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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8 seasons · peak 5.1 in 2009
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
1.0 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2009 · +0.4 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#33 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 22–23 | CAR | 16 | — | 122 | 89 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | 23–24 | CAR | 16 | — | 118 | 90 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 24–25 | CAR | 16 | — | 124 | 94 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 3.0 | 22.0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
| 2010 | 25–26 | CAR | 16 | — | 104 | 74 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1.2 |
| 2013 | 28–29 | All teams | 13 | — | 79 | 47 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 2014 | 29–30 | NYG | 3 | 2* | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 30–31 | NYG | 3 | 0* | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 88 | 597 | 420 | 177 | 30 | 11 | 4.0 | 45.0 | 10 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 28–29 | All teams | 15 | — | — | — | 782 | — | 9 | — |
| 2014 | 29–30 | NYG | 4 | 2* | — | 0.0% | 159 | 58.0% | — | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 30–31 | NYG | 5 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 160 | 42.6% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 74 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 74.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 74· confidence 92%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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