Leonard Little ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Little in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Little a career score of 88, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
287 career value over replacement — #157 all-time of 4,695. 26.1/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Pick #65 (Rd 3) · LA · 1998 · +41.9 vs expected KV-H
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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 | |||||
| 1998 | 23–24 | STL | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24–25 | STL | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25–26 | STL | 12 | — | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26–27 | STL | 13 | — | 25 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 14.5 | 41.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 27–28 | STL | 14 | — | 41 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28–29 | STL | 12 | — | 39 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29–30 | STL | 15 | — | 43 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30–31 | STL | 14 | — | 48 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31–32 | STL | 16 | — | 53 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 12.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 32–33 | STL | 6 | — | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 33–34 | STL | 12 | — | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 6.5 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 34–35 | STL | 13 | — | 21 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 6.5 | 32.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career | — | 135 | — | 316 | 263 | 53 | 46 | 82 | 86.0 | 214.0 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
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An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with reliable availability. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Worth 287 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 4% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +31.9 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
9 seasons × ~31.9 surplus ≈
Andre Carter
DE
89% match
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