Jack Sanborn is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Sanborn in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Sanborn'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 | 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% | |||||
| 2022 | 22 | CHI | 14 | — | 46 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 331 | 38.4% | 153 | 43.5% | 17 | 13 | 0.8 | 95.0 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 23 | CHI | 17 | — | 48 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 412 | 38.8% | 294 | 66.2% | 26 | 23 | 0.9 | 88.1 | 2.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 24 | CHI | 17 | — | 27 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 235 | 22.1% | 369 | 84.3% | 9 | 8 | 0.9 | 118.7 | 10.9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 25 | DAL | 6 | — | 33 | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 230 | 56.0% | 43 | 24.2% | 18 | 16 | 0.9 | 111.3 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 26 | CHI | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 100 | 81.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 59 | — | 156 | 90 | 66 | 15 | 6 | 4.5 | 25.5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 60 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 23 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
20 career value over replacement — #3142 all-time of 4,695. 5/season above a replacement-level LB.
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A quality linebacker with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
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Seasons above replacement
3 seasons × ~6.7 surplus ≈ VORP 20
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