Jevon Kearse ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Kearse in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Kearse a career score of 83, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Career Value · VORP
213 career value over replacement — #339 all-time of 4,695. 23.7/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Pick #16 (Rd 1) · TEN · 1999 · +25.8 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1999 | 22–23 | TEN | 16 | — | 55 | 46 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 14.5 | 38.5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23–24 | TEN | 16 | — | 46 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 11.5 | 31.5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24–25 | TEN | 16 | — | 32 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 25–26 | TEN | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 26–27 | TEN | 14 | — | 35 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27–28 | PHI | 13 | — | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28–29 | PHI | 15 | — | 38 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 29–30 | PHI | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30–31 | PHI | 8 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 31–32 | TEN | 13 | — | 27 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 32–33 | TEN | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 120 | — | 285 | 214 | 71 | 48 | 46 | 72.0 | 166.0 | 1 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Regular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
A top 5% all-time edge rusher — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history.
Worth 213 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 8% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 8 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26.6 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
8 seasons × ~26.6 surplus ≈
Darren Howard
DE
92% match
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