Jason Taylor is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Taylor's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

On the boards· Appears on 7 boards

Streaks3 straight · 10 sacks · 2005–07

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Jason Taylor

★ HALL OF FAME6× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 1% all-time pass rushersIron LegendTeam Carrier · #49

Height6'6"

Weight

Career Value · VORP

505 career value over replacement — #17 all-time of 4,695. 33.7/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×5 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #73 (Rd 3) · MIA · 1997 · +56.8 vs expected KV-H

97actual

40.2 expected · Δ+56.8

💔+35.4 stolen VORP·1.05 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1997	23	MIA	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	24	MIA	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.0	9.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	25	MIA	15	—	36	21	15	10	3	2.5	15.5	1	4	0	2	1	0
2000	26	MIA	14	—	51	27	24	13	12	13.5	38.5	1	6	2	4	1	0
2001	27	MIA	16	—	62	39	23	15	6	8.5	29.5	1	8	4	4	1	0
2002	28	MIA	16	—	60	37	23	17	14	18.5	49.5	0	8	7	2	0	0
2003	29	MIA	15	—	53	32	21	0	0	12.5	12.5	0	3	3	2	1	1
2004	30	MIA	15	—	64	37	27	0	0	9.5	9.5	1	11	2	2	0	0
2005	31	MIA	16	—	65	44	21	0	0	12.0	12.0	0	10	4	2	1	1
2006	32	MIA	16	—	58	37	21	0	14	13.5	27.5	2	11	9	2	2	0
2007	33	MIA	16	—	49	40	9	0	15	11.0	26.0	1	4	3	3	1	0
2008	34	WAS	12	—	23	15	8	6	4	3.5	13.5	0	9	1	—	0	0
2009	35	MIA	15	—	36	27	9	9	7	6.5	22.5	1	5	3	1	1	0
2010	36	NYJ	16	—	31	20	11	8	6	5.0	19.0	0	6	2	2	0	1
2011	37	MIA	12	—	18	13	5	5	16	7.0	28.0	0	2	1	—	0	0
Career		—	223	—	606	389	217	83	97	137.5	317.5	8	87	41	26	9	3

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

10thSacks·137.5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2002·Sacks18.5 25thsingle season

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An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 505 · #17 · All-Time

Worth 505 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 1% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 15 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +33.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

15 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+33.7

Avg surplus

peak +52

15 seasons × ~33.7 surplus ≈ VORP 505