Dhani Jones is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Jones in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Jones'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 | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2001 | 23 | NYG | 6 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 24 | NYG | 15 | — | 63 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25 | NYG | 16 | — | 92 | 66 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26 | PHI | 16 | — | 63 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 27 | PHI | 16 | — | 61 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28 | PHI | 16 | — | 61 | 40 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 29 | CIN | 14 | — | 80 | 50 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30 | CIN | 16 | — | 101 | 60 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 31 | CIN | 16 | — | 102 | 66 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 32 | CIN | 16 | — | 110 | 71 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 147 | — | 742 | 493 | 249 | 26 | 13 | 9.0 | 48.0 | 5 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
156 career value over replacement — #609 all-time of 4,695. 15.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #177 (Rd 6) · NYG · 2000 · +42.2 vs expected KV-H
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