Michael Strahan is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Strahan's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Career Value · VORP
411 career value over replacement — #37 all-time of 4,695. 27.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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Pick #40 (Rd 2) · NYG · 1993 · +46.2 vs expected KV-H
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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 | |||||
| 1993 | 21–22 | NYG | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 22–23 | NYG | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 23–24 | NYG | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24–25 | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25–26 | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.0 | 14.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26–27 | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.0 | 15.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27–28 | NYG | 16 | — | 42 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5.5 | 25.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28–29 | NYG | 16 | — | 53 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9.5 | 35.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29–30 | NYG | 16 | — | 58 | 46 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 22.5 | 63.5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30–31 | NYG | 16 | — | 51 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 31–32 | NYG | 16 | — | 57 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 32–33 | NYG | 8 | — | 31 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 33–34 | NYG | 16 | — | 64 | 43 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 34–35 | NYG | 9 | — | 29 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 35–36 | NYG | 16 | — | 46 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 9.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 216 | — | 431 | 310 | 121 | 65 | 70 | 141.0 | 276.0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | |
15 seasons · peak 14.9 in 2001
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
6.5 career wins over 15 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2001 · +1.1 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 21–22 | NYG | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1994 | 22–23 | NYG | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6 |
| 1995 | 23–24 | NYG | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.9 |
| 1996 | 24–25 | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8 |
| 1997 | 25–26 | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.0 | 14.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.6 |
| 1998 | 26–27 | NYG | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.0 | 15.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.2 |
| 1999 | 27–28 | NYG | 16 | — | 42 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5.5 | 25.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | 28–29 | NYG | 16 | — | 53 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9.5 | 35.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2001 | 29–30 | NYG | 16 | — | 58 | 46 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 22.5 | 63.5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.9 |
| 2002 | 30–31 | NYG | 16 | — | 51 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2003 | 31–32 | NYG | 16 | — | 57 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2004 | 32–33 | NYG | 8 | — | 31 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 33–34 | NYG | 16 | — | 64 | 43 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2006 | 34–35 | NYG | 9 | — | 29 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 2007 | 35–36 | NYG | 16 | — | 46 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 9.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 |
| Career | 216 | 431 | 310 | 121 | 65 | 70 | 141.0 | 276.0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 85.3 |
A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 97 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 15 scored seasons.
Blend 86.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 97· confidence 100%
Lance Johnstone
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86% match
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Famous Partnership
Amani Toomer
11 shared seasons · combined KV-H 1644
Latest season · 2007 · +0.4 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#12 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)