Jessie Tuggle ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Tuggle in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Tuggle a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Jessie Tuggle
An all-time caliber linebacker (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 282 · #157 · All-TimeWorth 282 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 4% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 13 of 14 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
13 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
47
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
13
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+21.7
Avg surplus
peak +34
13 seasons × ~21.7 surplus ≈ VORP 282
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1987 | — | ATL | 12 | — | 39 | 25 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | — | ATL | 16 | — | 70 | 57 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | — | ATL | 16 | — | 107 | 80 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | ATL | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | — | ATL | 16 | — | 112 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | — | ATL | 15 | — | 108 | 81 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | — | ATL | 16 | — | 139 | 106 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | — | ATL | 16 | — | 133 | 96 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | — | ATL | 16 | — | 153 | 111 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | — | ATL | 16 | — | 113 | 95 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | — | ATL | 16 | — | 92 | 69 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | — | ATL | 16 | — | 85 | 65 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | ATL | 14 | — | 71 | 50 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | ATL | 8 | — | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 209 | — | 1,247 | 853 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 21.0 | 32.0 | 6 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 22 | ATL | 12 | — | 39 | 25 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4.4 |
| 1988 | 23 | ATL | 16 | — | 70 | 57 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 7.8 |
| 1989 | 24 | ATL | 16 | — | 107 | 80 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8.5 |
| 1990 | 25 | ATL | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 1991 | 26 | ATL | 16 | — | 112 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 8.9 |
| 1992 | 27 | ATL | 15 | — | 108 | 81 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 9.5 |
| 1993 | 28 | ATL | 16 | — | 139 | 106 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 12.4 |
| 1994 | 29 | ATL | 16 | — | 133 | 96 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 30 | ATL | 16 | — | 153 | 111 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 11.6 |
| 1996 | 31 | ATL | 16 | — | 113 | 95 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 9.6 |
| 1997 | 32 | ATL | 16 | — | 92 | 69 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 7.8 |
| 1998 | 33 | ATL | 16 | — | 85 | 65 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 11.1 |
| 1999 | 34 | ATL | 14 | — | 71 | 50 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2000 | 35 | ATL | 8 | — | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Career | 209 | 1,247 | 853 | 28 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120.7 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 74 · GreatA great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 14 scored seasons.
68
Sustained
career value
×.6
78
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 72 × longevity 1 = KV-H 74· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 68
On-field 48.9
Availability 19.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
1987bestavg 67elite 702000
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position10
Depth
of 100
Reached 11% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
11% of the all-time Sacks leader11
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: 83%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Valdosta State), 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.
Top Teammates
Chuck SmithDE8yTerance MathisWR7yMichael HaynesWR7yLester ArchambeauDE7yChris MillerQB7yJamal AndersonRB7yDan StryzinskiP6yDeion SandersCB5yAndre RisonWR5yShane DronettDT5yTravis HallDT5yFloyd DixonWR5yChris ChandlerQB4yRay BuchananFS4yAundray BruceDE4yBob ChristianFB4yRonnie BradfordFS4yBrian KozlowskiTE4ySteve BroussardRB4yDarnell WalkerDB4yErric PegramRB4yBert EmanuelWR4yRon GeorgeLB4yHenri CrockettOLB4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterJessie opened the Atlanta Falcons LB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Jesse Solomon (1992–1993).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2000final season
Last recorded season with ATL
- 1987signing
Entered the NFL with ATL
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts5'11" / 232 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →
Historical Knox · KV-H
Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 14-season peers. See all →
74
peak 78
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1987
B1988
B+1989
C1990
B+1991
B+1992
B+1993
B+1994
A1995
B+1996
B1997
B1998
B1999
C2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 39 | 3.3 | 40+1 | 2.4 |
| 1988 | 70 | 4.4 | 72+2 | 4.2 |
| 1989 | 107 | 6.7 | 113+6 | 6.6 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 12+12 | 0.7 |
| 1991 | 112 | 7 | 114+2 | 6.7 |
| 1992 | 108 | 7.2 | 113+5 | 6.7 |
| 1993 | 139 | 8.7 | 129-10 | 7.6 |
| 1994 | 133 | 8.3 | 120-13 | 7.1 |
| 1995 | 153 | 9.6 | 141-12 | 8.3 |
| 1996 | 113 | 7.1 | 113 | 6.6 |
| 1997 | 92 | 5.8 | 95+3 | 5.6 |
| 1998 | 85 | 5.3 | 89+4 | 5.2 |
| 1999 | 71 | 5.1 | 85+14 | 5 |
| 2000 | 25 | 3.1 | 44+19 | 2.6 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, 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
282 career value over replacement — #157 all-time of 4,642. 20.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
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