Dexter Jackson is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Jackson in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Jackson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
89 career value over replacement — #1327 all-time of 4,695. 11.1/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Pick #113 (Rd 4) · TB · 1999 · +29.3 vs expected KV-H
Fan Rating
Rate Dexter Jackson — All-Time
Explore More
Similar Players
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 22 | TB | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | TB | 10 | — | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | TB | 15 | — | 60 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25 | TB | 16 | — | 60 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26 | ARI | 16 | — | 77 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27 | TB | 5 | — | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28 | TB | 11 | — | 33 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29 | CIN | 11 | — | 52 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30 | CIN | 14 | — | 65 | 37 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 31 | CIN | 3 | — | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 103 | — | 398 | 290 | 108 | 6 | 9 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 17 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
8 seasons · peak 6.5 in 2003
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.
1.5 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2003 · +0.5 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22 | TB | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 23 | TB | 10 | — | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | TB | 15 | — | 60 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | 25 | TB | 16 | — | 60 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 2003 | 26 | ARI | 16 | — | 77 | 64 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 2004 | 27 | TB | 5 | — | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28 | TB | 11 | — | 33 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2006 | 29 | CIN | 11 | — | 52 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| 2007 | 30 | CIN | 14 | — | 65 | 37 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | 31 | CIN | 3 | — | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 103 | 398 | 290 | 108 | 6 | 9 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 17 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19.6 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 64.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 95%
Sean Jones
S
89% match
1999 Draft ClassmatesFull class →
Latest season · 2007 · +0.1 wins
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.
#183 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)