Josey Jewell ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Jewell in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jewell a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Josey Jewell

Top 5% all-time linebackersIron Legend📈 Late Developer · 2022

Height6'2"

Weight236 lb

BornDec 25, 1994

Age

Career Value · VORP

114 career value over replacement — #959 all-time of 4,695. 19/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #106 (Rd 4) · DEN · 2018 · +35.3 vs expected KV-H

71actual

35.7 expected · Δ+35.3

💔+29.3 stolen VORP·1.54 szns lost

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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%
2018	23–24	DEN	16	—	47	29	18	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	3	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	459	42.8%	309	68.4%	31	20	0.6	112.3	3.7	1	1	0	13	4	0.1
2019	24–25	DEN	15	—	32	16	16	1	2	1.5	4.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	214	23.6%	256	63.1%	14	11	0.8	96.4	6.2	3	1	0	9	6	0.1
2020	25–26	DEN	16	—	109	63	46	5	5	2.0	12.0	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,011	92.9%	114	24.4%	66	48	0.7	93.4	4.3	7	2	3	58	4	0.0
2021	26–27	DEN	2	—	7	6	1	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	1	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	82	69.0%	7	16.0%	8	6	0.8	77.1	3.3	0	0	0	2	0	0.0
2022	27–28	DEN	13	—	119	61	58	7	4	2.5	13.5	2	4	2	2	0	0	—	0.0%	826	95.2%	7	1.9%	66	52	0.8	97.3	3.9	5	0	2	43	9	0.1
2023	28–29	DEN	16	—	93	45	48	2	3	3.0	8.0	0	3	2	3	0	0	—	0.0%	796	75.5%	69	16.1%	43	29	0.7	92.8	3.4	5	1	1	38	4	0.0
2024	29–30	CAR	12	—	91	45	46	7	4	3.5	14.5	1	7	0	2	0	0	—	0.0%	797	93.6%	—	0.0%	40	28	0.7	92.3	4.1	5	1	0	33	9	0.1
Career		—	90	—	498	265	233	28	18	12.5	58.5	3	22	5	7	0	0	—	0.0%	4,185	69.2%	762	30.5%	268	194	—	—	—	26	6	6	196	36	—

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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 114 · #959 · High-Value

Worth 114 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 21% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22.8

Avg surplus

peak +32

5 seasons × ~22.8 surplus ≈