Jay Foreman ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Foreman in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Foreman a career score of 68, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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 | |||||
| 2000 | 24 | BUF | 7 | — | 37 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | BUF | 16 | — | 79 | 51 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26 | HOU | 16 | — | 105 | 69 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27 | HOU | 16 | — | 106 | 71 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28 | HOU | 11 | — | 62 | 36 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 66 | — | 389 | 246 | 143 | 16 | 3 | 4.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
88 career value over replacement — #1347 all-time of 4,695. 17.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #156 (Rd 5) · BUF · 1999 · +38.3 vs expected KV-H
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1999: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.
5 seasons · peak 0.0 in 2000
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.
#89 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 68 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 68.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 68· confidence 98%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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