Not to be confused withMario Williams (WR · 2026).

Mario Williams ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Williams in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Williams a career score of 92, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

On the boards· Appears on 2 boards

Streaks3 straight · 10 sacks · 2012–14

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Mario Williams

4× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 2% all-time pass rushersIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2007 Team Carrier · #276

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Career Value · VORP

319 career value over replacement — #108 all-time of 4,695. 29/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

4 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #1 (Rd 1) · HOU · 2006 · +28.7 vs expected KV-H

92actual

63.3 expected · Δ+28.7

💔+35.1 stolen VORP·1.21 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2006	21–22	HOU	16	—	43	31	12	0	7	4.5	11.5	0	4	1	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	22–23	HOU	16	—	50	34	16	0	16	14.0	30.0	0	1	2	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	23–24	HOU	16	—	41	32	9	18	21	12.0	51.0	0	0	4	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	24–25	HOU	15	—	36	31	5	13	20	9.0	42.0	0	3	2	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	25–26	HOU	12	—	27	21	6	9	19	8.5	36.5	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	26–27	HOU	5	—	11	10	1	4	7	5.0	16.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	27–28	BUF	16	—	38	29	9	12	15	10.5	37.5	0	4	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	28–29	BUF	16	—	30	20	10	15	16	13.0	44.0	0	3	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,001	88.1%	27	5.3%
2014	29–30	BUF	16	—	36	30	6	19	18	14.5	51.5	0	2	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	787	73.1%	68	14.6%
2015	30–31	BUF	15	—	15	11	4	6	11	5.0	22.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	884	85.5%	66	15.5%
2016	31–32	MIA	13	—	13	9	4	4	5	1.5	10.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	449	47.1%	17	4.7%
Career		—	156	—	340	258	82	100	155	97.5	352.5	0	21	16	5	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

44thSacks·97.5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

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An all-time caliber edge rusher (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 319 · #108 · All-Time

Worth 319 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 3% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 10 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +31.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 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

+31.9

Avg surplus

peak +48

10 seasons × ~31.9 surplus ≈