Ja'Whaun Bentley ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Bentley in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Bentley a career score of 68, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Ja'Whaun Bentley
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 | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 22 | NE | 3 | — | — | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 138 | 63.0% | 46 | 55.0% | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 54.2 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 23 | NE | 16 | — | 0.0 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 275 | 27.1% | 132 | 28.7% | 15 | 11 | 0.7 | 81.0 | 3.5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 24 | NE | 13 | — | 1.2 | 81 | 40 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 608 | 73.8% | 43 | 13.8% | 31 | 24 | 0.8 | 96.3 | 4.3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 25 | NE | 16 | — | 0.6 | 90 | 49 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 691 | 68.8% | 32 | 7.9% | 43 | 29 | 0.7 | 87.3 | 6.3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 26 | NE | 17 | — | 1.7 | 109 | 47 | 62 | 5 | 6 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 907 | 79.9% | 93 | 20.3% | 47 | 37 | 0.8 | 86.3 | 2.6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 10 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 27 | NE | 16 | — | 3.2 | 102 | 43 | 59 | 5 | 12 | 4.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 985 | 91.8% | 11 | 2.4% | 44 | 33 | 0.8 | 96.6 | 4.1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 77 | 13 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 28 | NE | 2 | — | — | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 61 | 57.0% | — | 0.0% | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 97.9 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 83 | — | 6.7 | 437 | 210 | 227 | 21 | 29 | 10.5 | 60.5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 3,665 | 67.8% | 357 | 15.8% | 194 | 146 | — | — | — | 48 | 20 | 16 | 253 | 44 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
96 career value over replacement — #1213 all-time of 4,695. 19.2/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #143 (Rd 5) · NE · 2018 · +37.5 vs expected KV-H
68actual
30.5 expected · Δ+37.5
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