Jason Taylor is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 97 in the Knox value model. Taylor's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Jason Taylor

★ HALL OF FAME6× Pro Bowl3× All-ProTop 0% all-time pass rushersIron Legend🏟️ Miami Dolphins Icon 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2002 Team Carrier · #56

Height6'6"

Weight244 lb

BornSep 1, 1974

Age51

CollegeAkron See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 3, Pick 73 · MIA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

10thSacks·137.5

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2002·Sacks18.5 21stsingle season

Career Value · VORP

506 career value over replacement — #16 all-time of 4,649. 33.7/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×5 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #73 (Rd 3) · MIA · 1997 · +56.8 vs expected KV-H

97actual

40.2 expected · Δ+56.8

💔+40.4 stolen VORP·1.2 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 506 · #16 · All-Time

Worth 506 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 1% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 15 of 15 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +33.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

15 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+33.7

Avg surplus

peak +52

15 seasons × ~33.7 surplus ≈ VORP 506

Jason Taylor

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Career Value · VORP