Muhammad Wilkerson ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Wilkerson in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Wilkerson a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
144 career value over replacement — #699 all-time of 4,695. 20.6/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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Pick #30 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2011 · +21.2 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 | 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% | |||||
| 2011 | 21–22 | NYJ | 16 | — | 45 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 22–23 | NYJ | 16 | — | 68 | 35 | 33 | 7 | 12 | 5.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 23–24 | NYJ | 16 | — | 54 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 10.5 | 41.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,041 | 94.5% | 75 | 15.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 24–25 | NYJ | 13 | — | 47 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 6.0 | 40.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 718 | 86.6% | 56 | 14.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 25–26 | NYJ | 16 | — | 60 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 28 | 12.0 | 51.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 937 | 89.5% | 73 | 15.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 26–27 | NYJ | 15 | — | 56 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 4.5 | 26.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 846 | 86.4% | 68 | 16.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 27–28 | NYJ | 13 | — | 43 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 698 | 78.3% | 48 | 12.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 28–29 | GB | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 115 | 55.3% | 14 | 14.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 108 | — | 378 | 213 | 165 | 71 | 103 | 44.5 | 218.5 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
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 144 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 16% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 seasons × ~20.6 surplus ≈ VORP 144
Kawann Short
DT
91% match