Jeff Lageman is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Lageman in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Lageman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1989 | 22 | NYJ | 16 | — | 54 | 33 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 24 | NYJ | 16 | — | 46 | 0 | — | — | — | 10.0 | 10.0 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 25 | NYJ | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 26 | NYJ | 16 | — | 65 | 49 | — | — | — | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 49 | 30 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 28 | JAX | 11 | — | 37 | 26 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 29 | JAX | 12 | — | 44 | 32 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 30 | JAX | 16 | — | 27 | 21 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 326 | 195 | — | — | — | 47.0 | 47.0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
114 career value over replacement — #957 all-time of 4,695. 14.3/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #14 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 1989 · +11.3 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 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 114 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 21% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.3 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 seasons × ~14.3 surplus ≈ VORP 114
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