Shaun Ellis ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Ellis in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Ellis a career score of 79, 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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2000 | 23 | NYJ | 14 | — | 37 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8.5 | 26.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | NYJ | 15 | — | 30 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25 | NYJ | 16 | — | 37 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26 | NYJ | 16 | — | 52 | 31 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27 | NYJ | 15 | — | 40 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28 | NYJ | 11 | — | 29 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29 | NYJ | 16 | — | 37 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30 | NYJ | 14 | — | 37 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 31 | NYJ | 16 | — | 46 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 6.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 32 | NYJ | 15 | — | 39 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 6.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 33 | NYJ | 13 | — | 25 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 4.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 34 | NE | 8 | — | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 169 | — | 421 | 247 | 174 | 43 | 60 | 69.5 | 172.5 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
218 career value over replacement — #327 all-time of 4,695. 18.2/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Pick #12 (Rd 1) · NYJ · 2000 · +17.5 vs expected KV-H
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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 218 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 8% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 11 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
11 seasons × ~19.8 surplus ≈ VORP 218
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