Ryan Kerrigan ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Kerrigan in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Kerrigan a career score of 91, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

On the boards· Appears on 2 boards

Streaks3 straight · 10 sacks · 2016–18

DEPHI#90ACT

Ryan Kerrigan

4× Pro BowlTop 2% all-time pass rushersIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2014 Team Carrier · #160

Height6'4"

Weight

Career Value · VORP

331 career value over replacement — #98 all-time of 4,695. 30.1/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

3 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #16 (Rd 1) · WAS · 2011 · +33.8 vs expected KV-H

91actual

57.2 expected · Δ+33.8

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2011	23	WAS	16	—	59	37	22	9	14	7.5	30.5	1	4	4	—	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	24	WAS	16	—	49	37	12	10	14	8.5	32.5	1	8	2	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	25	WAS	16	—	60	41	19	15	7	8.5	30.5	0	3	4	—	0	0	—	0.0%	974	95.3%	88	18.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	26	WAS	16	—	60	47	13	18	19	13.5	50.5	0	1	5	1	0	0	—	0.0%	978	94.4%	77	16.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	27	WAS	16	—	38	29	9	12	13	9.5	34.5	0	3	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	889	84.2%	59	13.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	28	WAS	16	—	29	22	7	15	20	11.0	46.0	0	2	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	786	71.8%	70	15.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	29	WAS	16	—	44	32	12	15	17	13.0	45.0	1	1	3	—	1	0	—	0.0%	820	75.2%	89	18.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	30	WAS	16	—	42	29	13	11	19	13.0	43.0	0	1	3	1	0	0	—	0.0%	819	79.3%	65	15.8%	5	2	0.4	52.9	5.0	30	12	4	32	2	0.0
2019	31	WAS	12	—	23	14	9	6	14	5.5	25.5	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	642	76.6%	—	0.0%	8	8	1.0	92.2	2.5	25	11	6	35	2	0.1
2020	32	WAS	16	—	17	9	8	5	6	5.5	16.5	0	1	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	397	37.9%	94	21.5%	4	3	0.8	94.8	1.0	13	7	0	2	3	0.1
2021	33	PHI	16	—	2	2	0	1	2	0.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	330	31.3%	—	0.0%	1	1	1.0	118.7	2.0	10	9	1	0	0	0.0
Career		—	172	—	423	299	124	117	145	95.5	357.5	3	25	26	4	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	14	—	—	—	78	39	11	69	7	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

46thSacks·95.5

Pro Bowls

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 331 · #98 · All-Time

Worth 331 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 3% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +33.1 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+33.1

Avg surplus

peak +45

10 seasons × ~33.1 surplus ≈