Trace Armstrong ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Armstrong in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Armstrong a career score of 80, 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1989 | 23–24 | CHI | 15 | — | 40 | 28 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 24–25 | CHI | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 25–26 | CHI | 12 | — | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 26–27 | CHI | 14 | — | 43 | 35 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 27–28 | CHI | 16 | — | 40 | 33 | — | — | — | 11.5 | 11.5 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 28–29 | CHI | 15 | — | 41 | 31 | — | — | — | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 29–30 | MIA | 15 | — | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 30–31 | MIA | 16 | — | 33 | 22 | — | — | — | 12.0 | 12.0 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 31–32 | MIA | 16 | — | 46 | 24 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 32–33 | MIA | 16 | — | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 33–34 | MIA | 14 | — | 22 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34–35 | MIA | 12 | — | 27 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13.0 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 35–36 | OAK | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 36–37 | OAK | 12 | — | 19 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 37–38 | OAK | 8 | — | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 200 | — | 401 | 267 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 102.5 | 147.5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
286 career value over replacement — #158 all-time of 4,695. 20.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Pick #12 (Rd 1) · CHI · 1989 · +18.5 vs expected KV-H
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A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 286 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 4% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 13 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
13 seasons × ~22 surplus ≈ VORP 286
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87% match