Simeon Rice ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Rice in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Rice a career score of 96, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
375 career value over replacement — #53 all-time of 4,695. 31.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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Pick #3 (Rd 1) · ARI · 1996 · +32.7 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1996 | 22 | ARI | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23 | ARI | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24 | ARI | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25 | ARI | 15 | — | 37 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 16.5 | 39.5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | ARI / NYG | 15 | — | 27 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | TB | 16 | — | 38 | 33 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 11.0 | 36.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 28 | TB | 16 | — | 43 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 15.5 | 37.5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29 | TB | 16 | — | 43 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 30 | TB | 14 | — | 37 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 31 | TB | 14 | — | 33 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 32 | TB | 8 | — | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 33 | DEN / IND | 6 | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 316 | 261 | 55 | 64 | 49 | 121.5 | 234.5 | 4 | 48 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
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An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Worth 375 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 2% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +34.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
11 seasons × ~34.1 surplus ≈
Denico Autry
DT
89% match
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