Malik Jackson is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Jackson in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Jackson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Malik Jackson

1× Pro BowlTop 16% all-time pass rushersFranchise Cornerstone📈 Late Developer · 2017

Height6'5"

Weight285 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

137 career value over replacement — #754 all-time of 4,695. 15.2/season above a replacement-level DL.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #137 (Rd 5) · DEN · 2012 · +36.5 vs expected KV-H

67actual

30.5 expected · Δ+36.5

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Combined Season Grid

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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%
2012	22–23	DEN	6	—	5	3	2	0	2	0.0	2.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	23–24	DEN	16	—	41	29	12	11	14	6.0	31.0	0	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	591	53.6%	118	21.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	24–25	DEN	16	—	40	31	9	8	12	3.0	23.0	0	4	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	565	52.4%	71	14.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	25–26	DEN	16	—	42	31	11	8	16	5.0	29.0	0	7	0	2	0	1	—	0.0%	824	75.2%	75	15.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	26–27	JAX	16	—	31	26	5	11	19	6.5	36.5	0	4	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	717	66.9%	51	10.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	27–28	JAX	16	—	39	30	9	10	11	8.0	29.0	0	3	4	—	0	0	—	0.0%	756	72.9%	2	0.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	28–29	JAX	16	—	30	23	7	7	12	3.5	22.5	0	1	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	628	61.1%	14	3.1%	2	2	1.0	118.7	3.5	21	9	8	0	5	0.1
2019	29–30	PHI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	32	50.0%	5	17.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	30–31	PHI	15	—	28	15	13	6	13	2.5	21.5	0	2	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	538	51.9%	51	11.7%	0	0	—	—	—	18	5	10	0	2	0.1
2021	31–32	CLE	16	—	24	6	18	2	7	0.5	9.5	0	4	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	647	61.4%	26	6.4%	0	0	—	—	—	9	2	6	0	6	0.2
Career		—	134	—	280	194	86	63	106	35.0	204.0	0	29	6	4	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	48	16	24	0	13	—

All-Time Rank & Honors

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A top 20% all-time edge rusher with excellent availability over their career and excellent per-snap efficiency. The rarest archetype in the game — dominance, efficiency, and health in one player.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 137 · #754 · High-Value

Worth 137 points of value above a freely-available replacement interior lineman — top 17% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +19.6 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

2 replaced

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Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+19.6

Avg surplus

peak +30

7 seasons × ~19.6 surplus ≈