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.

LBJAX#56ACT

Jason Gildon

3× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 26% all-time linebackersReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2000 Team Carrier · #581

Height6'4"

Weight250 lb

BornJul 31, 1972

Age53

CollegeOklahoma State See College Stats

Rookie yr1994

Draft1994 · Rd 3, Pick 88 · PIT

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

73rdSacks·80

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

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.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 43 · #2252 · Above Average

Worth 43 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 49% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +8.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+8.6

Avg surplus

peak +13

5 seasons × ~8.6 surplus ≈ VORP 43

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1994	—	PIT	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	—	PIT	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	—	PIT	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	—	PIT	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	PIT	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	PIT	15	—	49	35	14	11	8	8.5	27.5	0	1	1	—	0	0
2000	—	PIT	16	—	63	44	19	18	11	13.5	42.5	0	5	4	4	1	0
2001	—	PIT	16	—	50	37	13	15	10	12.0	37.0	1	8	3	2	1	0
2002	—	PIT	16	—	53	31	22	8	7	9.0	24.0	0	4	3	—	0	0
2003	—	PIT	16	—	49	30	19	0	0	6.0	6.0	1	6	1	1	0	0
2004	—	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

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1994	22	PIT	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.1
1995	23	PIT	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.2
1996	24	PIT	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	7.0	7.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.8
1997	25	PIT	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.4
1998	26	PIT	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.0	11.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	23
1999	27	PIT	15	—	49	35	14	11	8	8.5	27.5	0	1	1	—	0	0	11
2000	28	PIT	16	—	63	44	19	18	11	13.5	42.5	0	5	4	4	1	0	16.1
2001	29	PIT	16	—	50	37	13	15	10	12.0	37.0	1	8	3	2	1	0	15.5
2002	30	PIT	16	—	53	31	22	8	7	9.0	24.0	0	4	3	—	0	0	12.7
2003	31	PIT	16	—	49	30	19	0	0	6.0	6.0	1	6	1	1	0	0	10.5
2004	32	JAX	7	—	11	10	1	0	0	3.0	3.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	3.5
Career			164		275	187	88	52	36	—	—	2	24	12	7	2	0	148.8

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 55 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 54.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 34.3

Availability 18.7

On-field production Staying available

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

1999bestavg 512004

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #581 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

1 qualifying season

1999 PIT·6 team wins#24

Sacks · 9 · score 2

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 40% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

40% of the all-time Sacks leader40

1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33

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: 91%.

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+).

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl15Solo12Ast3TFL4QBHits3Sk3.0Dis10.0PD6FR1

College Stats

Oklahoma StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oklahoma State), 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.

1994 Draft Class· this player went #88

#76Rich BrahamC #77Joe PanosG #79Winfred TubbsOLB #80Calvin JonesRB #81Marlo PerryLB #83James BosticRB #84LeShon JohnsonRB #87Cory FlemingWR #91Bam MorrisRB #92Lake DawsonWR #93Shane BonhamDT #95Gary DownsRB #96Chris PennWR #98Corey LouchieyOT #100Ernest JonesLB #101Malcolm FloydWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jason inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers LB room from Levon Kirkland (1992–2000), and handed it to Carlos Emmons (1996–1999).

Hardy Nickerson 1987–1992Levon Kirkland 1992–2000Jason Gildon 1994–2003Carlos Emmons 1996–1999Earl Holmes 1996–2001Joey Porter

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2004team change
Joined JAX (from PIT)
2004final season
Last recorded season with JAX
1994draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 3, Pick 88

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 250 lb

Frame

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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 57

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

C+1999

B2000

C+2001

C+2002

C+2003

F2004

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

93%

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
1999	49	3.3	53+4	3.1
2000	63	3.9	60-3	3.5
2001	50	3.1	36-14	2.1
2002	53	3.3	36-17	2.1
2003	49	3.1	31-18	1.8
2004	11	1.6	0-11	0

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

43 career value over replacement — #2252 all-time of 4,642. 7.2/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #88 (Rd 3) · PIT · 1994 · +16.3 vs expected KV-H

55actual

38.7 expected · Δ+16.3

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1994 Draft Class· this player went #88

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator