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

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Jessie Armstead

5× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 16% all-time pass rushersIron Man🌅 Early Bloomer · 1999

Height6'1"

Weight237 lb

BornOct 26, 1970

Age55

CollegeMiami See College Stats

Rookie yr1993

Draft1993 · Rd 8, Pick 207 · NYG

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

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A high-end edge rusher defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 154 · #608 · High-Value

Worth 154 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 14% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14

Avg surplus

peak +31

11 seasons × ~14 surplus ≈ VORP 154

Combined Season Grid

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

1 grid split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1993	—	NYG	16	—	43	38	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	4	1	—	—	—
1994	—	NYG	16	—	50	42	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	1	9	1	—	—	—
1995	—	NYG	16	—	52	42	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	1	2	0	—	—	—
1996	—	NYG	16	—	113	82	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	2	8	1	—	—	—
1997	—	NYG	16	—	136	102	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	2	10	1	—	—	—
1998	—	NYG	16	—	99	73	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	2	5	3	—	—	—
1999	—	NYG	16	—	86	60	26	21	8	9.0	38.0	2	3	2	—	0	0
2000	—	NYG	16	—	79	53	26	12	6	5.0	23.0	1	8	1	—	0	0
2001	—	NYG	17	—	70	46	24	12	2	1.5	15.5	0	2	2	—	0	0
2002	—	WAS	16	—	93	72	21	11	3	3.0	17.0	0	2	1	3	0	0
2003	—	WAS	16	—	85	68	17	0	0	6.5	6.5	0	2	2	1	0	1
Career		—	177	—	906	678	114	56	19	40.0	115.0	12	55	15	4	0	1

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1993	23	NYG	16	—	43	38	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	4	1	—	—	—	6.8
1994	24	NYG	16	—	50	42	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	1	9	1	—	—	—	10.9
1995	25	NYG	16	—	52	42	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	1	2	0	—	—	—	5.9
1996	26	NYG	16	—	113	82	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	2	8	1	—	—	—	12.5
1997	27	NYG	16	—	136	102	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	2	10	1	—	—	—	12.7
1998	28	NYG	16	—	99	73	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	2	5	3	—	—	—	14.7
1999	29	NYG	16	—	86	60	26	21	8	9.0	38.0	2	3	2	—	0	0	16.1
2000	30	NYG	16	—	79	53	26	12	6	5.0	23.0	1	8	1	—	0	0	12.7
2001	31	NYG	17	—	70	46	24	12	2	1.5	15.5	0	2	2	—	0	0	8.3
2002	32	WAS	16	—	93	72	21	11	3	3.0	17.0	0	2	1	3	0	0	9.9
2003	33	WAS	16	—	85	68	17	0	0	6.5	6.5	0	2	2	1	0	1	10.1
Career			177		906	678	114	56	19	—	—	12	55	15	4	0	1	120.6

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 67 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 65.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 61

On-field 41

Availability 20

On-field production Staying available

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

1993bestavg 61elite 702003

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 20% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

20% of the all-time Sacks leader20

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: 92%.

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+).

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl13Solo7Ast6TFL2QBHits1Sk1.5Dis4.5

College Stats

MiamiCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Miami), 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.

1993 Draft Class· this player went #207

#189Craig KeithTE #194Troy WilsonDE #196Brock MarionFS #198Troy BrownWR #200Craig HentrichP #202Doug PelfreyK #203Dave ThomasDB #204Antonio EdwardsDE #208Greg RobinsonRB #209Maa TanuvasaDE #210Brian StableinWR #213Reggie GivensLB #214Blaine BishopS #215Stevie AndersonWR #216Alex Van PeltQB #218Dwayne GordonLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jessie inherited the New York Giants LB room from Marcus Buckley (1993–1999), and handed it to Scott Galyon (1996–1999).

Gary Reasons 1984–1991Carl Banks 1984–1992Corey Miller 1991–1997Corey Widmer 1992–1999Marcus Buckley 1993–1999Jessie Armstead

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2003final season
Last recorded season with WAS
2002team change
Joined WAS (from NYG)
1993draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 8, Pick 207

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 237 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 11-season peers. See all →

peak 73

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

C1993

C+1994

C+1995

C+1996

B1997

B1998

B+1999

B2000

C+2001

C+2002

B+2003

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 11 seasons.

Era Translator

Sacks 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 Sacks	Sacks/G	→ 2025 Sacks	→ 2025 /G
1993	0	0	0	0
1994	3	0.2	3	0.2
1995	0.5	0	1+0.5	0
1996	3	0.2	3	0.2
1997	3.5	0.2	3-0.5	0.2
1998	5	0.3	5	0.3
1999	9	0.6	8-1	0.5
2000	5	0.3	5	0.3
2001	1.5	0.1	1-0.5	0.1
2002	3	0.2	3	0.2
2003	6.5	0.4	7+0.5	0.4

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

Career Value · VORP

154 career value over replacement — #608 all-time of 4,642. 14/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #207 (Rd 8) · NYG · 1993 · +43.1 vs expected KV-H

67actual

23.9 expected · Δ+43.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1993 Draft Class· this player went #207

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator