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📈 Late Developer · 1999

Height6'1"

Weight237 lb

Career Value · VORP

154 career value over replacement — #626 all-time of 4,695. 14/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #207 (Rd 8) · NYG · 1993 · +48.2 vs expected KV-H

67actual

18.8 expected · Δ+48.2

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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	22–23	NYG	16	—	43	38	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	4	1	—	—	—
1994	23–24	NYG	16	—	50	42	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	1	9	1	—	—	—
1995	24–25	NYG	16	—	52	42	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	1	2	0	—	—	—
1996	25–26	NYG	16	—	113	82	—	—	—	3.0	3.0	2	8	1	—	—	—
1997	26–27	NYG	16	—	136	102	—	—	—	3.5	3.5	2	10	1	—	—	—
1998	27–28	NYG	16	—	99	73	—	—	—	5.0	5.0	2	5	3	—	—	—
1999	28–29	NYG	16	—	86	60	26	21	8	9.0	38.0	2	3	2	—	0	0
2000	29–30	NYG	16	—	79	53	26	12	6	5.0	23.0	1	8	1	—	0	0
2001	30–31	NYG / STL	17	—	70	46	24	12	2	1.5	15.5	0	2	2	—	0	0
2002	31–32	WAS	16	—	93	72	21	11	3	3.0	17.0	0	2	1	3	0	0
2003	32–33	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

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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 · #626 · High-Value

Worth 154 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 14% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 11 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

11 cleared

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Replacement

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14

Avg surplus

peak +31

11 seasons × ~14 surplus ≈ VORP 154