Leonard Williams ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Williams in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Williams a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
202 career value over replacement — #375 all-time of 4,695. 18.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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Pick #6 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2015 · +13.7 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 | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | ||||||
| 2015 | 21 | NYJ | 16 | — | 2.1 | 55 | 21 | 34 | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 807 | 76.8% | 78 | 16.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 22 | NYJ | 16 | — | 4.4 | 66 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 19 | 7.0 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 896 | 86.4% | 82 | 18.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 1.5 | 45 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 25 | 2.0 | 30.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 877 | 78.7% | 77 | 16.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 24 | NYJ | 16 | — | 2.2 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 5.0 | 36.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 866 | 78.6% | 91 | 18.9% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 25 | NYG / NYJ | 15 | — | 0.0 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 735 | — | 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 91.7 | 6.0 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 26 | NYG | 16 | — | 8.3 | 50 | 22 | 28 | 14 | 30 | 11.5 | 55.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 803 | 73.3% | 100 | 24.5% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 87.5 | 1.0 | 42 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 27 | NYG | 17 | — | 3.3 | 74 | 27 | 47 | 5 | 14 | 6.5 | 25.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 888 | 76.1% | 96 | 22.2% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | 28 | NYG | 12 | — | 1.8 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 2.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 604 | 76.1% | 46 | 14.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 118.7 | -3.0 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 29 | NYG / SEA | 18 | — | 2.8 | 58 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 5.5 | 31.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 884 | — | 102 | — | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -3.7 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 30 | SEA | 16 | — | 8.7 | 60 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 28 | 11.0 | 55.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 750 | 69.4% | 54 | 12.3% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 31 | SEA | 17 | — | 5.0 | 61 | 32 | 29 | 9 | 22 | 7.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 812 | 72.0% | 54 | 11.7% | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 70.1 | -2.0 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 32 | SEA | 7 | — | 1.7 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 317 | 73.3% | 23 | 11.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 182 | — | 41.8 | 609 | 296 | 313 | 100 | 232 | 64.5 | 396.5 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 212 | 57 | 98 | 0 | 32 | — | |
A high-end edge rusher defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 202 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 9% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.2 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 seasons × ~20.2 surplus ≈
Fletcher Cox
DT
92% match
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