Jamie Duncan is a career quality starter β a linebacker whose body of work places Duncan in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Duncan's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Jamie Duncan
Top 32% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
Height6'1"
Weight238 lb
BornJul 20, 1975
Age50
CollegeVanderbiltSee College Stats
Rookie yr1998
Draft1998 Β· Rd 3, Pick 84 Β· TB
A quality linebacker with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 33 Β· #2557 Β· Role PlayerWorth 33 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker β top 56% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
1 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+11
Avg surplus
peak +14
3 seasons Γ ~11 surplus β VORP 33
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2000 | β | TB | 14 | β | 58 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | β | TB | 15 | β | 69 | 48 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | β | LA | 15 | β | 52 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | β | LA | 11 | β | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | β | ATL | 3 | β | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 |
| Career | β | 58 | β | 208 | 144 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Defense
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 52 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 52 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
55
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
58
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ0.93
Longevity
career length
Blend 56.2 Γ longevity 0.93 = KV-H 52Β· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 37.3
Availability 17.7
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
2000bestavg 542003
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Interceptions leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Interceptions leader3
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
3 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl18Solo11Ast7TFL1Dis1.0
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Vanderbilt), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Warrick DunnRB3yTyoka JacksonDE3yRonde BarberFS2yIsaac BruceWR2yJohn LynchFS2yDerrick BrooksOLB2yRyan PickettNT2yKeyshawn JohnsonWR2yTorry HoltWR2yWarren SappDT2yMarshall FaulkRB2yMark RoyalsP2yDave MooreTE2yAeneas WilliamsFS2yMike AlstottFB2yShelton QuarlesMLB2yLeonard LittleDE2yGrant WistromDE2yDonnie AbrahamCB2yKurt WarnerQB2yDamione LewisDT2yAlshermond SingletonOLB2yBrian KellyCB2yBrian YoungDT2y
1998 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #84
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJamie inherited the Tampa Bay Buccaneers LB room from Shelton Quarles (1997β2006), and handed it to Nate Webster (2000β2003).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2004team change
Joined ATL (from LA)
- 2004final season
Last recorded season with ATL
- 2002team change
Joined LA (from TB)
- 1998draft
Drafted by TB β Round 3, Pick 84
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 238 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 4-season peers. See all β
52
peak 58
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+2000
B2001
C+2002
C2003
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.
73%
Era Translator
Tackles translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Tackles | Tackles/G | β 2025 Tackles | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58 | 4.1 | 64+6 | 3.7 |
| 2001 | 69 | 4.6 | 67-2 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | 52 | 3.5 | 40-12 | 2.3 |
| 2003 | 24 | 2.2 | 10-14 | 0.6 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (facts-only reference) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
33 career value over replacement β #2557 all-time of 4,642. 8.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #84 (Rd 3) Β· TB Β· 1998 Β· +13.3 vs expected KV-H
52actual
38.7 expected Β· Ξ+13.3
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