Mo Lewis ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Lewis in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Lewis a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1991 | 21–22 | NYJ | 16 | — | 72 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 22–23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 115 | 91 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 23–24 | NYJ | 16 | — | 114 | 85 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 24–25 | NYJ | 16 | — | 131 | 104 | — | — | — | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 25–26 | NYJ | 16 | — | 111 | 81 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 26–27 | NYJ | 9 | — | 43 | 32 | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 27–28 | NYJ | 16 | — | 72 | 45 | — | — | — | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 28–29 | NYJ | 16 | — | 82 | 68 | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 29–30 | NYJ | 16 | — | 73 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 5.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 30–31 | NYJ | 16 | — | 69 | 46 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 10.0 | 32.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31–32 | NYJ | 16 | — | 85 | 54 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 32–33 | NYJ | 16 | — | 61 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 33–34 | NYJ | 15 | — | 36 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 200 | — | 1,064 | 718 | 112 | 33 | 15 | 52.5 | 100.5 | 14 | 70 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
189 career value over replacement — #435 all-time of 4,695. 14.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #63 (Rd 3) · NYJ · 1991 · +25.9 vs expected KV-H
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