Jerod Mayo ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Mayo in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Mayo a career score of 72, 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 | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2008 | 22 | NE | 16 | — | 86 | 58 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 23 | NE | 13 | — | 69 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 24 | NE | 16 | — | 132 | 72 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 25 | NE | 14 | — | 89 | 52 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 26 | NE | 16 | — | 141 | 82 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | NE | 6 | — | 49 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 399 | 96.2% | 22 | 12.7% |
| 2014 | 28 | NE | 6 | — | 49 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 334 | 87.2% | 23 | 12.7% |
| 2015 | 29 | NE | 16 | — | 43 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 394 | 36.0% | 32 | 6.7% |
| Career | — | 103 | — | 658 | 393 | 265 | 30 | 28 | 11.0 | 69.0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
131 career value over replacement — #794 all-time of 4,695. 16.4/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #10 (Rd 1) · NE · 2008 · +10.5 vs expected KV-H
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8 seasons · peak 2.7 in 2012
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.
0.6 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2012 · +0.2 wins
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.
#44 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 22 | NE | 16 | — | 86 | 58 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2009 | 23 | NE | 13 | — | 69 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 24 | NE | 16 | — | 132 | 72 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 2011 | 25 | NE | 14 | — | 89 | 52 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 2012 | 26 | NE | 16 | — | 141 | 82 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2013 | 27 | NE | 6 | 6* | 49 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 28 | NE | 6 | 5* | 49 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2015 | 29 | NE | 13 | 0* | 43 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Career | 100 | 658 | 393 | 265 | 30 | 28 | 11.0 | 69.0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 27 | NE | 6 | 6* | — | 0.0% | 399 | 96.2% | 22 | 12.7% |
| 2014 | 28 | NE | 6 | 5* | — | 0.0% | 334 | 87.2% | 23 | 12.7% |
| 2015 | 29 | NE | 16 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 394 | 36.0% | 32 | 6.7% |
| 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+)
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 71 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 94%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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