D'Qwell Jackson ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Jackson in the top 1% 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 Bowl👑 Dynasty DNA · 8 seasons · 1 titles Top 1% all-time linebackersIron Legend📊 Undervalued by voters 👑 2× #1 Linebacker · 2008–2011

Height6'0"

Weight242 lb

BornSep 26, 1983

Age42

CollegeMaryland See College Stats

ConferenceAtlantic Coast

Rookie yr2006

Draft2006 · Rd 2, Pick 34 · CLE

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

Title Seasons

Dynasty Seasons

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

An all-time caliber linebacker (top 1% 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 245 · #237 · Elite

Worth 245 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 6% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +27.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+27.2

Avg surplus

peak +38

9 seasons × ~27.2 surplus ≈ VORP 245

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

2 grids split in one view

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	—	CLE	13	—	64	32	32	0	2	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	—	CLE	13	—	82	56	26	0	1	1.0	2.0	1	3	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	—	CLE	16	—	127	69	58	4	3	2.0	9.0	3	6	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	—	CLE	6	—	44	31	13	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	—	CLE	16	—	149	107	42	12	8	3.5	23.5	1	3	1	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	—	CLE	16	—	114	59	55	4	5	3.5	12.5	2	8	2	2	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	—	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	—	IND	16	—	133	76	57	9	5	4.0	18.0	0	1	1	4	1	0	—	0.0%	990	93.9%	64	13.9%
2015	—	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	—	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	—	0.0%	3,935	94.4%	302	16.9%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2006	23	CLE	13	—	64	32	32	0	2	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	5
2007	24	CLE	13	—	82	56	26	0	1	1.0	2.0	1	3	0	1	0	7.3
2008	25	CLE	16	—	127	69	58	4	3	2.0	9.0	3	6	0	—	0	11.7
2009	26	CLE	6	—	44	31	13	2	1	0.0	3.0	0	2	1	—	0	3.4
2011	28	CLE	16	—	149	107	42	12	8	3.5	23.5	1	3	1	3	0	12.4
2012	29	CLE	16	—	114	59	55	4	5	3.5	12.5	2	8	2	2	1	13
2013	30	CLE	16	16*	137	71	66	1	4	1.5	6.5	1	7	1	1	0	9.6
2014	31	IND	16	15*	133	76	57	9	5	4.0	18.0	0	1	1	4	1	10.9
2015	32	IND	16	15*	140	79	61	10	3	3.0	16.0	1	10	1	—	1	12.7
2016	33	IND	12	11*	76	50	26	5	3	1.0	9.0	0	3	0	2	0	6.4
Career			140	57*	1,066	630	436	47	35	—	—	9	43	7	13	3	92.4

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	30	CLE	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,149	99.9%	98	20.5%
2014	31	IND	16	15*	—	0.0%	990	93.9%	64	13.9%
2015	32	IND	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,089	95.6%	79	16.5%
2016	33	IND	12	11*	—	0.0%	707	88.2%	61	16.8%
Career			60	57*	—	—	3,935	—	302	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 78 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 78 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 77.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 78· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 74

On-field 55.7

Availability 18.3

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

2006bestavg 72elite 702016

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Sacks leader10

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.919See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.919Snap share94.4%Def snaps3,935ReliableCV 0.24

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2006

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

LB · 2006 class

4.73s

40-Yard

Below avg · 35th pct

Pos 35thAll 41thClass Pos 24thClass All 42th

37"

Vertical

Strong · 81th pct

Pos 81thAll 81thClass Pos 42thClass All 68th

116"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 46thClass Pos 50thClass All 52th

19 reps

Bench

Low · 22th pct

Pos 22thAll 38thClass Pos 16thClass All 34th

7.05s

3-Cone

Above avg · 63th pct

Pos 63thAll 64thClass Pos 59thClass All 60th

4.36s

Shuttle

Below avg · 33th pct

Pos 33thAll 47thClass Pos 15thClass All 38th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl27Solo14Ast13Int1PD2

College Stats

MarylandCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Maryland), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2006 Draft Class· this player went #34

#26John McCargoDT #27DeAngelo WilliamsRB #28Marcedes LewisTE #29Nick MangoldC #30Joseph AddaiRB #31Kelly JenningsDB #32Mathias KiwanukaDE #33DeMeco RyansILB #35Rocky McIntoshLB #36Chad JacksonWR #38Thomas HowardLB #39Winston JusticeOT #40Daniel BullocksS #41Deuce LutuiG #42Danieal ManningS #43Roman HarperS

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

D'Qwell inherited the Cleveland Browns LB room from Kamerion Wimbley (2006–2009), and handed it to David Bowens (2009–2010).

Van Waiters 1988–1991Gerald Dixon 1993–1995Mike Caldwell 1993–1995Carl Banks 1994–1995Jamir Miller 1999–2001Wali Rainer

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2016final season
Last recorded season with IND
2014team change
Joined IND (from CLE)
2006draft
Drafted by CLE — Round 2, Pick 34

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 242 lb

Frame

230 lb at 4.73s

Size-speed

37" vert / 116" broad

Explosion

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2015	IND	0	W14Questionable· Quadricep
2012	CLE	0	W9Questionable· Foot / Toe
2010	CLE	2	W1Out· ChestW2Out· ChestW3Doubtful· Chest
2009	CLE	0	W5Doubtful· HamstringW6Questionable· Hamstring

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 82

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

B2006

B2007

A2008

C2009

A2011

B+2012

B+2013

B+2014

A2015

B2016

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

88%

Era Translator

Tackles 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 Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
2006	64	4.9	74+10	4.4
2007	82	6.3	103+21	6.1
2008	127	7.9	137+10	8.1
2009	44	7.3	120+76	7.1
2011	149	9.3	154+5	9.1
2012	114	7.1	113-1	6.6
2013	137	8.6	133-4	7.8
2014	133	8.3	126-7	7.4
2015	140	8.8	136-4	8
2016	76	6.3	97+21	5.7

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

245 career value over replacement — #237 all-time of 4,642. 24.5/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #34 (Rd 2) · CLE · 2006 · +23.1 vs expected KV-H

78actual

54.9 expected · Δ+23.1

💔+29.4 stolen VORP·1.2 szns lost

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2006

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2006 Draft Class· this player went #34

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator