Reggie White ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places White in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns White a career score of 94, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

DECAR#92ACT

Reggie White

"Minister of Defense"

Top 2% all-time pass rushersIron Legend

Height6'5"

Weight300 lb

BornDec 19, 1961

Age64

CollegeTennessee See College Stats

Rookie yr1985

Draft1984 · Rd 1, Pick 4 · PHI

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

1stSacks·198

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1991·Sacks15 Led NFL1988·Sacks18 Led NFL1987·Sacks21 7thsingle season·Sacks1987

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 479 · #26 · All-Time

Worth 479 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 2% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 15 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +31.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

15 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+31.9

Avg surplus

peak +48

15 seasons × ~31.9 surplus ≈ VORP 479

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
1985	—	PHI	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.0	13.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	—	PHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	18.0	18.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	—	PHI	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	21.0	21.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	PHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	18.0	18.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	PHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	PHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.0	14.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	PHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.0	15.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	PHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.0	14.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	GB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.0	13.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	GB	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	GB	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.0	12.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	GB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.5	8.5	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	GB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	GB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.0	16.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	CAR	12	—	14	13	1	5	5	5.5	15.5	0	1	1	1	0	0
Career		—	224	—	14	13	1	5	5	198.0	208.0	0	1	1	1	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1985	24	PHI	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.0	13.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	25	PHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	18.0	18.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.2
1987	26	PHI	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	21.0	21.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	24.2
1988	27	PHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	18.0	18.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	28.5
1989	28	PHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.8
1990	29	PHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.0	14.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.2
1991	30	PHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.0	15.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	29.3
1992	31	PHI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.0	14.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	23.1
1993	32	GB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.0	13.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.3
1994	33	GB	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.6
1995	34	GB	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.0	12.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	22.8
1996	35	GB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.5	8.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.2
1997	36	GB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	18.8
1998	37	GB	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.0	16.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	26.7
2000	39	CAR	12	—	14	13	1	5	5	5.5	15.5	0	1	1	1	0	0	9
Career			224		14	13	1	5	5	—	—	0	1	1	1	0	0	288.7

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 94 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 94 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 15 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 87.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 94· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 83

On-field 64.1

Availability 18.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1985bestavg 83elite 702000

All-Time Standing

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

Elite

of 100

Reached 100% of the all-time Sacks leader — a elite all-time profile at the position.

100% of the all-time Sacks leader100

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+).

College Stats

TennesseeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Tennessee), 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.

1984 Draft Class· this player went #4

#1Irving FryarWR #1Steve YoungQB #3Carl BanksOLB #4Kenny JacksonWR #11Wilber MarshallOLB #17Clyde DuncanWR #20David LewisTE #23Louis LippsWR #26Greg BellRB #28Brian BladosOT #37Jim SweeneyC #38Boomer EsiasonQB #39Glenn DennisonTE #41Eric RichardsonWR #47Pete MandleyWR #49Daryl TurnerWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Reggie opened the Philadelphia Eagles DL lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Clyde Simmons (1986–1993).

Reggie White 1985–1992Clyde Simmons 1986–1993Mike Mamula 1995–2000Greg Jefferson 1996–1999Hollis Thomas 1996–2005N. D. Kalu 1997–2005

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2000team change
Joined CAR (from GB)
2000final season
Last recorded season with CAR
1993team change
Joined GB (from PHI)
1984draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 1, Pick 4

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'5" / 300 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 15-season peers. See all →

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
1985	13	1.1	9-4	0.5
1986	18	1.1	9-9	0.5
1987	21	1.8	14-7	0.8
1988	18	1.1	10-8	0.6
1989	11	0.7	7-4	0.4
1990	14	0.9	10-4	0.6
1991	15	0.9	11-4	0.6
1992	14	0.9	12-2	0.7
1993	13	0.8	12-1	0.7
1994	8	0.5	8	0.5
1995	12	0.9	14+2	0.8
1996	8.5	0.5	8-0.5	0.5
1997	11	0.7	11	0.6
1998	16	1	15-1	0.9
2000	5.5	0.5	7+1.5	0.4

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

479 career value over replacement — #26 all-time of 4,642. 31.9/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #4 (Rd 1) · PHI · 1984 · +32.2 vs expected KV-H

94actual

61.8 expected · Δ+32.2

💔+30.2 stolen VORP·0.9 szns lost

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KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

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Reference Graph

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1984 Draft Class· this player went #4

Franchise Succession

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