Dennis Gardeck is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Gardeck in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gardeck's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Dennis Gardeck

Top 38% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter📈 Late Developer · 2025

Height6'0"

Weight232 lb

BornAug 9, 1994

Age

Career Value · VORP

16 career value over replacement — #3342 all-time of 4,695. 2.7/season above a replacement-level LB.

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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%
2018	24	ARI	16	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	385	88.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	25	ARI	14	—	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	340	82.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	26	ARI	14	—	9	9	0	7	10	7.0	24.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	94	9.1%	315	80.4%	0	0	—	—	—	12	2	3	16	0	0.0
2021	27	ARI	14	—	14	11	3	1	4	0.0	5.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	173	19.7%	278	78.6%	3	3	1.0	118.7	6.3	6	2	4	18	3	0.1
2022	28	ARI	14	—	19	12	7	2	5	1.0	8.0	1	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	209	23.8%	306	83.6%	10	9	0.9	59.2	1.6	7	3	3	17	2	0.1
2023	29	ARI	17	—	34	25	9	7	12	6.0	25.0	0	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	510	46.1%	181	41.1%	13	10	0.8	128.8	2.5	20	8	6	31	4	0.1
2024	30	ARI	7	—	17	12	5	6	4	3.0	13.0	1	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	207	45.7%	69	40.6%	4	3	0.8	43.7	4.0	5	1	1	10	1	0.0
2025	31	JAX	17	—	47	27	20	6	9	2.5	17.5	0	2	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	423	38.6%	272	61.1%	17	14	0.8	100.0	3.6	12	3	6	20	1	0.0
2026	32	JAX	5	—	11	8	3	1	4	0.0	5.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	124	40.4%	79	65.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	118	—	152	104	48	30	48	19.5	97.5	2	9	4	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	39	—	—	—	62	19	23	112	11	—

Career arc · VAL by season

9 seasons · peak 4.3 in 2020

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.

What he added · wins above replacement

1.0 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 2020 · +0.3 wins

Defence+0.3

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2018	24	ARI	1	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0
2019	25	ARI	3	—	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0
2020	26	ARI	6	0*	9	9	0	7	10	7.0	24.0	0	0	0	1	4.3
2021	27	ARI	8	0*	14	11	3	1	4	0.0	5.0	0	0	0	1	0
2022	28	ARI	10	0*	19	12	7	2	5	1.0	8.0	1	1	1	—	0.6
2023	29	ARI	17	0*	34	25	9	7	12	6.0	25.0	0	4	1	—	3.2
2024	30	ARI	6	0*	17	12	5	6	4	3.0	13.0	1	2	1	—	3.3
2025	31	JAX	15	0*	47	27	20	6	9	2.5	17.5	0	2	1	—	1.4
2026	32	JAX	5	0*	11	8	3	1	4	0.0	5.0	0	0	0	—	0
Career			71		152	104	48	30	48	19.5	97.5	2	9	4	3	12.8

* 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%
2018	24	ARI	16	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	385	88.6%
2019	25	ARI	14	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	340	82.9%
2020	26	ARI	14	0*	—	0.0%	94	9.1%	315	80.4%
2021	27	ARI	14	0*	—	0.0%	173	19.7%	278	78.6%
2022	28	ARI	14	0*	—	0.0%	209	23.8%	306	83.6%
2023	29	ARI	17	0*	—	0.0%	510	46.1%	181	41.1%
2024	30	ARI	7	0*	—	0.0%	207	45.7%	69	40.6%
2025	31	JAX	17	0*	—	0.0%	423	38.6%	272	61.1%
2026	32	JAX	5	0*	—	0.0%	124	40.4%	79	65.8%
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+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2020	26	ARI	14	0*	0	0	—	—	—	12	2	3	16	0	0.0
2021	27	ARI	14	0*	3	3	1.0	118.7	6.3	6	2	4	18	3	0.1
2022	28	ARI	14	0*	10	9	0.9	59.2	1.6	7	3	3	17	2	0.1
2023	29	ARI	17	0*	13	10	0.8	128.8	2.5	20	8	6	31	4	0.1
2024	30	ARI	7	0*	4	3	0.8	43.7	4.0	5	1	1	10	1	0.0
2025	31	JAX	17	0*	17	14	0.8	100.0	3.6	12	3	6	20	1	0.0
Career			83		47	39	—	—	—	62	19	23	112	11	—

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

Game Log

Wk	Opp	Yds	TD	FP
W1	CLE	—	—	—
W2	DEN	—	—	—
W3	NE	—	—	—
W4	CIN	—	—	—
W5	PHI	—	—	—

Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–2026 · 5 games

Splits

22 games · 2018–2026

Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.

Home / Away2 rows

Home / Away	G	FPts
Home	13	—
Away	9	6

Wins / Losses2 rows

Wins / Losses	G	FPts
Wins	16	—
Losses	6	6

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 49 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 49 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 48.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 49· confidence 92%

What builds the career mark of 47

On-field 33

Availability 14

On-field production

By opponent	G	FPts
vs ARI	2	6
vs BUF	1	—
vs CAR	1	—
vs CIN	1	—
vs CLE	1	—
vs DEN	2	—
vs HOU	2	—
vs IND	1	—
vs KC	1	—
vs LA	1	—
vs LAC	1	—
vs LV	1	—
vs NE	1	—
vs NYJ	1	—
vs PHI	1	—
vs SEA	1	—
vs SF	1	—
vs TEN	2	—

By month	G	FPts
January	2	—
September	6	—
October	5	—
November	5	—
December	4	6

Wk	Opp	Yds	TD	FP
W1	CLE	—	—	—
W2	DEN	—	—	—
W3	NE	—	—	—
W4	CIN	—	—	—
W5	PHI	—	—	—

Regular season / Postseason	G	FPts
Regular season	21	6
Postseason	1	—

Division games	G	FPts
Division	6	6
Non-division	16	—

Wk	Opp	Yds	TD	FP
W1	CLE	—	—	—
W2	DEN	—	—	—
W3	NE	—	—	—
W4	CIN	—	—	—
W5	PHI	—	—	—

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Dennis Gardeck

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Game Log

Splits

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · LB

Wk	Opp	Yds	TD	FP
W1	CLE	—	—	—
W2	DEN	—	—	—
W3	NE	—	—	—
W4	CIN	—	—	—
W5	PHI	—	—	—