Dante Fowler Jr. is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Fowler in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Fowler's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | ||||||
| 2016 | 22 | JAX | 16 | — | 2.3 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 570 | 53.2% | 1 | 0.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 23 | JAX | 16 | — | 5.4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 464 | 44.7% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 24 | JAX / LAR | 15 | — | 1.9 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 577 | — | 38 | — | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 57.3 | -0.5 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 25 | LAR | 16 | — | 8.3 | 53 | 35 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 11.5 | 43.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 880 | 79.8% | 50 | 10.7% | 9 | 4 | 0.4 | 55.8 | 2.3 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 48 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 26 | ATL | 14 | — | 1.7 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 601 | 64.6% | 12 | 3.4% | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 64.6 | 2.4 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 8 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | 27 | ATL | 14 | — | 2.6 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 509 | 53.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 113.5 | 1.5 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 28 | DAL | 17 | — | 3.2 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 343 | 29.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 118.7 | 7.7 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 29 | DAL | 17 | — | 2.4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 270 | 25.6% | 7 | 1.5% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 91.7 | 5.0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 30 | WAS | 17 | — | 8.3 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10.5 | 36.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 564 | 52.5% | 25 | 5.5% | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 21.5 | -0.2 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 31 | DAL | 17 | — | 1.4 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 359 | 32.0% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 32 | SEA | 6 | — | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 74 | 19.2% | 25 | 13.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 165 | — | 37.5 | 276 | 184 | 92 | 74 | 97 | 58.5 | 229.5 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | 172 | 90 | 31 | 139 | 33 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
27 career value over replacement — #2816 all-time of 4,695. 2.7/season above a replacement-level LB.
Career Profile
Pick #3 (Rd 1) · JAX · 2015 · -12.3 vs expected KV-H
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