Also in other sports:mlbJordan Hicks (P · 2018–present).

Jordan Hicks ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Hicks in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Hicks a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Jordan Hicks

Top 5% all-time linebackersIron Legend

Height6'1"

Weight236 lb

BornJun 27, 1992

Age34

CollegeTexas See College Stats

ConferenceBig Twelve

Rookie yr2015

Draft2015 · Rd 3, Pick 84 · PHI

Archetype Intelligence

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An all-time caliber linebacker (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with reliable availability. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 195 · #392 · Elite

Worth 195 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 9% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +21.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+21.7

Avg surplus

peak +35

9 seasons × ~21.7 surplus ≈ VORP 195

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2015	—	PHI	7	—	48	41	7	1	1	1.0	3.0	2	3	1	3	1	0	—	0.0%	451	87.3%	86	35.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	—	PHI	16	—	80	53	27	6	5	1.0	12.0	5	11	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	970	94.8%	72	17.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	PHI	6	—	23	14	9	0	2	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	268	62.7%	19	11.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	—	PHI	12	—	86	56	30	5	6	3.0	14.0	0	5	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	705	92.0%	47	15.4%	45	32	0.7	110.4	4.5	5	1	0	47	5	0.1
2019	—	ARI	16	—	140	83	57	11	7	1.5	19.5	3	6	2	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,133	100.0%	98	20.9%	69	54	0.8	100.0	5.6	7	1	4	86	18	0.1
2020	—	ARI	16	—	110	70	40	11	1	0.0	12.0	1	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,024	92.9%	84	20.4%	62	44	0.7	85.4	5.3	5	4	1	89	11	0.1
2021	—	ARI	17	—	103	62	41	7	5	4.0	16.0	0	5	1	2	0	0	—	0.0%	1,054	96.5%	80	17.5%	62	45	0.7	106.5	3.5	8	3	1	49	9	0.1
2022	—	MIN	17	—	112	69	43	2	4	3.0	9.0	1	10	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	935	80.1%	78	15.7%	63	48	0.8	101.4	3.7	5	1	1	17	8	0.1
2023	—	MIN	13	—	89	43	46	4	2	1.0	7.0	1	5	1	2	1	0	—	0.0%	813	92.1%	33	11.4%	42	34	0.8	94.2	3.9	6	4	1	89	6	0.1
2024	—	CLE	12	—	69	31	38	4	5	2.0	11.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	604	78.5%	11	12.0%	39	24	0.6	80.3	4.1	9	3	4	26	2	0.0
Career		—	132	—	860	522	338	51	38	16.5	105.5	13	53	6	11	2	0	—	0.0%	7,957	87.7%	608	17.8%	382	281	—	—	—	45	17	12	403	59	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2015	23	PHI	7	7*	48	41	7	1	1	1.0	3.0	2	3	1	3	1	5.7
2016	24	PHI	16	15*	80	53	27	6	5	1.0	12.0	5	11	0	1	0	12.1
2017	25	PHI	6	4*	23	14	9	0	2	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	2.2
2018	26	PHI	12	11*	86	56	30	5	6	3.0	14.0	0	5	0	1	0	7.5
2019	27	ARI	16	16*	140	83	57	11	7	1.5	19.5	3	6	2	1	0	14
2020	28	ARI	16	15*	110	70	40	11	1	0.0	12.0	1	4	0	—	0	10.1
2021	29	ARI	17	16*	103	62	41	7	5	4.0	16.0	0	5	1	2	0	10.2
2022	30	MIN	17	14*	112	69	43	2	4	3.0	9.0	1	10	1	—	0	10
2023	31	MIN	13	12*	89	43	46	4	2	1.0	7.0	1	5	1	2	1	8.4
2024	32	CLE	12	9*	69	31	38	4	5	2.0	11.0	0	4	0	—	0	6
Career			132	119*	860	522	338	51	38	—	—	13	53	6	11	2	86.2

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2015	23	PHI	8	7*	—	0.0%	451	87.3%	86	35.9%
2016	24	PHI	16	15*	—	0.0%	970	94.8%	72	17.8%
2017	25	PHI	7	4*	—	0.0%	268	62.7%	19	11.2%
2018	26	PHI	12	11*	—	0.0%	705	92.0%	47	15.4%
2019	27	ARI	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,133	100.0%	98	20.9%
2020	28	ARI	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,024	92.9%	84	20.4%
2021	29	ARI	17	16*	—	0.0%	1,054	96.5%	80	17.5%
2022	30	MIN	17	14*	—	0.0%	935	80.1%	78	15.7%
2023	31	MIN	13	12*	—	0.0%	813	92.1%	33	11.4%
2024	32	CLE	12	9*	—	0.0%	604	78.5%	11	12.0%
Career			134	119*	—	—	7,957	—	608	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	26	PHI	12	11*	45	32	0.7	110.4	4.5	5	1	0	47	5	0.1
2019	27	ARI	16	16*	69	54	0.8	100.0	5.6	7	1	4	86	18	0.1
2020	28	ARI	16	15*	62	44	0.7	85.4	5.3	5	4	1	89	11	0.1
2021	29	ARI	17	16*	62	45	0.7	106.5	3.5	8	3	1	49	9	0.1
2022	30	MIN	17	14*	63	48	0.8	101.4	3.7	5	1	1	17	8	0.1
2023	31	MIN	13	12*	42	34	0.8	94.2	3.9	6	4	1	89	6	0.1
2024	32	CLE	12	9*	39	24	0.6	80.3	4.1	9	3	4	26	2	0.0
Career			103	93*	382	281	—	—	—	45	17	12	403	59	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 72 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 71.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 96%

What builds the career mark of 68

On-field 50.8

Availability 17.2

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)

2015bestavg 65elite 702024

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 8% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

8% of the all-time Sacks leader8

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: 93%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.231See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.231Snap share87.7%Def snaps7,957ReliableCV 0.28

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within linebackers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average linebackers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2015

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

LB · 2015 class

4.68s

40-Yard

Below avg · 49th pct

Pos 49thAll 47thClass Pos 57thClass All 49th

38"

Vertical

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 87thClass Pos 88thClass All 85th

124"

Broad Jump

Strong · 83th pct

Pos 83thAll 82thClass Pos 92thClass All 86th

20 reps

Bench

Below avg · 30th pct

Pos 30thAll 44thClass Pos 33thClass All 44th

6.78s

3-Cone

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 92thClass Pos 92thClass All 94th

4.15s

Shuttle

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 81thClass Pos 78thClass All 76th

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Defense

Tkl27Solo16Ast11TFL1Dis1.0

College Stats

TexasCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas), 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.

2015 Draft Class· this player went #84

#76Chris ConleyWR #77Duke JohnsonRB #78P.J. WilliamsS #79Eli HaroldLB #80Alex CarterCB #81John MillerG #82Lorenzo MauldinOLB #83Craig MagerCB #85Tyler KroftTE #86David JohnsonRB #87Sammie CoatesWR #88Danielle HunterDE #89Sean MannionQB #90Carl DavisDT #91Chaz GreenOT #92Jeff HeuermanTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jordan inherited the Philadelphia Eagles LB room from Connor Barwin (2013–2016), and handed it to Nigel Bradham (2016–2019).

William Thomas 1991–1999Bill Romanowski 1994–1995James Willis 1995–1998James Darling 1997–2000Mike Caldwell 1998–2001Ike Reese

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2024team change
Joined CLE (from MIN)
2024final season
Last recorded season with CLE
2022team change
Joined MIN (from ARI)
2019team change
Joined ARI (from PHI)
2015draft
Drafted by PHI — Round 3, Pick 84

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'1" / 236 lb

Frame

236 lb at 4.68s

Size-speed

38" vert / 124" broad

Explosion

20 reps

Bench power

Injury History

9 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	CLE	4	W4Questionable· Ribs / ElbowW5Out· Ribs / ElbowW6Questionable· Elbow / TricepsW7Questionable· Elbow / TricepsW8Out· Elbow / TricepsW9Out· Elbow / TricepsW18Out· Concussion
2023	MIN	0	W16Questionable· Shin
2021	ARI	0	W6Questionable· ToeW7Questionable· Toe / Ankle
2019	ARI	0	W8Questionable· Calf
2018	PHI	4	W12Out· CalfW13Out· CalfW14Out· CalfW15Out· CalfW17Questionable· Calf
2017	PHI	1	W4Questionable· AnkleW7Questionable· CalfW8Out· Achilles
2016	PHI	0	W17Questionable· Ankle

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 76

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+2015

B2016

D2017

B2018

A2019

B+2020

B+2021

B+2022

B+2023

B2024

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

82%

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
2015	48	6.9	102+54	6
2016	80	5	73-7	4.3
2017	23	3.8	53+30	3.1
2018	86	7.2	112+26	6.6
2019	140	8.8	142+2	8.4
2020	110	6.9	114+4	6.7
2021	103	6.1	99-4	5.8
2022	112	6.6	108-4	6.4
2023	89	6.8	115+26	6.8
2024	69	5.8	97+28	5.7

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

195 career value over replacement — #392 all-time of 4,642. 19.5/season above a replacement-level LB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #84 (Rd 3) · PHI · 2015 · +33.3 vs expected KV-H

72actual

38.7 expected · Δ+33.3

💔+35.1 stolen VORP·1.8 szns lost

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2015

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2015 Draft Class· this player went #84

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography