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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | 24–25 | SEA | 12 | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 25–26 | SEA | 9 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 26–27 | SEA | 12 | — | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 27–28 | SEA | 16 | — | 42 | 34 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 28–29 | SEA | 16 | — | 47 | 39 | — | — | — | 13.0 | 13.0 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 29–30 | SEA | 16 | — | 44 | 34 | — | — | — | 12.0 | 12.0 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 30–31 | SEA | 16 | — | 52 | 41 | — | — | — | 16.5 | 16.5 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 31–32 | SEA | 13 | — | 30 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32–33 | SEA | 16 | — | 39 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33–34 | SEA | 14 | — | 33 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 34–35 | 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 | |
Career Value · VORP
222 career value over replacement — #311 all-time of 4,695. 22.2/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #155 (Rd 6) · SEA · 1991 · +52.3 vs expected KV-H
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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.
Worth 222 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 8% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.7 on average.See board →
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9 seasons × ~24.7 surplus ≈ VORP 222
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