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.

On the boards· Appears on 3 boards

Streaks5 straight · 10 sacks · 2001–05

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Simeon Rice

3× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 1% all-time pass rushersIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters 👑 2× #1 Edge Rusher · 1999–2003

Career Value · VORP

375 career value over replacement — #53 all-time of 4,695. 31.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

Led league 1×5 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #3 (Rd 1) · ARI · 1996 · +32.7 vs expected KV-H

96actual

63.3 expected · Δ+32.7

💔+45.1 stolen VORP·1.44 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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

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

Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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

Career arc · VAL by season

12 seasons · peak 13.2 in 2002

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

6.3 career wins over 12 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2002 · +1.0 wins

Defence+0.9

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1996	22	ARI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.5	12.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.2
1997	23	ARI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.5
1998	24	ARI	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.0	10.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.2
1999	25	ARI	15	—	37	28	9	12	11	16.5	39.5	0	1	7	1	0	0	9.8
2000	26	All teams	15	—	27	25	2	12	5	7.0	24.0	0	3	1	1	0	0	3.3
2001	27	TB	16	—	38	33	5	16	9	11.0	36.0	0	8	2	—	0	0	7
2002	28	TB	16	—	43	34	9	12	10	15.5	37.5	1	11	6	—	0	0	13.2
2003	29	TB	16	—	43	37	6	0	0	14.5	14.5	2	8	6	1	0	0	12.8
2004	30	TB	14	—	37	32	5	0	0	12.5	12.5	0	5	1	—	0	0	8.4
2005	31	TB	14	—	33	26	7	0	0	14.0	14.0	1	4	6	—	0	0	11.6
2006	32	TB	8	—	15	11	4	0	5	2.0	7.0	0	1	4	—	0	0	0.8
2007	33	All teams	6	—	8	5	3	0	2	1.0	3.0	0	2	0	—	0	0	0.2
Career			—		316	261	55	64	49	121.5	234.5	4	48	34	4	0	0	83

Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 96 · All-Time Great

A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 96 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 89.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 96· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 85

On-field 66.5

Availability 18.5