Ernest Jones ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Jones in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jones a career score of 75, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ||||||
| 2021 | 21–22 | LAR | 15 | — | 2.3 | 51 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 440 | 44.1% | 141 | 35.2% | 43 | 32 | 0.7 | 74.4 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 22–23 | LAR | 17 | — | 0.0 | 99 | 51 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% | 723 | 67.6% | 83 | 18.1% | 53 | 42 | 0.8 | 85.0 | 3.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 23–24 | LAR | 15 | — | 3.1 | 127 | 56 | 71 | 14 | 6 | 4.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 934 | 93.4% | 66 | 15.6% | 48 | 34 | 0.7 | 93.6 | 1.7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 24–25 | SEA / TEN | 16 | — | 0.9 | 118 | 58 | 60 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 995 | — | 28 | — | 48 | 35 | 0.7 | 85.6 | 4.4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 25–26 | SEA | 15 | — | 7.2 | 124 | 58 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 905 | 93.1% | 50 | 12.1% | 61 | 42 | 0.7 | 54.0 | 3.4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 26–27 | SEA | 7 | — | 3.2 | 68 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 432 | 99.4% | 25 | 12.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 85 | — | 16.7 | 587 | 285 | 302 | 30 | 16 | 9.5 | 55.5 | 10 | 26 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 253 | 185 | — | — | — | 26 | 10 | 7 | 171 | 34 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
128 career value over replacement — #816 all-time of 4,695. 25.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
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Pick #103 (Rd 3) · LA · 2021 · +39.3 vs expected KV-H
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6 seasons · peak 7.2 in 2025
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.
1.3 career wins over 6 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2025 · +0.6 wins
0.6 of SEA's 14 wins (4%)
Latest season · 2026 · +0.2 wins
0.2 of SEA's 4 wins so far (6%)
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. Team wins are the club's actual regular-season wins; a traded season, or one whose club record is missing, shows no share.
#27 of 968 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21–22 | LAR | 10 | 0* | 51 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 22–23 | LAR | 17 | 11* | 99 | 51 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 23–24 | LAR | 15 | 14* | 127 | 56 | 71 | 14 | 6 | 4.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 24–25 | All teams | 16 | — | 118 | 58 | 60 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 2025 | 25–26 | SEA | 15 | 14* | 124 | 58 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026 | 26–27 | SEA | 7 | 7* | 68 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Career | 80 | 587 | 285 | 302 | 30 | 16 | 9.5 | 55.5 | 10 | 26 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 16.7 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21–22 | LAR | 15 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 440 | 44.1% | 141 | 35.2% |
| 2022 | 22–23 | LAR | 17 | 11* | 1 | 0.1% | 723 | 67.6% | 83 | 18.1% |
| 2023 | 23–24 | LAR | 15 | 14* | — | 0.0% | 934 | 93.4% | 66 | 15.6% |
| 2024 | 24–25 | All teams | 16 | — | — | — | 995 | — | 28 | — |
| 2025 | 25–26 | SEA | 15 | 14* | — | 0.0% | 905 | 93.1% | 50 | 12.1% |
| 2026 | 26–27 | SEA | 7 | 7* | — | 0.0% | 432 | 99.4% | 25 | 12.4% |
| 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+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21–22 | LAR | 15 | 0* | 43 | 32 | 0.7 | 74.4 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 22–23 | LAR | 17 | 11* | 53 | 42 | 0.8 | 85.0 | 3.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 23–24 | LAR | 15 | 14* | 48 | 34 | 0.7 | 93.6 | 1.7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 24–25 | All teams* | 16 | — | 48 | 35 | 0.7 | 85.6 | 4.4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 25–26 | SEA | 15 | 14* | 61 | 42 | 0.7 | 54.0 | 3.4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Career | 78 | 253 | 185 | — | — | — | 26 | 10 | 7 | 171 | 34 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
All teams* — this source provides a season total only; team splits are unavailable in this table.
A great career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 75 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 75.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 75· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1 pre-1999 season omitted — no era norm (honest coverage gap, not fabricated).
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