Jerrell Freeman ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Freeman in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Freeman a career score of 76, 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% | |||||
| 2012 | 26 | IND | 16 | — | 145 | 90 | 55 | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 27 | IND | 16 | — | 120 | 77 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 5.5 | 18.5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 958 | 90.8% | 5 | 1.6% |
| 2014 | 28 | IND | 12 | — | 92 | 55 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 766 | 93.8% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 29 | IND | 13 | — | 110 | 64 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 753 | 82.8% | 9 | 2.5% |
| 2016 | 30 | CHI | 12 | — | 96 | 72 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 806 | 97.6% | 13 | 4.0% |
| 2017 | 31 | CHI | 1 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 56 | 95.0% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 70 | — | 573 | 365 | 208 | 29 | 21 | 12.0 | 62.0 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
140 career value over replacement — #723 all-time of 4,695. 28/season above a replacement-level LB.
💔+45.4 stolen VORP·1.62 szns lostFan Rating
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