Jameel McClain is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places McClain in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and McClain'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 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2008 | 23 | BAL | 6 | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24 | BAL | 11 | — | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25 | BAL | 16 | — | 56 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26 | BAL | 16 | — | 72 | 38 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27 | BAL | 13 | — | 66 | 44 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28 | BAL | 10 | — | 50 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 368 | 55.2% | 59 | 20.6% |
| 2014 | 29 | NYG | 16 | — | 95 | 53 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 2.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 970 | 92.4% | 68 | 15.3% |
| Career | — | 88 | — | 362 | 208 | 154 | 19 | 13 | 7.0 | 39.0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
66 career value over replacement — #1735 all-time of 4,695. 9.4/season above a replacement-level LB.
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