Leon Lett is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Lett in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Lett's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1992 | 23–24 | DAL | 16 | — | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24–25 | DAL | 11 | — | 27 | 19 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25–26 | DAL | 16 | — | 49 | 36 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26–27 | DAL | 12 | — | 37 | 29 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 27–28 | DAL | 13 | — | 35 | 27 | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28–29 | DAL | 3 | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29–30 | DAL | 16 | — | 36 | 30 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30–31 | DAL | 6 | — | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31–32 | DAL | 7 | — | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32–33 | DEN | 9 | — | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 109 | — | 249 | 195 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 22.5 | 34.5 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
46 career value over replacement — #2205 all-time of 4,695. 5.1/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #173 (Rd 7) · DAL · 1991 · +33.2 vs expected KV-H
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A quality edge rusher with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Worth 46 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 48% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
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