Phil Hansen is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Hansen in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Hansen's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Phil Hansen

Top 12% all-time pass rushersIron Man

Height6'5"

Weight273 lb

BornMay 20, 1968

Age58

CollegeNorth Dakota State See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 2, Pick 54 · BUF

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A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 164 · #547 · High-Value

Worth 164 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 13% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.9

Avg surplus

peak +30

11 seasons × ~14.9 surplus ≈ VORP 164

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
1991	—	BUF	14	—	35	0	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	0	1	—	—	—
1992	—	BUF	16	—	53	40	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	—	3	1	—	—	—
1993	—	BUF	11	—	39	29	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	—	4	1	—	—	—
1994	—	BUF	16	—	70	54	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	—	7	2	—	—	—
1995	—	BUF	16	—	75	53	—	—	—	10.0	10.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1996	—	BUF	16	—	80	60	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	—	5	1	—	—	—
1997	—	BUF	16	—	78	56	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	—	4	2	—	—	—
1998	—	BUF	15	—	68	47	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	—	0	0	—	—	—
1999	—	BUF	14	—	45	28	17	9	7	6.0	22.0	0	1	1	2	0	0
2000	—	BUF	8	—	18	8	10	6	2	2.0	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	0
2001	—	BUF	11	—	23	14	9	2	4	3.0	9.0	1	3	0	—	0	0
Career		—	153	—	584	389	36	17	13	61.5	91.5	1	28	9	3	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1991	23	BUF	14	—	35	0	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	0	1	—	—	—	7.1
1992	24	BUF	16	—	53	40	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	—	3	1	—	—	—	14.4
1993	25	BUF	11	—	39	29	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	—	4	1	—	—	—	7.2
1994	26	BUF	16	—	70	54	—	—	—	5.5	5.5	—	7	2	—	—	—	12.6
1995	27	BUF	16	—	75	53	—	—	—	10.0	10.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	16.3
1996	28	BUF	16	—	80	60	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	—	5	1	—	—	—	14.4
1997	29	BUF	16	—	78	56	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	—	4	2	—	—	—	14.2
1998	30	BUF	15	—	68	47	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	—	0	0	—	—	—	13.7
1999	31	BUF	14	—	45	28	17	9	7	6.0	22.0	0	1	1	2	0	0	12.2
2000	32	BUF	8	—	18	8	10	6	2	2.0	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5.3
2001	33	BUF	11	—	23	14	9	2	4	3.0	9.0	1	3	0	—	0	0	6.5
Career			153		584	389	36	17	13	—	—	1	28	9	3	0	0	123.9

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 71 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 70.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 49.1

Availability 17.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1991bestavg 66elite 702001

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 31% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

31% of the all-time Sacks leader31

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: 92%.

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

Tkl5Solo2Ast3TFL1QBHits1Sk0.5Dis2.5FR1

College Stats

North Dakota StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (North Dakota State), 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 #54

#38Darryll LewisCB #39Eric BieniemyRB #42Wesley CarrollWR #43Nick BellRB #44John FlanneryG #45Ricky WattersRB #50Joe ValerioOT #51Doug ThomasWR #58Reggie BarrettWR #59Aeneas WilliamsFS #60Aaron CraverFB #61Keith TraylorNT #63Mo LewisOLB #66Lawrence DawseyWR #68Jake ReedWR #71Steve JacksonDB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Phil inherited the Buffalo Bills DL room from Mike Lodish (1990–1994), and handed it to Ted Washington (1995–2000).

Bruce Smith 1985–1999Mike Lodish 1990–1994Phil Hansen 1991–2001Ted Washington 1995–2000Gabe Northern 1996–1999Shawn Price

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2001final season
Last recorded season with BUF
1991draft
Drafted by BUF — Round 2, Pick 54

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 273 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 11-season peers. See all →

peak 76

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

C+1991

B+1992

C+1993

B1994

A1995

B+1996

B1997

B+1998

B1999

C+2000

C+2001

Availability

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

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
1991	2	0.1	2	0.1
1992	8	0.5	7-1	0.4
1993	3.5	0.3	5+1.5	0.3
1994	5.5	0.3	5-0.5	0.3
1995	10	0.6	9-1	0.6
1996	8	0.5	8	0.5
1997	6	0.4	6	0.3
1998	7.5	0.5	8+0.5	0.4
1999	6	0.4	6	0.4
2000	2	0.3	4+2	0.2
2001	3	0.3	4+1	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 (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

164 career value over replacement — #547 all-time of 4,642. 14.9/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #54 (Rd 2) · BUF · 1991 · +23 vs expected KV-H

71actual

48 expected · Δ+23

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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 #54

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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