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 73, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Mo Lewis

3× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 10% all-time pass rushersIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000Two-Way Profile

Height6'3"

Weight258 lb

BornOct 21, 1969

Age56

CollegeGeorgia See College Stats

Rookie yr1991

Draft1991 · Rd 3, Pick 63 · NYJ

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end edge rusher defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 190 · #420 · Elite

Worth 190 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 10% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17.3

Avg surplus

peak +34

11 seasons × ~17.3 surplus ≈ VORP 190

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Rushing								Advanced (EPA)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
1991	—	NYJ	16	—	72	0	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	NYJ	16	—	115	91	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	1	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	NYJ	16	—	114	85	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	2	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	NYJ	16	—	131	104	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	4	8	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	NYJ	16	—	111	81	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	2	11	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	NYJ	9	—	43	32	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	—	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	NYJ	16	—	72	45	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	1	12	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	NYJ	16	—	82	68	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	1	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NYJ	16	—	73	43	30	9	4	5.5	18.5	0	7	4	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	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	—	—	—	—	—
2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.6	—	0	0
2001	—	NYJ	16	—	85	54	31	8	2	3.0	13.0	1	2	2	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	NYJ	16	—	61	47	14	3	0	0.5	3.5	1	4	3	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	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	—	1.6	—	0	0

Career EPA1.6·2 rushing·1.6/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2000	31	NYJ	1	—	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	1	100.0	0	—
Career			1		1	3	0	3.0	—	1	—	0	135.6

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1991	22	NYJ	16	—	72	0	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	4	2	—	—	—
1992	23	NYJ	16	—	115	91	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	1	2	3	—	—	—
1993	24	NYJ	16	—	114	85	—	—	—	4.0	4.0	2	5	2	—	—	—
1994	25	NYJ	16	—	131	104	—	—	—	6.0	6.0	4	8	3	—	—	—
1995	26	NYJ	16	—	111	81	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	2	11	2	—	—	—
1996	27	NYJ	9	—	43	32	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	—	3	0	—	—	—
1997	28	NYJ	16	—	72	45	—	—	—	8.0	8.0	1	12	2	—	—	—
1998	29	NYJ	16	—	82	68	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	1	4	1	—	—	—
1999	30	NYJ	16	—	73	43	30	9	4	5.5	18.5	0	7	4	1	0	0
2000	31	NYJ	16	—	69	46	23	13	9	10.0	32.0	1	6	2	1	0	0
2001	32	NYJ	16	—	85	54	31	8	2	3.0	13.0	1	2	2	2	1	0
2002	33	NYJ	16	—	61	47	14	3	0	0.5	3.5	1	4	3	—	0	0
2003	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	—	—	14	70	27	4	1	0

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2000	31	—	—	—	—	1.6	—	0	0
Career					—	—	—	0	0

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 73 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 62

On-field 42.5

Availability 19.5

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)

1991bestavg 61elite 702003

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 27% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

27% of the all-time Sacks leader27

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

1.65 EPA/season over 1 season51

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 87%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl12Solo10Ast2TFL2QBHits1Sk1.0Dis4.0FF1

College Stats

GeorgiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1991 Draft Class· this player went #63

#45Ricky WattersRB #50Joe ValerioOT #51Doug ThomasWR #54Phil HansenDE #58Reggie BarrettWR #59Aeneas WilliamsFS #60Aaron CraverFB #61Keith TraylorNT #66Lawrence DawseyWR #68Jake ReedWR #71Steve JacksonDB #73Ernie MillsWR #74David DanielsWR #76Ricky ErvinsRB #77Tim BarnettWR #78Chris GardockiP

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Mo opened the New York Jets LB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Glenn Cadrez (1992–1994).

Mo Lewis 1991–2003Glenn Cadrez 1992–1994Chad Cascadden 1995–1999James Farrior 1997–2001Bryan Cox 1998–2000Roman Phifer 1999–2000

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2003final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
1991draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 3, Pick 63

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'3" / 258 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 13-season peers. See all →

peak 77

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+1991

C+1992

B1993

B1994

B1995

C1996

B+1997

B+1998

B1999

A2000

C+2001

C+2002

C2003

Era Translator

Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
1991	1	0.1	1	0.1
1992	2	0.1	2	0.1
1993	4	0.3	4	0.2
1994	6	0.4	6	0.3
1995	5	0.3	5	0.3
1996	0.5	0.1	1+0.5	0.1
1997	8	0.5	8	0.5
1998	7	0.4	7	0.4
1999	5.5	0.3	5-0.5	0.3
2000	10	0.6	9-1	0.6
2001	3	0.2	3	0.2
2002	0.5	0	0-0.5	0
2003	0	0	0	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

190 career value over replacement — #420 all-time of 4,642. 14.6/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #63 (Rd 3) · NYJ · 1991 · +26.1 vs expected KV-H

73actual

46.9 expected · Δ+26.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1991 Draft Class· this player went #63

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography