Jason Gildon is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Gildon in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gildon'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 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1994 | 22 | PIT | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 23 | PIT | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24 | PIT | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25 | PIT | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26 | PIT | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.0 | 11.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27 | PIT | 15 | — | 49 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8.5 | 27.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | PIT | 16 | — | 63 | 44 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 13.5 | 42.5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | PIT | 16 | — | 50 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 12.0 | 37.0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 30 | PIT | 16 | — | 53 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 9.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 31 | PIT | 16 | — | 49 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 32 | JAX | 7 | — | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 164 | — | 275 | 187 | 88 | 52 | 36 | 80.0 | 168.0 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
39 career value over replacement — #2399 all-time of 4,695. 6.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Career Profile
Pick #88 (Rd 3) · PIT · 1994 · +16.5 vs expected KV-H
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A linebacker with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Worth 39 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 52% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +7.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
5 seasons × ~7.8 surplus ≈ VORP 39
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