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
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1987 | 22 | ATL | 12 | — | 39 | 25 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 23 | ATL | 16 | — | 70 | 57 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 24 | ATL | 16 | — | 107 | 80 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 25 | ATL | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 26 | ATL | 16 | — | 112 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 27 | ATL | 15 | — | 108 | 81 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 28 | ATL | 16 | — | 139 | 106 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 29 | ATL | 16 | — | 133 | 96 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 30 | ATL | 16 | — | 153 | 111 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 31 | ATL | 16 | — | 113 | 95 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 32 | ATL | 16 | — | 92 | 69 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 33 | ATL | 16 | — | 85 | 65 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 34 | ATL | 14 | — | 71 | 50 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 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 | |
Career Value · VORP
281 career value over replacement — #162 all-time of 4,695. 20.1/season above a replacement-level LB.
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