Jamien Sherwood ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Sherwood in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Sherwood a career score of 68, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

LBNYJ#44ACT

Jamien Sherwood

Top 8% all-time linebackersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2025

Height6'2"

Weight216 lb

BornJan 12, 2000

Age26

CollegeAuburn See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2021

Draft2021 · Rd 5, Pick 146 · NYJ

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time linebacker who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 73 · #1561 · Above Average

Worth 73 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 35% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +24.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+24.3

Avg surplus

peak +37

3 seasons × ~24.3 surplus ≈ VORP 73

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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%
2021	—	NYJ	5	—	13	7	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	139	36.0%	72	66.3%	4	2	0.5	68.7	-1.8	0	0	0	7	1	0.1
2022	—	NYJ	4	—	8	6	2	1	1	0.5	2.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	25	9.5%	309	67.0%	1	1	1.0	87.5	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0
2023	—	NYJ	13	—	29	14	15	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	194	18.3%	420	86.8%	5	5	1.0	134.6	4.0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0
2024	—	NYJ	17	—	139	80	59	10	2	2.0	14.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,065	93.1%	113	26.3%	52	40	0.8	107.0	4.8	3	1	0	28	9	0.1
2025	—	NYJ	17	—	151	68	83	8	5	2.0	15.0	0	8	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,111	98.2%	100	21.2%	61	44	0.7	110.1	5.7	7	3	2	51	10	0.1
Career		—	56	—	340	175	165	22	8	4.5	34.5	0	12	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	2,534	51.0%	1,014	53.5%	123	92	—	—	—	11	4	2	89	20	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2021	21	NYJ	5	0*	13	7	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	—	1.6
2022	22	NYJ	4	0*	8	6	2	1	1	0.5	2.5	0	0	—	1.5
2023	23	NYJ	13	0*	29	14	15	3	0	0.0	3.0	1	1	—	4.9
2024	24	NYJ	17	16*	139	80	59	10	2	2.0	14.0	3	0	—	8.8
2025	25	NYJ	17	17*	151	68	83	8	5	2.0	15.0	8	0	—	10.8
Career			56	33*	340	175	165	22	8	—	—	12	1	—	27.6

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2021	21	NYJ	5	0*	—	0.0%	139	36.0%	72	66.3%
2022	22	NYJ	17	0*	—	0.0%	25	9.5%	309	67.0%
2023	23	NYJ	17	0*	—	0.0%	194	18.3%	420	86.8%
2024	24	NYJ	17	16*	—	0.0%	1,065	93.1%	113	26.3%
2025	25	NYJ	17	17*	—	0.0%	1,111	98.2%	100	21.2%
Career			73	33*	—	—	2,534	—	1,014	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2021	21	NYJ	5	0*	4	2	0.5	68.7	-1.8	0	0	0	7	1	0.1
2022	22	NYJ	17	0*	1	1	1.0	87.5	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0
2023	23	NYJ	17	0*	5	5	1.0	134.6	4.0	0	0	0	3	0	0.0
2024	24	NYJ	17	16*	52	40	0.8	107.0	4.8	3	1	0	28	9	0.1
2025	25	NYJ	17	17*	61	44	0.7	110.1	5.7	7	3	2	51	10	0.1
Career			73	33*	123	92	—	—	—	11	4	2	89	20	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 68 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 67.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 83%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 48.8

Availability 16.2

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

2021bestavg 52elite 702025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 2% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

2% of the all-time Sacks leader2

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 87%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.875See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.875Snap share51%Def snaps2,534VolatileCV 0.62

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2021

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

LB · 2021 class

4.76s

40-Yard

Below avg · 27th pct

Pos 27thAll 38thClass Pos 22thClass All 33th

36"

Vertical

Above avg · 72th pct

Pos 72thAll 73thClass Pos 74thClass All 73th

123"

Broad Jump

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 78thClass Pos 68thClass All 72th

15 reps

Bench

Low · 5th pct

Pos 5thAll 17thClass Pos 3thClass All 18th

7.15s

3-Cone

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 50thClass Pos 50thClass All 47th

4.36s

Shuttle

Below avg · 33th pct

Pos 33thAll 47thClass Pos 44thClass All 50th

College Stats

AuburnCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Auburn), 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 — every name is linked.

2021 Draft Class· this player went #146

#138Josh BallOT #139D'Ante SmithOT #140Buddy JohnsonLB #141Jacob HarrisWR #142Royce NewmanG #143Tyree GillespieSAF #144Joshua KaindohDE #145Luke FarrellTE #147Brevin JordanTE #148Ta'Quon GrahamDT #149Evan McPhersonK #150Kenny GainwellRB #151Larry BoromG #152Caden SternsSAF #153Tony Fields IILB #154Michael Carter IICB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jamien inherited the New York Jets LB room from Tarell Basham (2018–2020), and handed it to Quincy Williams (2021–2025).

Mo Lewis 1991–2003Glenn Cadrez 1992–1994Chad Cascadden 1995–1999James Farrior 1997–2001Bryan Cox 1998–2000Roman Phifer

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
2021draft
Drafted by NYJ — Round 5, Pick 146

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 216 lb

Frame

216 lb at 4.76s

Size-speed

36" vert / 123" broad

Explosion

15 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2021	NYJ	0	W2Doubtful· Ankle

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 71

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

F2021

F2022

C+2023

A2024

A2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

100%

Era Translator

Tackles translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Tackles	Tackles/G	→ 2025 Tackles	→ 2025 /G
2021	13	2.6	41+28	2.4
2022	8	2	32+24	1.9
2023	29	2.2	38+9	2.2
2024	139	8.2	137-2	8.1
2025	151	8.9	151	8.9

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

73 career value over replacement — #1561 all-time of 4,642. 14.6/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #146 (Rd 5) · NYJ · 2021 · +35 vs expected KV-H

68actual

33 expected · Δ+35

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2021

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2021 Draft Class· this player went #146

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography