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

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Jesse Solomon

Top 13% all-time linebackersElite PlaymakerTwo-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight249 lb

BornNov 4, 1963

Age62

CollegeFlorida State; North Florida Junior College See College Stats

Rookie yr1986

Draft1986 · Rd 12, Pick 318 · MIN

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 20% all-time linebacker who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 120 · #870 · High-Value

Worth 120 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 20% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +20 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 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

+20

Avg surplus

peak +27

6 seasons × ~20 surplus ≈ VORP 120

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													Rushing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1986	—	MIN	13	—	64	49	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	—	MIN	12	—	94	62	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	—	MIN	16	—	98	62	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	4	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	MIN	15	—	6	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	—	DAL	15	—	26	21	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	DAL	9	—	0	0	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	TB	13	—	100	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	—	ATL	16	—	91	76	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	1	3	1	—	—	—	2	12	0	6.0	0.0	—	—	—
1993	—	ATL	16	—	68	51	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	MIA	6	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	131	—	548	327	—	—	—	10.0	10.0	8	19	6	0	—	—	2	12	0	6.0	0.0	—	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1992	29	ATL	16	—	2	12	0	6.0	0.0	—	—	—	11.5
Career			16		2	12	0	6.0	—	—	—	—	61.7

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1992	29	ATL	16	—	91	76	—	—	—	4.5	4.5	1	3	1	—	—	—
1986	23	MIN	13	—	64	49	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	2	4	0	—	—	—
1987	24	MIN	12	—	94	62	—	—	—	2.0	2.0	1	1	2	—	—	—
1988	25	MIN	16	—	98	62	—	—	—	2.5	2.5	4	6	1	—	—	—
1989	26	MIN	15	—	6	5	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	26	DAL	15	—	26	21	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	1	—	—	—
1990	27	DAL	9	—	0	0	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1991	28	TB	13	—	100	0	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	3	1	—	—	—
1993	30	ATL	16	—	68	51	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	2	0	—	—	—
1994	31	MIA	6	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career			131		548	327	—	—	—	—	—	8	19	6	0	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 65 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 9 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 64.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 97%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 42.9

Availability 17.1

On-field production Staying available

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

1986bestavg 57elite 701994

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Sacks leader5

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: 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+).

College Stats

Florida State; North Florida Junior CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Florida State; North Florida Junior College), 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.

1986 Draft Class· this player went #318

#223Tommy BarnhardtP #233Clyde SimmonsDE #245Nuu FaaolaRB #249John TeltschikP #252Tony BakerRB #254Vai SikahemaRB #260Warren SeitzRB #261Junior TautalatasiRB #293Chuck SandersRB #305Glen KozlowskiWR #310Chuck BanksRB #312Kent AustinQB #315Reggie SingletaryDE #323Eric YarberWR #325Bobby HowardRB #327Marcus DupreeRB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jesse opened the Minnesota Vikings LB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Jack Del Rio (1992–1995).

Jesse Solomon 1986–1989Jack Del Rio 1992–1995Ed McDaniel 1992–2001Jeff Brady 1995–1997Dwayne Rudd 1997–2000Kailee Wong 1998–2001

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1994team change
Joined MIA (from ATL)
1994final season
Last recorded season with MIA
1992team change
Joined ATL (from TB)
1991team change
Joined TB (from DAL)
1990team change
Joined DAL (from MIN)
1986draft
Drafted by MIN — Round 12, Pick 318

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 249 lb

Frame

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 72

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

C+1986

B+1987

B1988

C1989

D1990

B+1991

B1992

B1993

F1994

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

81%

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
1986	64	4.9	60-4	3.5
1987	94	7.8	128+34	7.5
1988	98	6.1	93-5	5.5
1989	6	0.4	15+9	0.9
1990	0	0	12+12	0.7
1991	100	7.7	124+24	7.3
1992	91	5.7	92+1	5.4
1993	68	4.3	66-2	3.9
1994	1	0.2	9+8	0.5

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

Career Value · VORP

120 career value over replacement — #870 all-time of 4,642. 13.3/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #318 (Rd 12) · MIN · 1986 · +57 vs expected KV-H

65actual

8 expected · Δ+57

💔+26.3 stolen VORP·1.71 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1986 Draft Class· this player went #318

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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