Lawrence Taylor is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 93 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 3 boards

Streaks7 straight · 10 sacks · 1984–90

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Lawrence Taylor

"L.T."

★ HALL OF FAME10× Pro Bowl8× All-ProTop 1% all-time pass rushersIron Legend

Height6'3"

Career Value · VORP

342 career value over replacement — #83 all-time of 4,695. 26.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #2 (Rd 1) · NYG · 1981 · +29.7 vs expected KV-H

93actual

63.3 expected · Δ+29.7

💔+27.4 stolen VORP·1.04 szns lost

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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
1981	22–23	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.5	9.5	1	—	5	1	—	—
1982	23–24	NYG	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.5	7.5	1	—	3	0	—	—
1983	24–25	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.0	9.0	2	—	4	2	—	—
1984	25–26	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.5	11.5	1	—	7	0	—	—
1985	26–27	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.0	13.0	0	—	7	2	—	—
1986	27–28	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.5	20.5	0	—	3	0	—	—
1987	28–29	NYG	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.0	12.0	3	—	5	0	—	—
1988	29–30	NYG	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.5	15.5	0	—	5	1	—	—
1989	30–31	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.0	15.0	0	—	5	0	—	—
1990	31–32	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	10.5	10.5	1	—	4	1	—	—
1991	32–33	NYG	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	0	—	2	2	—	—
1992	33–34	NYG	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	0	—	2	1	—	—
1993	34–35	NYG	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	0	—	4	1	—	—
Career		—	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	142.0	142.0	9	0	56	11	—	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

5thSacks·142

10x

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1986·Sacks20.5 Led NFL1981·

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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 342 · #83 · All-Time

Worth 342 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 3% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 13 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 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

+26.3

Avg surplus

peak +36

13 seasons × ~26.3 surplus ≈ VORP 342