Jahlani Tavai is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Tavai in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Tavai's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jahlani Tavai
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 | 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% | |||||
| 2019 | 22–23 | DET | 15 | — | 53 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 597 | 56.0% | 89 | 19.9% | 23 | 16 | 0.7 | 78.4 | 5.7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 23–24 | DET | 16 | — | 52 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 624 | 55.9% | 126 | 28.4% | 30 | 23 | 0.8 | 143.1 | 4.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 24–25 | NE | 13 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 56 | 7.4% | 195 | 57.5% | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 158.3 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 25–26 | NE | 17 | — | 53 | 22 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 570 | 49.9% | 330 | 72.7% | 29 | 22 | 0.8 | 94.6 | 1.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 26–27 | NE | 17 | — | 87 | 43 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 837 | 73.7% | 359 | 78.7% | 35 | 26 | 0.7 | 69.5 | 1.2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 10 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 27–28 | NE | 17 | — | 103 | 48 | 55 | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 915 | 81.8% | 191 | 43.5% | 55 | 42 | 0.8 | 96.9 | 4.4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 28–29 | NE | 12 | — | 41 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 228 | 32.4% | 218 | 71.0% | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 95.8 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 29–30 | JAX | 5 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 16 | 5.6% | 79 | 66.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 112 | — | 399 | 197 | 202 | 25 | 14 | 5.5 | 44.5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 190 | 146 | — | — | — | 26 | 13 | 7 | 203 | 37 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
83 career value over replacement — #1424 all-time of 4,695. 11.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #43 (Rd 2) · DET · 2019 · +12.6 vs expected KV-H
62actual
49.4 expected · Δ+12.6
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