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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2000: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.
10 seasons · peak 1.5 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.
0.4 career wins over 10 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2008 · +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.
#112 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23 | NYG | 6 | — | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 2002 | 24 | NYG | 15 | — | 63 | 41 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 25 | NYG | 16 | — | 92 | 66 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 26 | PHI | 16 | — | 63 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 2005 | 27 | PHI | 16 | — | 61 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28 | PHI | 16 | — | 61 | 40 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 29 | CIN | 14 | — | 80 | 50 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30 | CIN | 16 | — | 101 | 60 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2009 | 31 | CIN | 16 | — | 102 | 66 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2010 | 32 | CIN | 16 | — | 110 | 71 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 147 | 742 | 493 | 249 | 26 | 13 | 9.0 | 48.0 | 5 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 66 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 66.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 66· confidence 98%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
Cole Holcomb
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89% match
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