Jon Beason ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Beason in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Beason a career score of 74, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2007 | 22–23 | CAR | 16 | — | 122 | 89 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 23–24 | CAR | 16 | — | 118 | 90 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24–25 | CAR | 16 | — | 124 | 94 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 3.0 | 22.0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25–26 | CAR | 16 | — | 104 | 74 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26–27 | CAR | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27–28 | CAR | 4 | — | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28–29 | CAR / NYG | 15 | — | 79 | 47 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 782 | — | 9 | — |
| 2014 | 29–30 | NYG | 4 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 159 | 58.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 30–31 | NYG | 5 | — | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 160 | 42.6% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 93 | — | 597 | 420 | 177 | 30 | 11 | 4.0 | 45.0 | 10 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
135 career value over replacement — #769 all-time of 4,695. 22.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #25 (Rd 1) · CAR · 2007 · +19.2 vs expected KV-H
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