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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14 seasons · peak 9.0 in 2000
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.
4.6 career wins over 14 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2000 · +0.7 wins
Latest season · 2003 · +0.1 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.
#101 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 23–24 | CHI | 15 | — | 40 | 28 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2.2 |
| 1990 | 24–25 | CHI | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5.9 |
| 1991 | 25–26 | CHI | 12 | — | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1992 | 26–27 | CHI | 14 | — | 43 | 35 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1993 | 27–28 | CHI | 16 | — | 40 | 33 | — | — | — | 11.5 | 11.5 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 7.9 |
| 1994 | 28–29 | CHI | 15 | — | 41 | 31 | — | — | — | 7.5 | 7.5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4.9 |
| 1995 | 29–30 | MIA | 15 | — | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2.8 |
| 1996 | 30–31 | MIA | 16 | — | 33 | 22 | — | — | — | 12.0 | 12.0 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 8.1 |
| 1997 | 31–32 | MIA | 16 | — | 46 | 24 | — | — | — | 5.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3.1 |
| 1998 | 32–33 | MIA | 16 | — | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 5.6 |
| 1999 | 33–34 | MIA | 14 | — | 22 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 2000 | 34–35 | MIA | 12 | — | 27 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13.0 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 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 | 3.2 |
| 2003 | 37–38 | OAK | 8 | — | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Career | 200 | 401 | 267 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 102.5 | 147.5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60.4 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 80 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 14 scored seasons.
Blend 78.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 80· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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