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.
Career Value · VORP
247 career value over replacement — #232 all-time of 4,695. 24.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #34 (Rd 2) · CLE · 2006 · +23.2 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
10 seasons · peak 5.0 in 2008
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
1.6 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2008 · +0.4 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22–23 | CLE | 13 | — | 64 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 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 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | 24–25 | CLE | 16 | — | 127 | 69 | 58 | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 25–26 | CLE | 6 | — | 44 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 27–28 | CLE | 16 | — | 149 | 107 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 3.5 | 23.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 2012 | 28–29 | CLE | 16 | — | 114 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 5 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.6 |
| 2013 | 29–30 | CLE | 16 | 16* | 137 | 71 | 66 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| 2014 | 30–31 | IND | 16 | 15* | 133 | 76 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2015 | 31–32 | IND | 16 | 15* | 140 | 79 | 61 | 10 | 3 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 32–33 | IND | 12 | 11* | 76 | 50 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Career | 140 | 1,066 | 630 | 436 | 47 | 35 | 19.5 | 101.5 | 9 | 43 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 20.9 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 29–30 | CLE | 16 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,149 | 99.9% | 98 | 20.5% |
| 2014 | 30–31 | IND | 16 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 990 | 93.9% | 64 | 13.0% |
| 2015 | 31–32 | IND | 16 | 15* | — | 0.0% | 1,089 | 95.6% | 79 | 16.5% |
| 2016 | 32–33 | IND | 12 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 707 | 88.2% | 61 | 16.8% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
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.
Blend 77.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 78· confidence 98%
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VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#18 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)