Leslie O'Neal ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places O'Neal in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns O'Neal a career score of 90, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
333 career value over replacement — #95 all-time of 4,695. 25.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Pick #8 (Rd 1) · LAC · 1986 · +28.5 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 | |||||
| 1986 | 22 | SD | 13 | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 1988 | 24 | SD | 9 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | 25 | SD | 16 | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1990 | 26 | SD | 16 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1991 | 27 | SD | 16 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | 28 | SD | 15 | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1993 | 29 | SD | 16 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1994 | 30 | SD | 16 | — | 60 | 47 | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 1995 | 31 | SD | 16 | — | 48 | 36 | — | — | — | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 1996 | 32 | STL | 16 | — | 54 | 39 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 1997 | 33 | STL | 15 | — | 43 | 35 | — | — | — | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| 1998 | 34 | KC | 16 | — | 45 | 32 | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 1999 | 35 | KC | 13 | — | 25 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 193 | — | 764 | 208 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 132.5 | 146.5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular-season all-time ranks
An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% 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.
Worth 333 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 3% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 13 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +25.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
13 seasons × ~25.6 surplus ≈ VORP 333
Phil Hansen
DE
88% match