Warren Sapp is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 93 in the Knox value model. Sapp's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Career Value · VORP
345 career value over replacement — #78 all-time of 4,695. 26.5/season above a replacement-level DL.
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Pick #12 (Rd 1) · TAM · 1995 · +31.5 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1995 | 22–23 | TB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 23–24 | TB | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24–25 | TB | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25–26 | TB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26–27 | TB | 15 | — | 36 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 12.5 | 34.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 27–28 | TB | 15 | — | 42 | 34 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 15.5 | 50.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 28–29 | TB | 14 | — | 32 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 29–30 | TB | 15 | — | 39 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7.5 | 26.5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 30–31 | TB | 14 | — | 37 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 100.0% | 9.8 | 9.8 | — | 4 |
| 2004 | 31–32 | OAK | 14 | — | 33 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 32–33 | OAK | 10 | — | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 33–34 | OAK | 15 | — | 42 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 10.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 34–35 | OAK | 16 | — | 43 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 190 | — | 330 | 243 | 87 | 54 | 57 | 95.0 | 206.0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 100.0% | 9.8 | 9.8 | — | 4 | |
13 seasons · peak 9.8 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.
4.2 career wins over 13 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2000 · +0.8 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22–23 | TB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 23–24 | TB | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24–25 | TB | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.5 | 10.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25–26 | TB | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26–27 | TB | 15 | — | 36 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 12.5 | 34.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27–28 | TB | 15 | — | 42 | 34 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 15.5 | 50.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28–29 | TB | 14 | — | 32 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 29–30 | TB | 15 | — | 39 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7.5 | 26.5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30–31 | TB | 14 | — | 37 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 31–32 | OAK | 14 | — | 33 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 32–33 | OAK | 10 | — | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 33–34 | OAK | 15 | — | 42 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 10.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 34–35 | OAK | 16 | — | 43 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 190 | 330 | 243 | 87 | 54 | 57 | 95.0 | 206.0 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 93 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 13 scored seasons.
Blend 83.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 93· confidence 100%
Adetomiwa Adebawore
DT
85% match
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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.
#24 of 1,595 all-time pass rushers by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)