Shaun Phillips ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Phillips in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Phillips a career score of 84, 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 | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2004 | 23 | SD | 11 | — | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 24 | SD | 12 | — | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 25 | SD | 14 | — | 52 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 11.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 26 | SD | 15 | — | 54 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 8.5 | 18.5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 27 | SD | 16 | — | 65 | 43 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 7.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 28 | SD | 16 | — | 54 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 29 | SD | 15 | — | 46 | 38 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 11.0 | 40.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 30 | SD | 11 | — | 38 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 31 | SD | 16 | — | 47 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 9.5 | 34.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 32 | DEN | 16 | — | 35 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10.0 | 34.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 768 | 68.1% | 13 | 2.4% |
| 2014 | 33 | IND / TEN | 16 | — | 24 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 449 | — | 15 | — |
| Career | — | 158 | — | 445 | 318 | 127 | 65 | 97 | 80.5 | 242.5 | 7 | 47 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
320 career value over replacement — #107 all-time of 4,695. 29.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #98 (Rd 4) · LAC · 2004 · +46.5 vs expected KV-H
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11 seasons · peak 8.8 in 2010
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.
4.5 career wins over 11 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2010 · +0.7 wins
Latest season · 2014 · +0.0 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.
#65 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23 | SD | 11 | — | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | 24 | SD | 12 | — | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 |
| 2006 | 25 | SD | 14 | — | 52 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 11.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2007 | 26 | SD | 15 | — | 54 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 8.5 | 18.5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2008 | 27 | SD | 16 | — | 65 | 43 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 7.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 |
| 2009 | 28 | SD | 16 | — | 54 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2010 | 29 | SD | 15 | — | 46 | 38 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 11.0 | 40.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.8 |
| 2011 | 30 | SD | 11 | — | 38 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.6 |
| 2012 | 31 | SD | 16 | — | 47 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 9.5 | 34.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.1 |
| 2013 | 32 | DEN | 16 | 11* | 35 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10.0 | 34.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2014 | 33 | All teams | 14 | — | 24 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Career | 156 | 445 | 318 | 127 | 65 | 97 | 80.5 | 242.5 | 7 | 47 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 59.4 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 32 | DEN | 16 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 768 | 68.1% | 13 | 2.4% |
| 2014 | 33 | All teams | 16 | — | — | — | 449 | — | 15 | — |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 84 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
Blend 81.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 84· confidence 100%
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