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.
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73 career value over replacement — #1594 all-time of 4,695. 14.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #146 (Rd 5) · NYJ · 2021 · +37.5 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 21–22 | NYJ | 5 | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 139 | 36.0% | 72 | 53.0% | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 68.7 | -1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 22–23 | NYJ | 17 | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 25 | 2.2% | 309 | 67.0% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 87.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 23–24 | NYJ | 17 | — | 29 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 194 | 17.2% | 420 | 86.8% | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 134.6 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 24–25 | 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 | 25–26 | 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 |
| 2026 | 26–27 | NYJ | 5 | — | 33 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 320 | 95.6% | 20 | 15.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 78 | — | 373 | 190 | 183 | 24 | 9 | 4.5 | 37.5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | 92 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 2 | 89 | 20 | — | |
6 seasons · peak 0.9 in 2025
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
0.1 career wins over 6 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2025 · +0.1 wins
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21–22 | NYJ | 5 | 0* | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 22–23 | NYJ | 4 | 0* | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 23–24 | NYJ | 13 | 0* | 29 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24–25 | NYJ | 17 | 16* | 139 | 80 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 2025 | 25–26 | NYJ | 17 | 17* | 151 | 68 | 83 | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 2026 | 26–27 | NYJ | 5 | 5* | 33 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 61 | 38* | 373 | 190 | 183 | 24 | 9 | 4.5 | 37.5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21–22 | NYJ | 5 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 139 | 36.0% | 72 | 53.0% |
| 2022 | 22–23 | NYJ | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 25 | 2.2% | 309 | 67.0% |
| 2023 | 23–24 | NYJ | 17 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 194 | 17.2% | 420 | 86.8% |
| 2024 | 24–25 | NYJ | 17 | 16* | — | 0.0% | 1,065 | 93.1% | 113 | 26.3% |
| 2025 | 25–26 | NYJ | 17 | 17* | — | 0.0% | 1,111 | 98.2% | 100 | 21.2% |
| 2026 | 26–27 | NYJ | 5 | 5* | — | 0.0% | 320 | 95.6% | 20 | 15.6% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21–22 | NYJ | 5 | 0* | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 68.7 | -1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 22–23 | NYJ | 17 | 0* | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 87.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 23–24 | NYJ | 17 | 0* | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 134.6 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 24–25 | NYJ | 17 | 16* | 52 | 40 | 0.8 | 107.0 | 4.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 25–26 | 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+)
Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–2026 · 5 games
Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.
| Home / Away | G |
|---|---|
| Home | 11 |
| Away | 11 |
| Wins / Losses | G |
|---|---|
| Wins | 5 |
| Losses | 17 |
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.
Blend 67.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 83%
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84% match
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VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#88 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Regular season / Postseason |
|---|
| G |
|---|
| Regular season | 22 |
| By opponent | G |
|---|---|
| vs ATL | 1 |
| vs BAL | 1 |
| vs BUF | 2 |
| vs CAR | 1 |
| vs CHI | 1 |
| vs CIN | 1 |
| vs CLE | 2 |
| vs DAL | 1 |
| vs DEN | 1 |
| vs DET | 1 |
| vs GB | 1 |
| vs JAX | 1 |
| vs MIA | 2 |
| vs NE | 2 |
| vs NO | 1 |
| vs PIT | 1 |
| vs TB | 1 |
| vs TEN | 1 |
| By month | G |
|---|---|
| January | 1 |
| September | 7 |
| October | 6 |
| November | 4 |
| December | 4 |
| Division games | G |
|---|---|
| Division | 6 |
| Non-division | 16 |
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1 pre-1999 season omitted — no era norm (honest coverage gap, not fabricated).