D'Qwell Jackson ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Jackson in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jackson a career score of 78, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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D'Qwell Jackson

1× Pro BowlTop 2% all-time linebackersIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters 👑 2× #1 Linebacker · 2008–2011

Height6'0"

Weight

Career Value · VORP

247 career value over replacement — #232 all-time of 4,695. 24.7/season above a replacement-level LB.

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Pick #34 (Rd 2) · CLE · 2006 · +23.2 vs expected KV-H

78actual

54.8 expected · Δ+23.2

💔+29.6 stolen VORP·1.2 szns lost

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2006	22–23	CLE	13	—	64	32	32	0	2	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	23–24	CLE	13	—	82	56	26	0	1	1.0	2.0	1	3	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	24–25	CLE	16	—	127	69	58	4	3	2.0	9.0	3	6	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	25–26	CLE	6	—	44	31	13	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	27–28	CLE	16	—	149	107	42	12	8	3.5	23.5	1	3	1	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	28–29	CLE	16	—	114	59	55	4	5	3.5	12.5	2	8	2	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	29–30	CLE	16	—	137	71	66	1	4	1.5	6.5	1	7	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,149	99.9%	98	20.5%
2014	30–31	IND	16	—	133	76	57	9	5	4.0	18.0	0	1	1	4	1	0	—	0.0%	990	93.9%	64	13.0%
2015	31–32	IND	16	—	140	79	61	10	3	3.0	16.0	1	10	1	—	1	0	—	0.0%	1,089	95.6%	79	16.5%
2016	32–33	IND	12	—	76	50	26	5	3	1.0	9.0	0	3	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	707	88.2%	61	16.8%
Career		—	140	—	1,066	630	436	47	35	19.5	101.5	9	43	7	13	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

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An all-time caliber linebacker (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 247 · #232 · Elite

Worth 247 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 6% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

10 cleared

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Replacement

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+24.7

Avg surplus

peak +38

10 seasons × ~24.7 surplus ≈ VORP 247