C.J. Mosley ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Mosley in the top 1% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Mosley a career score of 79, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
233 career value over replacement — #269 all-time of 4,695. 25.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #17 (Rd 1) · BAL · 2014 · +22.2 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | ||||||
| 2014 | 22 | BAL | 16 | — | 5.5 | 127 | 83 | 44 | 8 | 12 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,066 | 98.6% | 61 | 13.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 23 | BAL | 16 | — | 3.0 | 113 | 73 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,046 | 99.1% | 76 | 16.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 24 | BAL | 14 | — | 5.2 | 88 | 52 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 875 | 95.9% | 21 | 5.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 25 | BAL | 16 | — | 3.5 | 130 | 94 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,077 | 98.4% | 35 | 7.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 26 | BAL | 15 | — | 1.9 | 100 | 65 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 875 | 91.6% | — | 0.0% | 59 | 37 | 0.6 | 88.8 | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 115 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 27 | NYJ | 2 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 114 | 76.5% | 7 | 14.0% | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 39.3 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 29 | NYJ | 16 | — | 0.0 | 148 | 83 | 65 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,096 | 98.5% | 97 | 22.1% | 68 | 58 | 0.9 | 113.5 | 3.6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 18 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 30 | NYJ | 17 | — | 1.9 | 135 | 76 | 59 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,114 | 97.8% | 95 | 20.8% | 87 | 57 | 0.7 | 94.2 | 5.7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 31 | NYJ | 17 | — | 1.2 | 137 | 66 | 71 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,128 | 99.1% | 81 | 16.9% | 65 | 48 | 0.7 | 94.9 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 32 | NYJ | 4 | — | 0.0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 110 | 39.3% | 9 | 8.8% | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 103.3 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 133 | — | 22.2 | 1,004 | 609 | 395 | 55 | 40 | 12.0 | 107.0 | 12 | 53 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 8,501 | 95.4% | 482 | 13.1% | 291 | 209 | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | 5 | 227 | 45 | — | |
An all-time caliber linebacker (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with reliable availability. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Worth 233 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 7% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +29.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 seasons × ~29.1 surplus ≈
Fred Warner
MLB
91% match
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