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

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #56 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

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Total Score

136

3 qualifying seasons

2007 MIA·1 team win#12

Sacks · 11 · score 84

2004 MIA·4 team wins#16

Sacks · 10 · score 30

2006 MIA

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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All-Time Standing

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

Strong

of 100

Reached 69% of the all-time Sacks leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.

69% of the all-time Sacks leader69

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 88%.

Encyclopedia Coverage5/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsMaterial defensive production only: playmaking stats, 10+ tackles, or 50+ defensive snaps. Source: nflverse player_stats and snap_counts.

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Understanding These Stats

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Movementderived from season history

2011team change
Joined MIA (from NYJ)
2011final season
Last recorded season with MIA
2010team change
Joined NYJ (from MIA)
2009team change
Joined MIA (from WAS)
2008team change
Joined WAS (from MIA)
1997draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 3, Pick 73

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2010	NYJ	0	W3Questionable· Elbow

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 15-season peers. See all →

peak 97

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

B1997

B+1998

C+1999

A+2000

B+2001

A+2002

A+2003

A2004

A+2005

A+2006

A+2007

B2008

B+2009

B2010

B+2011

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 15 seasons.

92%

19972011

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

Canton Monitor · HOF

Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all →

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Enshrined

What carries the case

Era Quality (KV-H) 34.7%All-Pro 29.4%Pro Bowls 14.7%Longevity 14.7%League Leads 3.3%All-Time Ranks 3.3%

Monitor score 122.6 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity91

Peak97

Accolades48

Consistency50

Per-Snap50

Historical Rank · Era-Adjusted

Best single season, projected to Sacks in a modern 17-game schedule. See all →

#20

2002 · EDGE · all-time

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
1997	5	0.5	7+2	0.4
1998	9	0.6	9	0.5
1999	2.5	0.2	2-0.5	0.1
2000	13.5	1	14+0.5	0.8
2001	8.5	0.5	8-0.5	0.5
2002	18.5	1.2	18-0.5	1.1
2003	12.5	0.8	13+0.5	0.8
2004	9.5	0.6	10+0.5	0.6
2005	12	0.8	12	0.7
2006	13.5	0.8	14+0.5	0.8
2007	11	0.7	11	0.7
2008	3.5	0.3	5+1.5	0.3
2009	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4
2010	5	0.3	5	0.3
2011	7	0.6	9+2	0.5

Jason Taylor

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #73

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

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