Lawrence Taylor is a Hall of Fame pass rusher whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 92 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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Lawrence Taylor

"L.T."

★ HALL OF FAME10× Pro Bowl8× All-ProTop 1% all-time pass rushersIron Legend

Height6'3"

Weight237 lb

BornFeb 4, 1959

Age67

College

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

5thSacks·142

10x

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Yes

Hall of Fame

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL1986·Sacks20.5 Led NFL1981·

Career Value · VORP

342 career value over replacement — #80 all-time of 4,649. 26.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #2 (Rd 1) · NYG · 1981 · +30.6 vs expected KV-H

92actual

61.4 expected · Δ+30.6

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Career Value · VORP

VORP 342 · #80 · All-Time

Worth 342 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 3% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 13 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

13 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+26.3

Avg surplus

peak +36

13 seasons × ~26.3 surplus ≈ VORP 342

Lawrence Taylor

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Career Value · VORP