Josey Jewell ranks in the all-time elite tier for linebackers — a career that places Jewell in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Jewell a career score of 70, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Josey Jewell

Top 6% all-time linebackersElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2022

Height6'2"

Weight236 lb

BornDec 25, 1994

Age31

CollegeIowa See College Stats

ConferenceBig Ten

Rookie yr2018

Draft2018 · Rd 4, Pick 106 · DEN

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 10% all-time linebacker who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 114 · #933 · High-Value

Worth 114 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 21% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22.8

Avg surplus

peak +32

5 seasons × ~22.8 surplus ≈ VORP 114

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%
2018	—	DEN	14	—	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	—	DEN	7	—	32	16	16	1	2	1.5	4.5	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	214	32.2%	256	63.1%	14	11	0.8	96.4	6.2	3	1	0	9	6	0.1
2020	—	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	—	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	—	DEN	13	—	119	61	58	7	4	2.5	13.5	2	4	2	2	0	0	—	0.0%	826	95.2%	7	4.0%	66	52	0.8	97.3	3.9	5	0	2	43	9	0.1
2023	—	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	—	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		—	80	—	498	265	233	28	18	12.5	58.5	3	22	5	7	0	0	—	0.0%	4,185	71.6%	762	32.0%	268	194	—	—	—	26	6	6	196	36	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	VAL
2018	24	DEN	14	0*	47	29	18	4	0	0.0	4.0	0	3	0	—	5.8
2019	25	DEN	7	0*	32	16	16	1	2	1.5	4.5	0	0	0	—	3.1
2020	26	DEN	16	15*	109	63	46	5	5	2.0	12.0	0	4	0	—	8.5
2021	27	DEN	2	—	7	6	1	2	0	0.0	2.0	0	1	1	—	—
2022	28	DEN	13	12*	119	61	58	7	4	2.5	13.5	2	4	2	2	10.2
2023	29	DEN	16	12*	93	45	48	2	3	3.0	8.0	0	3	2	3	8.2
2024	30	CAR	12	11*	91	45	46	7	4	3.5	14.5	1	7	0	2	8.6
Career			80	50*	498	265	233	28	18	—	—	3	22	5	7	44.4

* 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%
2018	24	DEN	16	0*	—	0.0%	459	42.8%	309	68.4%
2019	25	DEN	15	0*	—	0.0%	214	32.2%	256	63.1%
2020	26	DEN	16	15*	—	0.0%	1,011	92.9%	114	24.4%
2021	27	DEN	2	—	—	0.0%	82	69.0%	7	16.0%
2022	28	DEN	13	12*	—	0.0%	826	95.2%	7	4.0%
2023	29	DEN	16	12*	—	0.0%	796	75.5%	69	16.1%
2024	30	CAR	12	11*	—	0.0%	797	93.6%	—	0.0%
Career			90	50*	—	—	4,185	—	762	—

* 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	24	DEN	16	0*	31	20	0.6	112.3	3.7	1	1	0	13	4	0.1
2019	25	DEN	15	0*	14	11	0.8	96.4	6.2	3	1	0	9	6	0.1
2020	26	DEN	16	15*	66	48	0.7	93.4	4.3	7	2	3	58	4	0.0
2021	27	DEN	2	—	8	6	0.8	77.1	3.3	0	0	0	2	0	0.0
2022	28	DEN	13	12*	66	52	0.8	97.3	3.9	5	0	2	43	9	0.1
2023	29	DEN	16	12*	43	29	0.7	92.8	3.4	5	1	1	38	4	0.0
2024	30	CAR	12	11*	40	28	0.7	92.3	4.1	5	1	0	33	9	0.1
Career			90	50*	268	194	—	—	—	26	6	6	196	36	—

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

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 70 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 70.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 98%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 50.6

Availability 16.4

On-field production Staying available

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

2018bestavg 66elite 702024

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

6% of the all-time Sacks leader6

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: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Linebackers · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:2.115See leaderboard →

Disruption/1002.115Snap share71.6%Def snaps4,185ReliableCV 0.25

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 · 2018

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

LB · 2018 class

4.82s

40-Yard

Low · 15th pct

Pos 15thAll 33thClass Pos 10thClass All 30th

33"

Vertical

Below avg · 38th pct

Pos 38thAll 44thClass Pos 40thClass All 47th

117"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 50thClass Pos 30thClass All 44th

18 reps

Bench

Low · 16th pct

Pos 16thAll 33thClass Pos 23thClass All 47th

6.80s

3-Cone

Elite · 95th pct

Pos 95thAll 91thClass Pos 91thClass All 89th

4.27s

Shuttle

Above avg · 60th pct

Pos 60thAll 62thClass Pos 62thClass All 67th

College Stats

IowaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Iowa), 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.

2018 Draft Class· this player went #106

#98Jordan AkinsTE #99Isaac YiadomCB #100Dorian O'DanielLB #101Ian ThomasTE #102Jalyn HolmesDT #103Keke CouteeWR #104Nyheim HinesRB #105Antonio CallawayWR #107Chris HerndonTE #108Kyle LaulettaQB #109Troy ApkeDB #110Nick NelsonCB #112Mark WaltonRB #113DaeSean HamiltonWR #114Da'Shawn HandDE #115Joel IyiegbuniweLB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Josey inherited the Denver Broncos LB room from Bradley Chubb (2018–2022), and handed it to Malik Reed (2019–2021).

Elijah Alexander 1993–1995Allen Aldridge 1994–1997Glenn Cadrez 1995–2000Bill Romanowski 1996–2001John Mobley 1996–2003Al Wilson

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2024team change
Joined CAR (from DEN)
2024final season
Last recorded season with CAR
2018draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 4, Pick 106

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 236 lb

Frame

234 lb at 4.82s

Size-speed

33" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

7 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	CAR	5	W5Out· Hamstring / GroinW6Out· Hamstring / GroinW7Out· Hamstring / GroinW8Questionable· Hamstring / GroinW14Questionable· HamstringW15Questionable· HamstringW17Out· Concussion / QuadricepW18Out· Concussion
2023	DEN	1	W4Out· Hip
2022	DEN	1	W1Doubtful· CalfW2Questionable· CalfW3Questionable· Calf / KneeW6Out· KneeW7Questionable· Knee
2019	DEN	0	W4Questionable· HamstringW5Questionable· HamstringW13Questionable· 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 6-season peers. See all →

peak 75

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

C+2018

C2019

B+2020

B+2022

B2023

B+2024

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.

78%

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
2018	47	3.4	48+1	2.8
2019	32	4.6	70+38	4.1
2020	109	6.8	113+4	6.6
2022	119	9.2	150+31	8.9
2023	93	5.8	98+5	5.8
2024	91	7.6	127+36	7.5

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

114 career value over replacement — #933 all-time of 4,642. 19/season above a replacement-level LB.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #106 (Rd 4) · DEN · 2018 · +33.2 vs expected KV-H

70actual

36.8 expected · Δ+33.2

💔+29.3 stolen VORP·1.54 szns lost

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Archetype Intelligence

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 · 2018

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2018 Draft Class· this player went #106

Franchise Succession

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Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator