Jelani Jenkins is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Jenkins in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Jenkins's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Jelani Jenkins

Top 26% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 2014

Height6'0"

Weight240 lb

BornMar 13, 1992

Age34

CollegeFlorida See College Stats

Rookie yr2013

Draft2013 · Rd 4, Pick 104 · MIA

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality linebacker with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 34 · #2521 · Role Player

Worth 34 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 55% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +17 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

3 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+17

Avg surplus

peak +22

2 seasons × ~17 surplus ≈ VORP 34

Combined Season Grid

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

2 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	—	MIA	8	—	11	10	1	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	125	14.3%	209	47.7%
2014	—	MIA	15	—	102	75	27	9	6	3.5	18.5	0	1	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	900	90.8%	77	17.6%
2015	—	MIA	13	—	67	46	21	6	0	0.0	6.0	0	3	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	697	75.8%	13	8.2%
2016	—	MIA	8	—	29	15	14	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	371	56.9%	7	8.3%
2017	—	HOU	4	—	10	8	2	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	81	25.4%	46	27.2%
Career		—	48	—	219	154	65	18	7	3.5	28.5	0	5	3	1	0	0	—	0.0%	2,174	52.6%	352	21.8%

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2013	21	MIA	8	0*	11	10	1	0	1	0.0	1.0	0	0	—	2.4
2014	22	MIA	15	14*	102	75	27	9	6	3.5	18.5	1	2	—	10
2015	23	MIA	13	10*	67	46	21	6	0	0.0	6.0	3	1	1	6.5
2016	24	MIA	8	5*	29	15	14	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	0	—	3.2
2017	25	HOU	4	0*	10	8	2	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	0	—	1.4
Career			48	29*	219	154	65	18	7	—	—	5	3	1	23.5

* 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%
2013	21	MIA	16	0*	—	0.0%	125	14.3%	209	47.7%
2014	22	MIA	15	14*	—	0.0%	900	90.8%	77	17.6%
2015	23	MIA	13	10*	—	0.0%	697	75.8%	13	8.2%
2016	24	MIA	9	5*	—	0.0%	371	56.9%	7	8.3%
2017	25	HOU	7	0*	—	0.0%	81	25.4%	46	27.2%
Career			60	29*	—	—	2,174	—	352	—

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

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 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 55 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 90%

What builds the career mark of 53

On-field 39.2

Availability 13.8

On-field production Staying available

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

2013bestavg 462017

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: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Rotational

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.679See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.679Snap share52.6%Def snaps2,174VolatileCV 0.48

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 · 2013

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

LB · 2013 class

4.65s

40-Yard

Above avg · 60th pct

Pos 60thAll 50thClass Pos 80thClass All 57th

27 reps

Bench

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 83thClass Pos 81thClass All 77th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Defense

Tkl2Solo2

College Stats

FloridaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida), 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.

2013 Draft Class· this player went #104

#96Knile DavisRB #97Zaviar GoodenLB #98Matt BarkleyQB #99Nico JohnsonLB #100Akeem SpenceDT #101Ace SandersWR #102Josh BoyceWR #103Alex OkaforDE #106Dion SimsTE #107Brian SchwenkeC #109David BakhtiariOT #110Ryan NassibQB #111Shamarko ThomasDB #113Barrett JonesG #114B.W. WebbCB #115Landry JonesQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jelani inherited the Miami Dolphins LB room from Kevin Burnett (2011–2012), and handed it to Kiko Alonso (2016–2018).

Bryan Cox 1991–1995Dwight Hollier 1992–1999Zach Thomas 1996–2007Derrick Rodgers 1997–2002Jason Taylor 1997–2011Robert Jones

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2017team change
Joined HOU (from MIA)
2017final season
Last recorded season with HOU
2013draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 4, Pick 104

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 240 lb

Frame

243 lb at 4.65s

Size-speed

27 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2017	HOU	2	W8Questionable· HandW14Out· ConcussionW15Out· Concussion
2016	MIA	0	W1Questionable· KneeW2Questionable· KneeW3Questionable· KneeW4Doubtful· GroinW5Questionable· GroinW6Questionable· GroinW7Questionable· GroinW10Questionable· HandW11Doubtful· Knee / HandW12Questionable· Knee / HandW13Questionable· Knee / HandW14Doubtful· Knee / Hand+4 more
2015	MIA	0	W11Doubtful· AnkleW12Questionable· AnkleW15Doubtful· AnkleW16Questionable· AnkleW17Doubtful· Ankle
2014	MIA	0	W4Questionable· AbdomenW15Doubtful· FootW16Questionable· FootW17Questionable· Foot
2013	MIA	0	W10Questionable· Foot

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 58

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

D2013

B2014

C+2015

C2016

F2017

Availability

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

75%

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
2013	11	1.4	2-9	0.1
2014	102	6.8	99-3	5.8
2015	67	5.2	71+4	4.2
2016	29	3.6	49+20	2.9
2017	10	2.5	29+19	1.7

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

34 career value over replacement — #2521 all-time of 4,642. 6.8/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #104 (Rd 4) · MIA · 2013 · +18.2 vs expected KV-H

55actual

36.8 expected · Δ+18.2

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2013

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2013 Draft Class· this player went #104

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator