·73.5

Pro Bowls

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1998·Sacks16.5

Archetype Intelligence

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An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% 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 222 · #305 · Elite

Worth 222 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 8% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.7 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

+24.7

Avg surplus

peak +48

9 seasons × ~24.7 surplus ≈ VORP 222

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1992	—	SEA	12	—	10	9	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	1	0	—	—	—
1993	—	SEA	9	—	11	11	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	—	1	1	—	—	—
1994	—	SEA	12	—	12	10	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	—	0	0	—	—	—
1995	—	SEA	16	—	42	34	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	—	2	2	—	—	—
1996	—	SEA	16	—	47	39	—	—	—	13.0	13.0	—	1	4	—	—	—
1997	—	SEA	16	—	44	34	—	—	—	12.0	12.0	—	4	5	—	—	—
1998	—	SEA	16	—	52	41	—	—	—	16.5	16.5	—	4	8	—	—	—
1999	—	SEA	13	—	30	23	7	8	5	6.0	19.0	0	0	2	1	0	0
2000	—	SEA	16	—	39	27	12	5	3	3.5	11.5	0	1	3	4	1	0
2001	—	SEA	14	—	33	17	16	3	4	3.5	10.5	0	1	1	1	0	0
2002	—	PHI	1	—	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	141	—	321	245	36	16	12	73.5	101.5	0	15	26	6	1	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1992	24	SEA	12	—	10	9	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	1	0	—	—	—	4.7
1993	25	SEA	9	—	11	11	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	—	1	1	—	—	—	10
1994	26	SEA	12	—	12	10	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	—	0	0	—	—	—	7.5
1995	27	SEA	16	—	42	34	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	—	2	2	—	—	—	12.4
1996	28	SEA	16	—	47	39	—	—	—	13.0	13.0	—	1	4	—	—	—	20.5
1997	29	SEA	16	—	44	34	—	—	—	12.0	12.0	—	4	5	—	—	—	20.6
1998	30	SEA	16	—	52	41	—	—	—	16.5	16.5	—	4	8	—	—	—	29.7
1999	31	SEA	13	—	30	23	7	8	5	6.0	19.0	0	0	2	1	0	0	11.3
2000	32	SEA	16	—	39	27	12	5	3	3.5	11.5	0	1	3	4	1	0	11.9
2001	33	SEA	14	—	33	17	16	3	4	3.5	10.5	0	1	1	1	0	0	8.7
2002	34	PHI	1	—	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—
Career			141		321	245	36	16	12	—	—	0	15	26	6	1	0	137.3

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 82 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 82 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 81.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 82· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 74

On-field 55.9

Availability 18.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1992bestavg 73elite 702001

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 37% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

37% of the all-time Sacks leader37

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 90%.

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+).

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl2Solo2

College Stats

Eastern New MexicoCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Eastern New Mexico), 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.

1991 Draft Class· this player went #155

#125Kerry CashTE #129Gary WellmanWR #133Charles MincyFS #134Anthony MorganWR #141Michael JacksonWR #145Erric PegramRB #146Nolan HarrisonDE #154Fred McAfeeRB #158Leroy ThompsonRB #161Darren LewisRB #167Corey MillerLB #173Leon LettDE #187James JosephRB #188Keith CashTE #190Paul JustinQB #204Jerry EvansTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Michael inherited the Seattle Seahawks DL room from Cortez Kennedy (1990–2000), and handed it to Michael McCrary (1993–1996).

Cortez Kennedy 1990–2000Michael Sinclair 1992–2001Michael McCrary 1993–1996Antonio Edwards 1993–1997Sam Adams 1994–1999Phillip Daniels

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2002team change
Joined PHI (from SEA)
2002final season
Last recorded season with PHI
1991draft
Drafted by SEA — Round 6, Pick 155

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 275 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 93

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

C1992

A1993

B1994

B1995

A+1996

A1997

A+1998

B1999

B2000

C+2001

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

80%

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
1992	1	0.1	2+1	0.1
1993	8	0.9	13+5	0.8
1994	4.5	0.4	6+1.5	0.3
1995	5.5	0.3	5-0.5	0.3
1996	13	0.8	12-1	0.7
1997	12	0.8	12	0.7
1998	16.5	1	16-0.5	0.9
1999	6	0.5	7+1	0.4
2000	3.5	0.2	3-0.5	0.2
2001	3.5	0.3	4+0.5	0.2

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), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

222 career value over replacement — #305 all-time of 4,642. 22.2/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #155 (Rd 6) · SEA · 1991 · +49 vs expected KV-H

82actual

33 expected · Δ+49

💔+49.1 stolen VORP·2.2 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #155

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator